List of urban fantasy novels
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This is a list of novels in the urban fantasy genre.
Youth
| Series/title | Author | # of novels | Publication | Series status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Poppins | P. L. Travers | 8 | 1934-88 | completed | London |
| Mr. Wilmer | Robert Lawson | 1 | 1945 | completed | New York City |
| Stuart Little | E. B. White | 1 | 1945 | completed | New York City |
| Twenty-One Balloons | William Pène du Bois | 1 | 1947 | completed | SF-London |
| The Fabulous Flight | Robert Lawson | 1 | 1949 | completed | New York City |
| The Borrowers | Mary Norton | 5 | 1952-82 | completed | Leighton Buzzard |
| Tales of Magic | Edward Eager | 7 | 1954-62 | completed | Suburban CT |
| Charlie books | Roald Dahl | 2 | 1964, 1972 | completed | unspecified location |
| Sally Lockhart | Philip Pullman | 3 | 1985-94 | completed | London |
| Harry Potter | J.K. Rowling | 7 | 1995-2007 | completed | Great Britain |
| Percy Jackson | Rick Riordan | 5 | 2005-09 | completed | several related books |
| Dragons in a Bag | Zetta Elliott | 3 | 2018-2022 | completed | Brooklyn |
Young adult
| Series/title | Author | # of novels | Publication dates | Series status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronicles of Kazam series | Jasper Fforde | 4 | 2010-2015 | [1] | |
| His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | 3 | 1995-2000 | completed | |
| The Darkest Powers trilogy | Kelley Armstrong | 3 | 2008-2010 | completed | |
| Darklight series | Darynda Jones | 3 | 2012-2013 | [2] | |
| The Darkness Rising trilogy | Kelley Armstrong | 3 | 2011-2013 | completed | |
| The Iron Fey | Julie Kagawa | 8 | 2010-2015 | [3] | |
| The Mortal Instruments | Cassandra Clare | 6 | 2007-2014 | completed | |
| The Blue Girl | Charles de Lint | 1 | 2004 | completed | |
| Need | Carrie Jones | 4 | 2008-2012 | completed | |
| Skulduggery Pleasant series | Derek Landy | 9 | 2007-2014 | completed | |
| Twilight series | Stephenie Meyer | 4 | 2005-2008 | completed | |
| Vampire Academy | Richelle Mead | 6 | 2007-2010 | completed | |
Adult
Abbreviations used:
- P.I.: Private Investigator
- PR: paranormal romance
- SciFi: science fiction
- GBLT: gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender
| Series/title | Author | Novel count | Years | Series status | Supernatural species | Location | Genres | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent of Hel trilogy | Jacqueline Carey | 3[4] | 2012-2015[5][6] | completed | Goddess, fairies, werewolves | Pemkowet, fictional small American town[7] | [4][5][6][7] | |
| Alex Craft series | Kalayna Price | 5 | 2010-[8] | ongoing | Ghosts, Fae | Nekros City | [9][8] | |
| Alex Verus series | Benedict Jacka | 11 | 2012- | ongoing | Wizards, magical creatures | London | [10] | |
| All Souls Trilogy | Deborah Harkness | 3[11] | 2011-2014 | complete | Witches, vampires | Oxford, England | [11][12] | |
| Allie Beckstrom series | Devon Monk | 9[13] | 2008-2012[13] | Portland, OR | ||||
| Alpha & Omega series | Patricia Briggs | 6[14] | 2007-[14] | ongoing[14] | Werewolf, fae | PR | [14][15] | |
