As Wikipedia describes it, “urban fantasy is a sub-genre of fantasy defined by place; the fantastic narrative has an urban setting. Many urban fantasies are set in contemporary times and contain supernatural elements.” Urban fantasy is quickly becoming one of my favorite subgenres to read and there are more and more urban fantasy titles to choose from.
Some of the authors who really set the groundwork for the urban fantasy sub-genre include:
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files series
Laurell K. Hamilton - Anita Blake series
Kim Harrison - Rachel Morgan series
Popular Series & Authors
Ilona Andrews – Kate Daniels series
Kelley Armstrong – Women of the Otherworld series
L.A. Banks – Vampire Huntress series & Crimson Moon series
Patricia Briggs – Mercy Thompson series
Rachel Caine – Outcast Seasons series
Karen Chance – Cassie Palmer series
Kresley Cole – Immortals After Dark series
MaryJanice Davidson – Queen Betsy series
Jeaniene Frost – Night Huntress series
Tate Hallaway – Garnet Lacey series
Charlaine Harris – Sookie Stackhouse series & Harper Connelly series
Sherrilyn Kenyon – Dark Hunter series
C.E. Murphy – Negotiator trilogy
Jennifer Rardin – Jaz Parks series
Kat Richardson – Greywalker series
Carrie Vaughn – Kitty Norville series
Rachel Vincent – Shifter series
J.R. Ward – Black Dagger Brotherhood series
Because urban fantasy in a sub-genre of fantasy, most of the books tend to be published first as paperbacks, and it is not until they become popular series that they begin to be released in hardcover. So, while some of these authors may not be available through our library system in a regular book format, you may be able to find them as e-books in OverDrive.
Fresh New Voices
Kristen Callihan
Molly Harper – Jane Jameson series
Kevin Hearne – Iron Druid series
Nancy Holzner – Deadtown series
Darynda Jones - Charley Davidson series
Jenna Maclaine – Cin Craven series
Chloe Neill – Chicagoland Vampires series
If you are interested in learning more about urban fantasy or would like to keep on top of new urban fantasy books, a great blog to follow is All Things Urban Fantasy.
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