What's your favorite Urban Fantasy series?
The anthology "Down These Mean Streets" has a variety of authors and I recall enjoying most of it (it's been a while).
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Ulfgeir
Hero
I prefer The Dresden Files, though I think the latter boks are getting too High-powered.
I also enjoy what I have read of The Laundry Files. The two books I have read in Rivers of London hasn't really hooked me. I really enjoyed the Gallow and Ragged-trilogy by Lilith Saintcrow. It was quite different. The constant scene-hopping in them though was a bit jarring. I also loved Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
I guess in some fashion you can call Shadowrun urban fantasy. There are some of the books that are really good; Like The Secrets of Power-trilogy, Black Madonna, Shadowplay, Buring Bright and some others. Likewise some of Terry Pratchett's books are really good.
I also enjoy what I have read of The Laundry Files. The two books I have read in Rivers of London hasn't really hooked me. I really enjoyed the Gallow and Ragged-trilogy by Lilith Saintcrow. It was quite different. The constant scene-hopping in them though was a bit jarring. I also loved Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
I guess in some fashion you can call Shadowrun urban fantasy. There are some of the books that are really good; Like The Secrets of Power-trilogy, Black Madonna, Shadowplay, Buring Bright and some others. Likewise some of Terry Pratchett's books are really good.
Corinnguard
Hero
I would say that it definitely does count as Urban Fantasy. I remember collecting them back in college. NYX Smith was my favorite Shadowrun author way back then.
MarkB
Legend
Cyberban Fantasy.
Corinnguard
Hero
It's more like a mash-up of Cyberpunk and Urban Fantasy.Cyberban Fantasy.
I’ll second Neverwhere, Word & The Void, SERRAted Edge, and Dresden Files.
I’ll add:
American Gods
Imajica
Weaveworld
The Hellbound Heart
The Chronicles of Amber
Nightside
The Odd Thomas novels
The Shining & Doctor Sleep
DC Comics’ Vertigo lineup in the 1990s featuring Swamp Thing, John Constantine, Tim Hunter, The Spectre, The Phantom Stranger and others.
I haven’t read The Magicians, but enjoyed the TV series.
I’ll add:
American Gods
Imajica
Weaveworld
The Hellbound Heart
The Chronicles of Amber
Nightside
The Odd Thomas novels
The Shining & Doctor Sleep
DC Comics’ Vertigo lineup in the 1990s featuring Swamp Thing, John Constantine, Tim Hunter, The Spectre, The Phantom Stranger and others.
I haven’t read The Magicians, but enjoyed the TV series.
Thomas Shey
Legend
I'd probably mention Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson books, but the Dresden and Rivers of London books would be close runner-ups.
Since I brought up TV shows, I’ll add a few more (that haven’t been created from anything already mentioned):
Grimm
Special Unit 2
Van Helsing
Kolchak: the Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
Millenium
Strange
Apparitions
Sea of Souls
Evil
Being Human (both)
The Fades
G vs E
Reapers
Dead Like Me
Ghosts
Brimstone
Friday the 13th: The Series
The Librarians
Warehouse 13
Ghosted
They’re a mixed bag. Some were very good, some were pure TV candy. Some never found their audience before cancellation. Some are still in production.
Grimm
Special Unit 2
Van Helsing
Kolchak: the Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
Millenium
Strange
Apparitions
Sea of Souls
Evil
Being Human (both)
The Fades
G vs E
Reapers
Dead Like Me
Ghosts
Brimstone
Friday the 13th: The Series
The Librarians
Warehouse 13
Ghosted
They’re a mixed bag. Some were very good, some were pure TV candy. Some never found their audience before cancellation. Some are still in production.
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Paul Farquhar
Legend
If we are extending to YA, I would throw in Lockwood and Co.
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