| American Gods series | Neil Gaiman | 2[16] | 2001-[16] | Gods | [17][18] | |||
| Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series | Laurell K. Hamilton | 28[19] | 1993-[19] | ongoing | Vampires, werewolves | PR | ||
| Anna Strong Chronicles | Jeanne C. Stein | 9[20] | 2006-2013[20] | Vampires[20] | PR[20] | [20] | ||
| Black London series | Caitlin Kittredge | 6[21] | 2009-2013[21] | |||||
| The Black Sun's Daughter series | M.L.N. Hanover | 5[22] | 2008-2013[22] | |||||
| Bobby Dollar series | Tad Williams | 3[23] | 2012-[23] | ongoing | Angels, demons, demonic creatures | |||
| Boundary Magic series | Melissa F. Olson | 3[24] | 2015-[24] | ongoing | Vampires, witches, werewolves | |||
| Broken Magic series | Devon Monk | 2[25] | 2013-2014[25] | Portland, OR | ||||
| Cal Leandros series | Rob Thurman | 10 | 2006-2015 | [26] | ||||
| The Cassandra Palmer series | Karen Chance | 10 | 2006- | ongoing | Mages, vampires | [27] | ||
| Charlie Madigan series | Kelly Gay | 4 | 2009-2012 | [28] | ||||
| Charley Davidson series | Darynda Jones | 13 | 2011- | ongoing | Grim Reaper, demons | PR | [29] | |
| Chicagoland Vampires series | Chloe Neill | 13 | 2009-2014 | completed | Vampires, shape shifters, witches | [30][31] | ||
| Coyote Blue | Christopher Moore[32] | 1[32] | 2004[32] | stand-alone[32] | Coyote god[32] | Las Vegas, NV | Comedy[32] | |
| Dante Valentine series | Lilith Saintcrow | 5 | 2005-2008 | Magical humans, demons, vampires, werewolves | PR | [33] | ||
| Dark Angel series | Keri Arthur | 7[34] | 2011-[34] | Angels, vampires | ||||
| Dark Swan series | Richelle Mead | 4 | 2008-2011 | Fae | PR | [35] | ||
| The Disillusionists series | Carolyn Crane | 3 | 2010-2011 | Magical humans | [36] | |||
| Dorina Basarab series | Karen Chance | 3 | 2008-2012 | ongoing | Vampires, mages | [37] | ||
| Downside Ghosts series | Stacia Kane | 5 | 2010-2012 | Ghosts | [38] | |||
| Dracula | Bram Stoker | 1 | 1897 | Vampires | London, England | PR | ||
| The Dresden Files | Jim Butcher | 17 | 2000- | ongoing | Wizards, Fae/Sidhe, Vampires, Ghosts, Werewolves | Chicago | P.I. | [39] |
| The Edge Series | Ilona Andrews | 4 | 2009-2012 | [40] | ||||
| Edge | Melinda M. Snodgrass | 2 | [41] | |||||
| Elfhome series | Wen Spencer | 5 | 2003-2014 | ongoing | Elves | Pittsburgh, PA | [42] | |
| Enchantment Emporium | Tanya Huff | 3 | 2009-2014 | completed | Canada | |||
| Fangborn series | Dana Cameron | 2 | 2013-2014 | |||||
| Fever series | Karen Marie Moning | 11[43] | 2006-[43] | ongoing[43] | Fae[43] | Ireland[43] | ||
| Garrett P.I. | Glen Cook | 14 | 1988-2013 | Vampires, trolls, centaurs, gods, ghosts, &c. | Tunfaire | PI | ||
| Georgina Kincaid series | Richelle Mead | 6 | 2007-2011 | completed | Succubus, demons, angels, vampires | PR | ||
| Greywalker series | Kat Richardson | 9 | 2006-2014 | completed | Greywalker, witches, vampires | Seattle, WA | Detective | [44] |
| Grim Reaper series | Christopher Moore[45] | 2[45] | 2006-2015[45] | Grim Reaper, ghosts[46] | San Francisco, CA[46] | Comedy[46] | ||
| Grimnoir Chronicles series | Larry Correia | 3[47] | 2011-2013[47] | completed | Magical humans, demons | USA | [48] | |
