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Midnight Riot

Ben Aaronovitch · 310 pages

"As a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic"--P. [4] of cover.

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Vicious Circle

Mike Carey · 472 pages

Felix Castor has reluctantly returned to exorcism after a successful case convinces him that he really can do some good with his abilities---"good," of course, being a relative term when dealing with the undead. His friend Rafi is still possessed, the succubus Ajulutsikael (Juliet to her friends) still technically has a contract on him, and he's still dirt poor. Doing some consulting for the loc

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Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

Simon R. Green · 256 pages

Private Eye John Taylor is the only thing standing between his not-quite-human mother and the destruction of the magical realm within London known as the Nightside.

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Storm Front

Jim Butcher · 362 pages

The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop fun. Storm Front is Jim Butcher's first novel and introduces his most famous and popular character-Harry Dresden, wizard for hire.For his first case, Harry is called in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with the blackest of magic. At first, the less-than-solvent Harry's eyes light up w

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Generation V

M.L. Brennan

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Hard Spell

Justin Gustainis · 394 pages

"Stan Markowski is a Detective Sergeant on the Scranton PD's Supernatural Crimes Investigation Unit. Like the rest of America, Scranton's got an uneasy 'live and let unlive' relationship with the supernatural. But when a vamp puts the bite on an unwilling victim, or some witch casts the wrong kind of spell, that's when they call Markowski. He carries a badge. Also, a crucifix, some wooden stakes,

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The Sweet Scent of Blood

Suzanne McLeod · 363 pages

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The Queen Is Dead

Kate Locke · 337 pages

"Xandra Vardan is the newly crowned Goblin Queen of England. But her complicated life is by no means over. There are the political factions vying for her favor, and the all-too-close scrutiny of Queen Victoria, who for some reason wants her head. Not to mention her werewolf boyfriend with demands of his own, and a mother hell-bent on destroying the monarchy. Now she's the suspect in a murder inves

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Dead to the World

Charlaine Harris · 308 pages

It's not every day that you come across a naked man on the side of the road. That's why cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse doesn't just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn't a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It's Eric the vampire - but now he's a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life. Sookie's investigation into who and why leads strai

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Vanished

Kat Richardson

The toughest case yet for Greywalker and P.I. Harper Blaine, “a great heroine” (New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris), has arrived.Harper Blaine was your average small-time P.I. until she died—for two minutes. Now Harper is a Greywalker—walking the line between the living world and the paranormal realm. And she’s discovering that her new abilities are landing her in all sorts of “str

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Kitty Steals the Show

Carrie Vaughn · 352 pages

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The Reformed Vampire Support Group

Catherine Jinks

Wickedly witty, this alternative vampire story combines humour, romance and mystery with fast-paced action.'If being a vampire were easy, there wouldn't have to be a reformed vampire support group.'Nina became a vampire in 1973 when she was fifteen, and she hasn't aged a day since then. But she hasn't had any fun either, because her life is so sickly and boring.It becomes even worse when one of th

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Soulless

Gail Carriger · 300 pages

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire -- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeo

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Ptolemy's Gate

Jonathan Stroud · 508 pages

Three years have passed since the magician Nathaniel helped prevent a cataclysmic attack on London. Now an established member of the British Government, he faces unprecedented problems: foreign wars are going badly; Britain's enemies are mounting attacks close to London; and rebellion is fomentingamong the commoners. Increasingly imperious and distracted, Nathaniel is treating Bartimaeus worse tha

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Some Girls Bite

Chloe Neill

First in a brand new series about a Chicago graduate students introduction into a society of vampires.Sure, the life of a graduate student wasnt exactly glamorous, but it was Merits. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsuckerand this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead.Turns

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Dire Straits

Helen Harper · 382 pages

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Undead and Unwed

MaryJanice Davidson · 277 pages

First Betsy Taylor loses her job, then she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites is that she can't seem to stay dead. And now her new friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen, and they want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious power-hungry vampire in five centuries.

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Succubus Blues

Richelle Mead · 368 pages

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Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale

Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

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For a Few Demons More

Kim Harrison · 464 pages

Rachel Morgan is a witch/bounty hunter based in the Hollows, the section of Cincinnati where supernatural beings live. She here must protect an artifact from all sorts of creatures while proving a werewolf friend innocent of serial murders.

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Stiletto

Daniel O'Malley · 592 pages

"In this spirited sequel to the acclaimed The Rook, Myfanwy Thomas returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic -- and slimy -- supernatural war. When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers--and the bureaucratic finesse--to get the job done. Facing her greatest challenge yet, Rook Myfanwy Thomas mu

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Hexed

Kevin Hearne · 329 pages

Atticus O'Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn't care much for witches. Still, he's about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty when suddenly the witch population in modern-day Tempe, Arizona, quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they're badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II. With a fallen angel feastin

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Enemies

Robert J. Crane · 296 pages

Far from home, having failed in her quest to kill Old Man Winter, Sienna Nealon finds herself in the city of London, working with Omega, her oldest enemies. Surrounded by people she doesn't trust, thrust into events that could mean the extinction of the metahuman race, Sienna will discover that the line between friend and foe is thinner than she ever could have believed - and that her greatest ene

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