Blog posted on thursday, jan 24 20 addictive urban fantasy books urban fantasy is no doubt one of the most fascinating genres in modern literature. Top ten best urban fantasy novels of 2018 urban fantasy. Baen books is excited to announce the seventh annual baen fantasy adventure award. A furnace sealed is the latest urban fantasy adventure from prolific fan favorite keith r. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the vampire sword free urban fantasy. The vampire sword free urban fantasy ebook written by t. Urban fantasy is an ongoing saga that focuses on one or two specific characters usually at some point romantically linked, and specifically featuring a nononsense kick ass chick. But urban fantasy as the name suggests takes fantasy tropes, archetypes, creatures etc etc and moves them into an urban environment, not just an urban environment but the kind of gritty urban environment that is almost a character unto itself, for the example david ayers upcoming netflix original movie bright takes orcs, dwarves and elves. Both have dark sensibilities, sometimes leavened with dark humor.
The stoic, hard men of the black company do their job until the prophecy is proven. Urban fantasy stories tend to have a high amount of suspense and action, and sometimes include mystery, romance, humor andor horror in the plotline. Urban fantasy, as defined, is a subgenre of fantasy where the story takes place in an urban setting. Anne mccaffreys dragonflight is a wonderful, wonderful read, and is a scifi book disguised as a fantasy, not a fantasy book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone is placed too low on this list, the fellowship of the ring is placed too high, eragon and the golden compass deserve no mention on any list that calls itself best fantasy novels of. I imagined them as long story ideas, but you might find inspiration for a short story, too. Mead is an old hand at urban fantasyshes also the woman behind the insanely popular vampire academy ya series. 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. Urban fantasy and crime go together like steak and potatoes. Children of the night, mercedes lackey, 1990 that was what they wanted, what they all wanted. If you enjoy urban fantasy books with a kickass heroine and plenty of action, suspense and humor, then youll love reading dark hunt. A good mix of action and romance, this is a standardbearer in the urban fantasy genre.
The white rose has been reborn, embodying good once more. Rowling to sabaa tahir, we list the best fantasy books of the 21st century. This futuristic urban fantasy about a girl with a rare clairvoyant power who works as a kind of spy, until she is captured by an otherworldly race bent on making her a soldier in their army. Nov 28, 2018 the editors of real simple read and comb through the hundreds of books that get published every month to reveal the best books out therethe novels, memoirs, short story and essay collections, and nonfiction titles that we think you should read next. This has a slow burn paranormal urban fantasy romance with a reverse harem twist. Megan leigh in books, comment may, 2015 1 comment 21,646 views to the disappointment of most of my fantasyloving friends, i am not generally a fan of fantasy in the tolkien tradition. In this chilling satirical novel, a town in rural china is seized by a plague of dreamwalking, in which residents spend nights pursuing desires that they keep buried during the day. Hines hines switches from goblins and fairy tale princesses to an urban fantasy about libriomancers, basically people who can pull magic from books and use it in the. Now that the year is coming to a close, weve rounded up the 124 best books of 2018. Actress and producer anika noni rose optioned daniel jose olders urban fantasy series in january 2015.
It is a paranormal urban fantasy packed with action and adventure and featuring a vampire hunter turned vampire as she discovers the truth. Is the newly risen lady the force standing between humankind and evilor is she evil itself. Urban fantasy books best book recommendations, best books. Nov 14, 2016 here are 16 complete urban fantasy series.
Dark hunt is a sassy, fastpaced urban fantasy filled with demons, angels, vampires, werewolves, witches, fae, leprechauns, jinn, and shifters. While i admit to a level of bias, since this is my list, and acknowledge the subjective nature of assessing quality in literature, these novels not. We recently provided you with a list of a dozen ongoing urban fantasy series for your bingereading pleasure, but if theres one thing we know about this addictive fantasy subgenre, its that it can often seem rarer to find a completed series than an ongoing oneauthors are happy to chug along, rack. Orange offers a gritty and unrelenting glimpse into the urban native american experience. Best adult urban fantasy, fantasy and paranormal romance. However now i am increasinly facing a problem of finding quality series as a huge portion of urban fantasy actually drifts off into paranormal romance. Both deal with very real issues of life and death, and question who you can believe and when. Read on for the best books of 2018theyre worth every second of your time. This has been an excellent year for the urban fantasy novel. As violence spreads, a funerary shop owner and his 14yearold son attempt to pull off a nearmythical plan to save the town. Each element compliments the other because urban fantasy has a great deal in common with crime novels.
