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VPL -Books Just For You -Urban Fantasy, Thrillers, and WWII Fiction
Created on:
Oct 22, 2024
16 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for a reader that likes U...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Sci-Fi Adventure for Lost Hitchhikers
Created on:
Sep 28, 2025
9 items
For those that loved A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Expanse, and Good Omens, but are now looking for new adventures be...
3 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Mystery, Fantasy, Romance and Science Fiction
Created on:
Oct 05, 2022
10 items
Created for a reader who like Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes, "The Mummy" (1999), "The Last Witch Hunter"...
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BostonPL_Fangs for the Memories: 17 Urban Fantasy Series to Sink Your Teeth Into
Created on:
Sep 08, 2020
17 items
Gritty, pulpy, and often funny, urban fantasy doesn't transport the reader to another world -- it brings otherworldly creatures...
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Urban fantasy detectives, fast paced and fun, in ebook form - from Multcolib My Librarian Rachael S.
Created on:
Apr 18, 2020
14 items
This list was made for a reader who asked for urban fantasy detective books with a noir flavor. If you would like a list of you...
3 likes
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Binge-worthy Urban Fantasy Series
By:
SLPL_Carpenter
SLPL_Carpenter
Created on:
Mar 26, 2020
11 items
If you’re ready for a break and want to step sideways from the world for a little while, these urban fantasy series are just wh...
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Genre Guide
Exciting and Gritty Urban Fantasy Series for Adults
By:
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erinreadsandknits
Created on:
Apr 09, 2016
11 items
In urban fantasy the supernatural world collides with the natural one. This is a list of the first books in excellent urban fan...
2 likes
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Fiction Boutique: Paranormal Mysteries
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AustinPL_Central
AustinPL_Central
Created on:
Oct 02, 2022
37 items
Stories of mystery and detection with a supernatural element, just in time for spooky October!
4 likes
Genre Guide
Niches to Know: Paranormal Procedurals
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bocalibrary_Alex
bocalibrary_Alex
Created on:
Jul 06, 2022
17 items
Paranormal Procedural Fiction is a sub-genre, or niche, of two major genres Fantasy and Mystery. These stories are just like an...
5 likes
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Urban Fantasy
Created on:
Apr 28, 2021
47 items
What if magic actually existed on earth? these books all explore this idea in one for or another in a variety of places on eart...
Genre Guide
Crime & Magic
Created on:
Mar 11, 2013
27 items
Novels and stories following supernatural criminals, magical detectives, or just set in a fantasy landscape. Reader be wary! Th...
Genre Guide
Castle Noir & Cyberpulp: Detectives of Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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DBRL_DavidL
DBRL_DavidL
Created on:
May 29, 2024
13 items
Whether it's a murderous android on the loose, or a case of a missing dragon's hoard, you'll always need a hardboiled detective...
1 like
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Harry Potter but for Adults-FVRL-2024
Created on:
Feb 07, 2024
15 items
Wanting to escape into another world where magic and supernatural things exist? Looking to head back to Hogwarts but with a twi...
3 likes
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A Book Recommended by a Friend With Different Reading Tastes: Read Harder 2022, DBRL
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DBRL_AlyssaW
DBRL_AlyssaW
Created on:
Dec 21, 2021
60 items
These recommendations from your friends here at DBRL may satisfy Task #16: read a book recommended by a friend with different r...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Urban Fantasy
By:
ACL_BethB
ACL_BethB
Created on:
Sep 18, 2021
13 items
Urban Fantasy is usually defined as taking place in an urban setting, and magic is part of the world. Another term for urban fa...
2 likes
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Magic in the Mundane: Urban Fantasy Reads
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WCL_Rosie
WCL_Rosie
Created on:
Oct 29, 2020
12 items
Urban fantasy is a genre that encompasses numerous subgenres, from paranormal romance to magical realism. Vampires? Sometimes. ...
2 likes
Genre Guide
Spells on the Streets
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CALS_Amanda
CALS_Amanda
Created on:
Apr 27, 2020
12 items
Urban fantasy is a fun sub-genre for readers who love magic but prefer a fast-paced modern setting to other worlds or echoes of...
1 like
Genre Guide
My favorite Fantasy, Time Travel, Supernatural and Sci-Fi discoveries
Created on:
Aug 22, 2018
20 items
I've barely scratched the surface of this genre, but here are some of my personal favorites. An eclectic mix of psychics, magi...
2 likes
Genre Guide
I'm an Adult Harry Potter Fan and I Need Grown-up Books
Created on:
Aug 12, 2016
10 items
As a teen librarian, I LOVE Harry Potter and most other kids and teen books, but sometimes I want to read about people my age a...
7 likes
Genre Guide
Lawrence Picks: Urban Fantasy Genre Book Club
Created on:
Jul 23, 2015
27 items
Urban fantasy is a blend of the magic and the mundane, where the reader encounters the supernatural in a real-world urban setti...
5 likes
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Gritty urban fantasy from Multcolib My Librarian Laural
Created on:
Apr 24, 2015
31 items
If you like a fantasy story with a gritty city setting that's populated by supernatural beings. And you like strong characters ...
4 likes
Genre Guide
Gritty Urban Fantasy
Created on:
Jul 03, 2013
15 items
This is a list of books within the Urban Fantasy genre, that aren't glorified romance novels. The books here are stories that ...
2 likes
Genre Guide
CRRL Book Match: Nightside series
By:
CRRL_JohnGaines
CRRL_JohnGaines
Created on:
May 28, 2013
8 items
If you enjoyed Simon R. Green's Nightside series, here are some other books you may enjoy:
