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Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
31 ratingsCondemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches’ conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after.But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination...Categorized as:
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Ever After by Kim Harrison
29 ratingsThe ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing... for the worse.While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation... -
![The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison]()
The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
27 ratingsWitch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering... -
![The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison]()
The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
33 ratingsNote: This book is the same as The Outlaw Demon Wails. It was printed under both titles. To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her... -
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![A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison]()
A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
29 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon!A Perfect BloodRitually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S... -
![White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison]()
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
32 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the sinister and seductive Hollows for the newest blockcuster adventure featuring Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter.White Witch, Black CurseSome wounds take time to heal...and some scars never fade.Rachel Morgan, kick-ass witch and bounty hunter, has taken her fair share of hits, and has broken lines she swore she would never cross... -
![Crowbones by Anne Bishop]()
Crowbones by Anne Bishop
14 ratingsIn this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer-before it's too late...Categorized as:
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![The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison]()
The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison
27 ratingsAt long last... The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Kim Harrison!Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking. She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon... -
![The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud]()
The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud
24 ratingsAs a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines... -
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Written in Red by Anne Bishop
35 ratingsAs a cassandra sangue, or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can see the future when her skin is cut—a gift that feels more like a curse. Meg’s Controller keeps her enslaved so he can have full access to her visions. But when she escapes, the only safe place Meg can hide is at the Lakeside Courtyard—a business district operated by the Others... -
![A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison]()
A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
34 ratingsThe evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past... -
![Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop]()
Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
32 ratingsReturn to New York Times best-selling author Anne Bishop’s world of the Others - where supernatural entities and humans struggle to co-exist, and one woman has begun to change all the rules.…After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them... -
![Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop]()
Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
30 ratingsThe Others freed the cassandra sangue to protect the blood prophets from exploitation, not realizing their actions would have dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before; both from their own weaknesses and from those who seek to control their divinations for wicked purposes...Categorized as:
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![Four Roads Cross by Max Gladstone]()
Four Roads Cross by Max Gladstone
16 ratingsThe great city of Alt Coulumb is in crisis. The moon goddess Seril, long thought dead, is back—and the people of Alt Coulumb aren't happy. Protests rock the city, and Kos Everburning's creditors attempt a hostile takeover of the fire god's church...Categorized as:
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![Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop]()
Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
27 ratingsFor centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they’re willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within their community..Categorized as:
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![The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross]()
The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross
18 ratingsSomeone is dead set to air the spy agency’s dirty laundry in The Delirium Brief, the next installment to Charles Stross’ Hugo Award-winning comedic dark fantasy Laundry Files series!Bob Howard’s career in the Laundry, the secret British government agency dedicated to protecting the world from unspeakable horrors from beyond spacetime, has entailed high combat, brilliant hacking, ancient magic,... -
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Wild Country by Anne Bishop
21 ratingsIn this powerful and exciting fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, humans and the shape-shifting Others will see whether they can live side by side...without destroying one another.There are ghost towns in the world—places where the humans were annihilated in retaliation for the slaughter of the shape-shifting Others... -
![The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross]()
The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
24 ratingsComputational demonologist Bob Howard catches up on filing in the Laundry archives when the top secret Fuller Memorandum vanishes - and his boss, suspected of stealing the file. Bob faces Russian agents, ancient demons, a maniacal death cult, and finding the missing memorandum before the world disappears next... -
![The Apocalypse Codex by Charles Stross]()
The Apocalypse Codex by Charles Stross
24 ratingsFor outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself), computational demonologist Bob Howard is on the fast track for promotion to management within the Laundry, the supersecret British government agency tasked with defending the realm from occult threats... -