| Guild Hunters series | Nalini Singh | 6 | 2009-2013 | |||||
| Half-Moon Hollow series | Molly Harper | 5[49] | 2012-[49] | Vampires, witches, shape-shifters[50] | Small town in Kentucky[50] | PR[50] | ||
| Heartstrikers series | Rachel Aaron | 2 | 2014- | ongoing | Dragons, spirits | Detroit | Post-apocalypse | [51] |
| The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) series | Kim Harrison | 15 | 2004- | ongoing | Witches, demons, werewolves, vampires, pixies, faeries | Cincinnati, OH | [52] | |
| House Immortal series | Devon Monk | 3[53] | 2014-[53] | |||||
| House of Comarré | Kristen Painter | 5 | 2011-2013 | Vampires, fae, shape-shifters, ghosts | [54][55] | |||
| InCryptid series | Seanan McGuire | 10[56] | 2012-[56] | ongoing[56] | Supernatural non-human creatures | New York City, Ohio, Australia | [56] | |
| Indexing series | Seanan McGuire | 2[57] | 2012-[57] | Fairytale creatures | [57] | |||
| The Iron Druid Chronicles series | Kevin Hearne | 9 | 2011- | ongoing | Druids, fae, vampires, werewolves, gods | |||
| Jane Jameson series | Molly Harper | 4[58] | 2019-2012[58] | completed | Vampires, shape-shifters | Small town in Kentucky | PR[59] | |
| Jane True series | Nicole D. Peeler | 6 | 2009-2013 | ongoing | Fae-like humanoids | |||
| Jane Yellowrock series | Faith Hunter | 6 | 2009- | ongoing | Skinwalkers, vampires, weres | |||
| Jaz Parks series | Jennifer Rardin | 8 | 2007-2011 | |||||
| Jill Kismet series | Lilith Saintcrow | 6 | 2008-2011 | Completed | Hellbreed, Sorrows, Scurf, weres | |||
| The Jinni series | Nicole D. Peeler | 1 | 2015 | PR | [60] | |||
| Joe Pitt series | Charlie Huston | 5 | 2005-2009 | completed | Vampires | |||
| John Justin Mallory Mystery series | Mike Resnick | 3 | 1987-2009 | [61] | ||||
| [62] | ||||||||
| Kate Daniels series | Ilona Andrews | 10[63] | 2007-2018[63] | completed | Mages, witches, weres, gods | Post-apocalypse, PR | [64] | |
| Keeper Chronicles | Tanya Huff | 3 | 1998-2003 | completed | Keepers, imps, cats | Canada | ||
| Kitty Norville series | Carrie Vaughn | 14[65] | 2005-2015[65] | completed | Weres,[66] vampires, gods | Denver, CO[66] | ||
| Magic 2.0 series | Scott Meyer | 3[67] | 2013-[67] | Wizards | England | |||
| Magic Ex Libris series | Jim C. Hines | 2 | 2012-2013 | ongoing | Magical humans, vampires, magic-created creatures | [68] | ||
| The Magicians series | Lev Grossman | 3 | 2009-2014 | completed | Magicians, magic creatures | |||
| Marla Mason series | Tim Pratt | 10 | 2009-2017 | Sorcerers, gods | San Francisco, CA; fictional city on the US East Coast[69] | [70][71] | ||
| Mercy Thompson series | Patricia Briggs | 12[72] | 2006-[72] | ongoing[72] | Shape-shifters, werewolves, witches, fae | Tri-Cities, Washington[72] | ||
| Merry Gentry series | Laurell K. Hamilton | 9 | 2000-2014 | Fae | [73] | |||
| Midgard series | Susan Krinard | 2 | [74] | |||||
| Miriam Black series | Chuck Wendig | 3 | 2012-2013 | ongoing | Clairvoyants | [75] | ||
| Monster Hunter International series | Larry Correia | 8 | 2007- | ongoing | Vampires, supernatural monsters | [76] | ||
| Mookie Pearl | Chuck Wendig[77] | 2[77] | 2013-[77] | Goblins, nagas, underworld creatures | New York city | |||
| Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman | 1 | 1996 | stand-alone | Novelization of Neverwhere TV series[78] | |||
| Newford stories | Charles de Lint | 24 | 1990-2021 | ongoing | beings from European & Native American mythology | fictional Canadian city (Ottawa?) | ||
| Night Huntress series | Jeaniene Frost | 7 | 2007-2014 | Vampires | ||||
| Nightside | Simon R. Green | 13 | 2003-2012 | completed | Magical humans, demons, angels, gods, monsters | Nightside (parallel to London) | ||
| October Daye series | Seanan McGuire | 15 | 2009- | ongoing | Fae/Sidhe | San Francisco Bay Area | [79] | |
| Ordinary Magic series | Devon Monk | 3[80] | 2016-[80] | Ordinary (fictional town), Oregon, USA | ||||
| The Others series | Anne Bishop | 2 | 2013-2014 | ongoing | Precognate, shape-shifting and elemental non-human | Similar to east coast of USA | [81] | |
| Outcast Season series | Rachel Caine | 4 | 2009-2012 | Magical humans, jinn | ||||
| Parasol Protectorate series | Gail Carriger | 5 | 2009-2012 | [82][83] | ||||
| Prospero's War series | Jaye Wells | 2 | 2014 | Ongoing | Magical adepts | [84][85] | ||
| Retrievers series | Laura Anne Gilman | 6 | 2004-2009 | Mages, demons | [86] | |||
| Rivers of London series, aka Peter Grant series | Ben Aaronovitch | 8 | 2011- | ongoing | Magical humans, ghosts, gods | London | [87][88] | |
| Rogue Mage series | Faith Hunter | 3 | 2004-2007 | completed | Mage, seraphim | Post-apocalypse | [89][90] | |
| Sabina Kane series | Jaye Wells | 5 | 2009-2012 | ongoing | Vampires, mages | [91][92] | ||
| Sandman Slim series | Richard Kadrey | 6 | 2002- | ongoing | Magicians, vampires, demons, angels | Los Angeles, CA | [93][94] | |
| Scarlett Bernard series | Melissa F. Olson | 3 | 2012-2014 | Vampires, witches, werewolves | [95] | |||
| Secret History | Simon R. Green | 12 | 2007-2018 | Magical humans | [96] | |||
| Shadows Fall | Simon R. Green | 1 | 1994 | stand-alone | [97] | |||
| Shadowspawn | S.M. Stirling | 3 | [98] | |||||
| Shame and Terric series | Devon Monk | 1[99] | 2015-[99] | Portland, OR | ||||
| Shifters series | Rachel Vincent | 6 | 2007-2010 | completed | Werecat | [100] | ||
| Signs of the Zodiac | Vicki Pettersson | [101] | ||||||
| Simon Canderous series | Anton Strout | 4 | 2008-2011 | |||||
| Southern Witch series | Kimberly Frost | 5 | 2009- | Witches, werewolves, vampires | Texas | [102] | ||
| The Southern Vampire Mysteries series (The Sookie Stackhouse Novels) | Charlaine Harris | 13 | 2001-2013 | completed | Vampires | |||
| Special Circumstances series | John Ringo | 2[103] | 2006-[103] | ongoing | Demons[104] | Southern USA | ||
| Strange Angels | Lilith Saintcrow | 5 | 2009-2011 | |||||
| Tristopolis series | John Meaney | 4[105] | 2007-[105] | ongoing | Zombies, wraiths, gargoyles, mages, witches | PR | ||
| Twenty Palaces series | Harry Connolly | 3 | 2009-2011 | canceled | [106][107] | |||
| Vicki Nelson series | Tanya Huff | 5 | 1991-1997 | completed | [108] | |||
| The Walker Papers series | C. E. Murphy | 9 | 2005-2014 | completed | Shaman, gods, witches | Seattle, WA | ||
| Watch series | Sergei Lukyanenko | 5 | 1998-2012 | completed |