The Fantasy Review‘s list of 7 Urban Fantasy Book Series for Fans of the Mercy Thompson Series.
The Unorthodox Chronicles by James J. Butcher
Check out our: Review of Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher.
From the blurb of book 1:
On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is…not one of those witches.…
The Hollows by Kim Harrison
From the blurb of book 1:
Rachel Morgan lives in a world where a bioengineered virus wiped out most of the world’s human population – exposing the existence of supernatural communities that had long lived alongside humanity. It’s her job as a white witch working for Inderland Security to protect the humans from things that go bump in the night.…
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Check out our: Reviews of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher.
From the blurb of book 1:
Harry’s business as a private investigator has been quiet lately – so when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, he’s seeing dollar signs. But where there’s black magic, there’s a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry’s name.
Magic – it can get a guy killed.…
Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews
From the blurb of book 1:
When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake.…
Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost
From the blurb of book 1:
Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of those deadbeats is her father – the guy responsible for ruining her mother’s life.
But when she’s captured by Bones, a bounty hunter and a vampire, she finds herself forced into an unholy partnership….
Guild Hunter by Nalini Singh
From the blurb of book 1:
Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux knows she’s the best – but she doesn’t know if she’s good enough for this job. Hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael, a being so lethal that no mortal wants his attention, only one thing is clear – failure is not an option … even if the task she’s been set is impossible.…
The Others by Anne Bishop
From the blurb of book 1:
Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others–vampires, shape-shifters, and even deadlier paranormal beings. And this is a fact that humans should never, ever forget….
