The Fantasy Review’s list of 8 Urban Fantasy Book Series You Don’t See Recommended Often.
The Grey Gates by Vanessa Nelson
From the blurb of book 1:
If no one knows that you saved the world, does it really count?
Eight years ago the world almost ended and Max lost everything, accused of betrayal and failure.
Now working as a Marshal, keeping the city and its people safe from supernatural dangers, Max thinks she’s broken all ties to her past. She’s just trying to do her job and live her life.…
DFZ Changeling by Rachel Aaron
From the blurb of book 1:
In the world’s most magical metropolis where spirits run noodle shops and cash-strapped dragons stage photo-ops for tourists, people still think fairies are nothing but stories, and that’s exactly how the fairies like it. It’s a lot easier to feast on humanity’s dreams when no one believes you exist. But while this arrangement works splendidly for most fair folk, Lola isn’t one of the lucky ones.…
Magic on Main Street by K.M. Shea
From the blurb of book 1:
I’ve spent my life training in the family business of slaying vampires, but I’m tired of all the death. I want to prove we slayers can help society, not just break it.
I start my new life by joining the Magiford supernatural task force, which exists to protect humans and supernaturals from harmful magic.
There’s just one problem.
All of my teammates who work the night shift with me are scared of me since slayers are the assassins of the supernatural world….
Black Hat Bureau by Hailey Edwards
From the blurb of book 1:
Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box?
Well, Rue Hollis spent ten years thinking she had escaped the Black Hat Bureau, no coffin required.
Then her former partner had to go and shatter the illusion by showing up on her doorstep with grim tidings. As much as Rue wants to kick him to the curb, she agrees to hear him out for old times’ sake, and what he says chills her to the bone….
Good Bad Magic by Isa Medina
From the blurb of book 1:
I’m a witch. Not a powerful witch, mind, but as Grandma liked to say, it’s all in the kindness, not the power. Grandma is gone now, but her dream of having a witch shop lives with me. So, when the opportunity to run my own shop presents itself, I move across the country to take it, no questions asked.
But maybe I should have….
Rylee Adamson by Shannon Mayer
From the blurb of book 1:
My name is Rylee and I was a Tracker.
The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track, and my new abilities terrify me.
A salvage is offered to me, and with it a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her. Simple and straightforward, this salvage should be a piece of cake – and a chance to learn some discipline with my powers….
Twenty Palaces by Harry Connolly
From the blurb of book 1:
Ray Lilly is living on borrowed time. He’s the driver for Annalise Powliss, a high-ranking member of the Twenty Palace Society, a group of sorcerers devoted to hunting down and executing rogue magicians. But because Ray betrayed her once, Annalise is looking for an excuse to kill him-or let someone else do the job.…
Black Wings by Christina Henry
From the blurb of book 1:
As an Agent of Death, Madeline Black is responsible for escorting the souls of the dearly departed to the afterlife. It’s a 24/7 job with a lousy benefits package.
Maddy’s position may come with magical abilities and an impressive wingspan, but it doesn’t pay the bills. And then, there are her infuriating boss, tenant woes, and a cranky, popcorn-loving gargoyle to contend with.
Things starts looking up, though, when tall, dark, and handsome Gabriel Angeloscuro agrees to rent the empty apartment in Maddy’s building.…