![The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross]()
The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross
20 ratingsLONDON CAN DRAIN THE LIFE OUT OF YOU . . .Bob Howard is an intelligence agent working his way through the ranks of the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'. When occult powers threaten the realm, they'll be there to clean up the mess - and deal with the witnesses.There's one kind of threat that the Laundry has never come across in its many decades, and that's vampires... -
![Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley]()
Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley
25 ratingsIn this spirited sequel, The Rook returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic—and slimy—supernatural war.When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers—and the bureaucratic finesse—to get the job done... -
![Last Judge by Jonathan Moeller]()
Last Judge by Jonathan Moeller
6 ratingsMy master made a deal with the devil, but I'm the one who has to pay. Two items I've stolen for the Rebels, and I only need to steal one more thing for them. Trouble is, it's in Last Judge Mountain, a secret military base left over from before the High Queen of the Elves conquered Earth. There are things in Last Judge Mountain that should never again see the light of day...Categorized as:
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![The Labyrinth Index by Charles Stross]()
The Labyrinth Index by Charles Stross
16 ratingsThe arrival of vast, alien, inhuman intelligences reshaped the landscape for human affairs across the world, and the United Kingdom is no exception. Things have changed in Britain since the dread elder god Nyarlathotep ascended to the rank of Prime Minister...Categorized as:
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![Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks]()
Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks
24 ratingsAngel Fire East marks the close of Terry Brooks's Word and Void trilogy, which began with 1997's Running with the Demon. In this book, the story returns to Nest's native Hopewell, where once again Nest and John must face off against the Void...Categorized as:
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![False Value by Ben Aaronovitch]()
False Value by Ben Aaronovitch
24 ratingsNow in hardcover, the eighth book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London.Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm... -
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Monsters by P.S. Power
8 ratingsThis is the exciting second installment in the Gwen Farris series. Don’t miss out on the first novel, “Abominations”, because the path to a richer personal world starts there!Gwen Farris woke up one day in another person’s body, in a strange world she’d never even imagined existed...Categorized as:
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Abominations by P.S. Power
8 ratingsThe books in this series are:Gwen Farris: Book one "Abominations"And Gwen Farris: Book two "Monsters"Book three: "Strangers and Lies"About this book:Ask yourself this, what would you do if you woke up one day tied to a mystical alter, about to be sacrificed by insane cultists? More, what would you do if the ceremonial dagger plunged into your heart, you felt all life drain away into utter...Categorized as:
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![Magic on the Storm by Devon Monk]()
Magic on the Storm by Devon Monk
18 ratingsAllison Beckstrom is committed to her work tracing illegal spells. Now, there's an apocalyptic storm bearing down on Portland, and when it hits, all the magic in the area will turn unstable and destructive... -
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Last Call by Tim Powers
18 ratingsTwenty years ago Scott Crane abandoned his career as a professional poker player and went into hiding, after a weird high-stakes game played with Tarot cards. But now the cards - and the supernatural powers behind them - have found him again.Crane's father killed gangster Bugsy Siegel in 1948 to become the Fisher King, and to keep that power he is determined to kill his son...Categorized as:
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![Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch]()
Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch
18 ratingsReturn to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time... -
![A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks]()
A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks
24 ratingsEight centuries ago the first Knight of the Word was commissioned to combat the demonic evil of the Void. Now that daunting legacy has passed to John Ross - along with powerful magic and the knowledge that his actions are all that stand between a living hell and humanity's future.Then, after decades of service to the Word, an unspeakable act of violence shatters John Ross's weary faith...Categorized as:
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![Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger]()
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
24 ratingsImagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not...Categorized as:
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![Paths Not Taken by Simon R. Green]()
Paths Not Taken by Simon R. Green
25 ratingsJohn Taylor just discovered his long-gone mother created the Nightside—the dark heart of London—and intends to destroy it. To save his birthplace, he will have to travel back through a very distant—and probably deadly—past...Categorized as:
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![Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia]()
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
27 ratingsFive days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry... -
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![The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch]()
The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch
20 ratingsTrier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany’s oldest city. So when a man is found dead with his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot, the local authorities know they are out of their depth.Fortunately this is Germany, where there are procedures for everything... -
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Menagerie by Rachel Vincent
18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent comes a richly imagined, provocative new series set in the dark mythology of the Menagerie… When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world... -
