My favorite urban fantasy books not paranormal romance. Urban fantasy, although there is some overlap between genres and certain covers can be used for a number of paranormal categories. The hollows, by kim harrison books another recently completed cornerstone of urban fantasy is the rachel morgan series. Urban fantasy premade book covers beetiful predesigned. Tag along with modern humans as they face off against heroes, norse and greek gods, and monsters of old over one million words of divinely and diabolically inspired fantasy, adventure, and romance. Yep, cities are pure magic, and the best urban science fiction and fantasy books for 2020 get that. You can only vote for 100 books not nearly enough, right. However, fans of one of these subgenres often love the other, so dont be afraid to give any of the books below a try.
Urban fantasy is a subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of novels and stories with supernatural andor magical elements set in contemporary, realworld, urban settingsas opposed to traditional fantasy set in imaginary locations. With a third out in february, this series is becoming a must for any urban fantasy fan. This is why i liked the hollows series by kim harrison. The original series, which begins with halfway to the grave, follows cat, a half vampire who despises her vampire heritage and fights to eradicate them until she meets bones, a master vampire assassin who is leaps and. Halfway to the grave by jeaniene frost, one foot in the grave by jeaniene frost, at graves end by jeaniene frost. Thugs killed and stuck in a fortyfoot christmas tree. The following is an incomplete list of notable authors of urban fantasy.
Books which combine romance with a specific type of fantasy setting. Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy in which the narrative has an urban setting. I cant tell you the number of times ive seen a book or series that i felt would have been fantastic if they had just left out the romance part of it. Readers warn that its a shaky start to a good series, as the books do keep getting better and better. In a way, im reminded of ilona andrews hidden legacy series. When it comes to problems involving evil, elise kavanagh is the expert in saving the day. According to 20 statistics by the fantasy publisher tor books, among writers of urban fantasy or paranormal romance, 57% are women and 43% are men, whereas men outnumber women by about two to one in writing historical, epic or high fantasy. On a personal note, i loved her jill kismet urban fantasy series. For readers who enjoy fantasy and paranormal books which have plenty of action, worldbuilding. Urban fantasy for paranormal romance readers novelist. The romance is typical and goes too quick, and the plot makes me want to cry. Urban fantasy with romance is usually referred to as paranormal romance. This series is a delicious mix of action and romance. The night huntress world books by jeaniene frost is an urban fantasy series that will appeal to paranormal romance fans.
Urban fantasy, as defined, is a subgenre of fantasy where the story takes place in an urban setting. See more ideas about fantasy books, books and paranormal romance. Urban fantasy series recommendations and the difference. Currently looking for femalecentric romantic suspense, hilarious contemporary romances, flirty historicals, millennial anything, and urban fantasy. I have clean, sensual, and very steamy in paranormal, urban fantasy, and contemporary settings. Best adult urban fantasy, fantasy and paranormal romance for those of us who dont fancy reading ya, or just want a list which differentiates between the two. It is recommended to browse bestseller lists and see the popular styles. The series that are placed in this category are only the ones that will be found in the romance section of any book store note. The magical metropolis settings in these urban fantasy books to add to your tbr in 2020 feel real enough to transport you while you read.
Crazy stalkers, dead bros, magicians and digging for tainted utopium bodypacked in a onelegged war veteran. Eric carter, by stephen blackmoore 3 books two books may not seem like much of a binge read, but its impossible to read the first eric carter book without immediately grabbing the second. Karen also publishes other urban fantasy works, like the parody novella penguin of fortune and an upcoming mermaid book. Many urban fantasy novels are told via a firstperson narrative, and feature supernatural beings such as vampires, shapeshifters, fairies, witches, sorcerers. On this page are readymade designs for reverse harem and paranormal romance book covers urban fantasy covers are presently getting shifted to their own gallery here. Here are two urban fantasy books that helped define the genre.
The mc has different bfs throughout the series until she finally gets with someone you wouldnt expect, someone she hated from the beginning, which i loved. Polished, stand alone adult urban fantasy romance packed full of tension, excitement, and powerful women. My favorite of my urban fantasies and paranormal romances. With urban fantasy the focus is on the world building and the romance is either a subplot or even not included. An omega wolf interested only in keeping her head down and her family safe, she freezes up when fates path for her leads straight into the arms of danger. Urban epics was started by derek murphy, after quitting academia to write young adult scifi and fantasy novels.
But, no surprise at a site like, i prefer the uf and horror elements to the show vs. Mead is an old hand at urban fantasyshes also the woman behind the insanely popular vampire academy ya series. Browse and buy a vast selection of urban fantasy books and collectibles on. Urban fantasy tends to be a little grittier and more violent and is often written in the first person. We are the modern urban fantasy publishers urbanfantasypublishers at this time, we are unable to respond to your requests for manuscript submissions. Heres some of the best urban fantasy books to read, both classics and new releases. Paranormal and urban fantasy romance books contain mystery and suspense. A muse urban fantasy the veil series book 1 kindle edition by dacosta, pippa. Works of urban fantasy are set primarily in the real world and contain aspects of fantasy, such as the discovery of earthbound mythological creatures, coexistence or conflict between humans and paranormal beings, and other changes to city life.
When his imagination outgrew his writing pace, he teamed up with more writers to produce new works of fiction, under his alterego drake mason. This urban fantasy boxed set contains the first three novels in the ascension series and totals 300,000 words. Urbanfantasypublishings mission is to release the best paranormal novels and urban fantasy books you want to read, and fairy tales that will entertain you, our readers. I have found the site to be very helpful in tracking down authors booklists in order and helping me choose which books to attack next. Sacrificed in shadow, oaths of blood, and ruled by steel. However, there are many pnr series that straddle the border between the two and have a strong crossover readership. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Karen also writes sweet romance with the traveling billionaire series, because she never gets to go anywhere and enjoys living vicariously through her characters. I like both paranormal romance and urban fantasy and my main criteria for any genre is good writing, with humor as icing on the cake. There is a romance, but as with most of monks books, its a slow burn over the series and very satisfying.
Rachel starts out as a klutzy witch and grows into a supernatural force to be reckoned with as, over the course of books, she faces vampires, elves. In the bygone days, people in the united states believed in gods and mythological. If youre looking for actionpacked urban fantasy with mystery and suspense, check out my urban fantasy books. Urban epics scifi, dystopian and urban fantasy books for. You might also be interested in my paranormal romance page. Shop urban fantasy books and collectibles abebooks. The best way to learn what is urban fantasy is to look at some examples. This urban fantasy book cover features a man wearing a red and black checkered shirt and a black leather jacket. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading beyond the veil. Reegan black lives her life with a fear of responsibility and a closelyguarded heart. Best adult urban fantasy, fantasy and paranormal romance. Keeping that mind, lets see what urban fantasy looks like in action.
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