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Moon Over Soho

Ben Aaronovitch · 379 pages

The second novel in Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series takes the police constable cum apprentice magician into Soho and the world of jazz, where somebody seems to feed of the musician's vibes, while a black magician is expanding his territority.

Urban FantasyLondonMagic SystemFirst Person Narrator
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The Outlaw Demon Wails

Kim Harrison · 464 pages

Cincinnati-based bounty hunter Rachel Morgan remains in shock following the unsolved murder of her boyfriend. Planning to solve the case, she accepts a special mission in the spiritual realm courtesy of Elf politician Trent Kalamack while master vampire Rynn Cormel makes his own demands on her.

Urban FantasyMagic SystemFast-PacedFirst Person Narrator
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Changes

Jim Butcher · 441 pages

The new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series. Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover-until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her torn between her own humanity and the bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. Susan then disappeared to South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it.Now Arianna Ortega, Duchess of t

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The Midnight Mayor

Kate Griffin · 467 pages

It's said that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, then the Tower will crumble and the kingdom will fall. Resurrected sorcerer Matthew Swift is about to discover that this isn't so far from the truth ... and if he's lucky, he might live long enough to do something about it ...

Magic SystemUrban FantasyLondonFirst Person Narrator
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New Watch

Sergei Lukyanenko · 371 pages

Older and more powerful, Light magician Anton Gorodestsky has risen to the top levels of the Night Watch. He is also father to a ten-year-old girl who is destined to become a magician of unprecedented power. When he hears a young boy at the airport screaming that a plane will crash, Anton suspects the child is a prophet, a rare type of Other who portends catastrophe.

Urban FantasyMagic SystemPsychicsFirst Person Narrator
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Magic for a Price

Devon Monk

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Magic Shifts

Ilona Andrews · 342 pages

"After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate--former Beast Lord Curran Lennart-- are adjusting to a very different pace. While they're thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time. But when they learn that their friend Eduardo has gone missing, Kate and Curran shift their focus

Magic SystemUrban FantasyFirst Person NarratorFast-Paced
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Shadowfever

Karen Marie Moning · 594 pages

Alina is dead and her sister Mac has returned to Ireland, the country that expelled them, to hunt her sister's murderer. But after discovering that she descends from a bloodline both gifted and cursed, she descends into an epic battle between humans and Fae immortals as the Sinsar Dubh turns on her, and begins mowing a deadly path through those she loves. Mac's journey will force her to face the t

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Dead Reckoning

Charlaine Harris · 336 pages

"With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie Stackhouse witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she realizes that her lover, Eric Northman, and his "child" Pam are plotting to kill the vampire w

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The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny

Simon R. Green · 275 pages

Things were going so well for P.I. John Taylor, that it was only a matter of time before everything hit the fan. Walker, the powerful, ever-present, never­to-be-trusted agent who runs the Nightside on behalf of The Authorities, is dying. And he wants John to be his successor-a job that comes with more baggage, and more enemies, than anyone can possibly imagine.

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Frost Burned

Patricia Briggs · 331 pages

Mercy’s life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Alpha werewolf Adam Hauptman has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy’s life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more... After a traffic accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse

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Tempt the Stars

Karen Chance · 422 pages

Cassie Palmer, the new chief seer of the supernatural world, tries to rescue a friend from a horrible fate, deal with her increasingly possessive vampire lover, and prevent the destructive actions of some of her own acolytes.

PsychicsUrban FantasyFast-PacedFirst Person Narrator
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Thunderbird

Chuck Wendig · 336 pages

PsychicsUrban FantasyTense and SuspensefulFast-Paced
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Trapped

Kevin Hearne

Magic SystemUrban FantasyFirst Person NarratorFast-Paced
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A Kiss of Shadows

Laurell K. Hamilton · 468 pages

"All it would take was my true name being mentioned after dark, and it would float back to my aunt. She was the Queen of Air and Darkness, and that meant that anything said in the dark was hers to hear, eventually. The fact that spotting the missing Elven American Princess had become more popular than spotting Elvis helped. Her magic was always chasing blind leads. Princess Meredith skiing in Utah

Urban FantasyMagic SystemFirst Person NarratorTense and Suspenseful
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Angel's Ink

Jocelynn Drake · 338 pages

Urban FantasyMagic SystemFirst Person NarratorFast-Paced
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A Darker Shade of Magic

V.E. Schwab · 400 pages

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Sandman Slim

Richard Kadrey · 416 pages

Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero.Life sucks, and then you die. Or, if you're James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles.Now Stark's back, and ready for revenge. And absolution, and maybe even love. But when his first stop saddles him with an abusive talking head, Stark discovers that the road to

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The Gate Of The Feral Gods

Matt Dinniman · 609 pages

The fourth book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Obstacles abound on the fifth floor of the dungeon. Read by Jeff Hays. 18 hours, 3 minutes unabridged.

Magic SystemFast-PacedFirst Person NarratorTense and Suspenseful
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Firestorm

Rachel Caine · 416 pages

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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

Magic SystemLondonUrban FantasyFast-Paced
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Dead To Me

Anton Strout · 368 pages

PsychicsUrban FantasyFirst Person NarratorFantasy
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Deeply Odd

Dean Koontz · 399 pages

Odd Thomas journeys through California and Nevada after a vision about the murders of three children, an effort throughout which he befriends a series of eccentric helpers who become allies in a battle against a sociopath and a network of killers.

PsychicsUrban FantasyFast-PacedFirst Person Narrator
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With Silent Screams

Steve McHugh · 454 pages

Urban FantasyMagic SystemFast-PacedFirst Person Narrator

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