![The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth]()
The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth
18 ratingsThe ultimate secret. The ultimate agent. Nathaniel Cade returns. For 140 years, Nathaniel Cade has been the President's Vampire, sworn to protect and serve his country. Cade's existence is the most closely guarded of White House secrets: a superhuman covert agent who is the last line of defense against nightmare scenarios that ordinary citizens only dream of...Categorized as:
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![From Hell with Love by Simon R. Green]()
From Hell with Love by Simon R. Green
16 ratingsIt's no walk in the park for a Drood, a member of the family that has protected humanity from the things that go bump in the night for centuries. They aren't much liked by the creatures they kill, by ungrateful humans, or even by one another. Now their Matriarch is dead, and it's up to Eddie Drood, acting head of the family, to figure out whodunit... -
![Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks]()
Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks
26 ratingsTwenty years ago, Terry Brooks turned fantasy fiction on its head with The Sword of Shannara, the first fantasy novel to make the mainstream bestseller lists, and the first in an unbroken string of thirteen bestselling books...Categorized as:
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![Dead Men's Boots by Mike Carey]()
Dead Men's Boots by Mike Carey
18 ratingsYou might think that helping a friend's widow to stop a lawyer from stealing her husband's corpse would be the strangest thing on your To Do list. But life is rarely that simple for Felix Castor. A brutal murder in King's Cross bears all the hallmarks of a long-dead American serial killer, and it takes more good sense than Castor possesses not to get involved... -
![The Spy Who Haunted Me by Simon R. Green]()
The Spy Who Haunted Me by Simon R. Green
18 ratingsWhen it comes to supernatural intrigue, nobody does it better than New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green.Eddie Drood, at your service. For generations my family has been keeping humanity safe from the wicked, the nasty, and the generally not-nice inhuman predators who feed on people's fear and misery. No one kicks evil arse better than us Droods--especially yours truly... -
![Down on the Farm by Charles Stross]()
Down on the Farm by Charles Stross
16 ratingsIn Charles Stross’s novel The Atrocity Archive and its sequels, the “Laundry” is a secret British agency responsible for keeping dark interdimensional entitities from destroying the cosmos and, not incidentally, the human race. The battles with creatures from beyond time are dangerous; however, it’s the subsequent bureaucratic paperwork that actually breaks men’s souls... -
![The Chosen Seed by Sarah Pinborough]()
The Chosen Seed by Sarah Pinborough
6 ratingsThe tables have turned, and now Detective Inspector Cass Jones is a wanted man on the streets of London. Framed for murder and hunted by his former colleagues, Cass needs every ally he can get—including a very unexpected figure from his past. While detectives Hask and Ramsey search for the killer behind the lethal Strain II virus, Mr... -
![Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth]()
Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
20 ratingsZach Barrows is an ambitious young White House staffer whose career takes an unexpected turn when he's partnered with Nathaniel Cade, a secret agent sworn to protect the President. But Cade is no ordinary civil servant. Bound by a special blood oath, he is a vampire... -
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![The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross]()
The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross
18 ratingsIn this this science fiction spy thriller by Hugo Award winning writer Charles Stross, the Laundry - the British secret agency that fights supernatural threats - must team up with the police force, with one unfortunate secret agent caught in the middle.PLAYING WITH DANGERDr. Mo O'Brien is an intelligence agent at the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'... -
![The Change by Teyla Branton]()
The Change by Teyla Branton
18 ratingsThere are only two ways to kill Unbounded, and fire isn’t one of them—as law school dropout Erin Radkey learns the hard way. By fluke of a recessive gene, she has become Unbounded, a nearly immortal being with paranormal abilities. Erin’s Change separates her from her loved ones and alters everything she believes to be true...Categorized as:
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![The Concrete Jungle by Charles Stross]()
The Concrete Jungle by Charles Stross
14 ratingsBob gets called out on account of a monster program called SATAN STARE, that ties back into some past work for the Laundry and others.He has to recruit, quickly, a pretty with it cop, and she helps him combat the beast, and the odd zombie...Categorized as:
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Discern by Andrea Pearson
12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition of this ASIN can be found here.Disappearances at a popular national park... Monsters from another dimension... And Nicole can't use her magic. What could possibly go wrong?Mysterious disappearances at a popular national park force authorities to organize a university-led expedition, and they've invited undergrads to compete to be included...Categorized as:
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![The Demon and the City by Liz Williams]()
The Demon and the City by Liz Williams
10 ratingsWhen Chen goes on holiday, his demonic partner Zhu Irzh finds himself alone in Singapore Three. The missing body of a brutally murdered socialite and the strange experiments of a well-connected, beautiful, young heiress leads Zhu into a maze of death and corruption. Chen returns to the city just as Zhu's baser instincts seem to be getting the better of him...Categorized as:
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Ink by Hal Duncan
10 ratingsIt's twenty years since the Evenfall swept across the Vellum and the bitmites took reality apart, twenty years since Phreedom Messenger disappeared into the wilderness and Seamus Finnan was imprisoned in his own past. Twenty years of chaos but the Dukes, the remnants of the Covenant, still cling to power in their enclaves of order in the bitmite-devastated wilderness . .
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