Werewolves, vampires, and heroines with zero personality. Spellbound, book 5 shade of devil, book 1 elemental assassin, book 18 lizzie grace, book 5 cormac and amelia alex verus, book 10. After defeating an evil demonworshipping witch, ive managed to convince the council that im on their sidefor now. Moore explores the contradictions of liberias tenuous 19thcentury beginnings in this impressive fantasyinflected novel that revolves around three characters whose paths converge in monrovia, where they use their magical powers to fight back against slavers. Moore confronts the tribal misogyny, colonial abuse, and racism of liberias history. And a city the size of this one, with all the hiding places it contained, would make such a perfect hunting ground for a demonespecially one that could look like a cloud of smog. Jun 26, 2018 shattered illusions is the first book in the completed series, the ashryn barker trilogy.
Aug 27, 2018 urban fantasy and crime go together like steak and potatoes. Most stories in this genre take place in contemporary times, but can also take place in historical or futuristic periods, or even fictional settings. May 01, 2018 the vampire sword free urban fantasy ebook written by t. Their story evolves throughout the course of a series, while fighting bad guys, and trying to make their paranormal world a better place. Jan 16, 2018 these are the fantasy books that are on my tbr this year. The best fantasy novels of 2018 deliver thrilling reads, tackling everything from epic high fantasy to literary fiction that just happens to star a greek goddess. Many urban fantasy novels are told via a firstperson narrative, and feature supernatural beings such as vampires, shapeshifters, fairies, witches, sorcerers, and demons. All of this leads me to the real point of this article, which is to offer my picks for the top 10 urban fantasy books. Now his original creation, the adventures of bram gold begins right here with an escaped unicorn running amok in nyc. When im hired to find out why a guy who went missing came back different, i soon discover the evil witch has cohorts who are. The book of joan by lidia yuknavitch originally published. Epic, heroic, urban whats the difference between fantasy. He mixes epicadventure fantasy and urban fantasy with detective noir seamlessly and its a compelling debut.
Feb 02, 2019 it was the year that felt like a decade, but at least it offered these excellent, thoughtprovoking reads to wait it out. Heres some of the best urban fantasy books to read, both classics and new releases. Urban fantasy often crosses paths with a number of genres, including alternate history, cosmic horror story, dungeon punk, gothic punk, horror, magical realism, paranormal romance, paranormal investigation, supernatural fiction and supernatural thriller. The hollows, by kim harrison books another recently completed cornerstone of urban fantasy is the rachel morgan series. Cant wait scififantasy of 2019 cant wait scififantasy of 2017 cant wait scififantasy of 2016 cant wait scififantasy of 2015 cant wait scififantasy of 2014 cant wait scififantasy of 20 cant wait scififantasy of 2012 cant wait scififantasy of 2011. Most of these are epic fantasy writing prompts, but depending on how you handle them, some of them could be used for paranormal romance, urban fantasy, or dark fantasy story ideas as well.
With a third out in february, this series is becoming a must for any urban fantasy fan. 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. The first thing that makes a good audiobook is a good book, which is why many of the titles on this list appear elsewhere in paste s best of 2018 books coverage. 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. The award recognizes the best original adventure fantasy short story in the style of fantasy greats like larry correia, mercedes lackey, elizabeth. Urban fantasy definition whats the best definition for urban fantasy genre. Gonna go broke buying all the audible books for this series. These are the fantasy books that are on my tbr this year.
Their story evolves throughout the course of a series, while fighting bad guys, and trying to make their paranormal world a. For those who may not know what it is, you can head to this post for a great guide on what is urban fantasy but, in a nutshell, i t consists of fantasy plots that play out in modern settings, for a great mix of enchanting and accessible. Here are the top ten best urban fantasy novels of 2018. Fantasyurban fantasy archives the book blogger list. Urban fantasy definition complete list of book genres.
Its basically a fantasy plot generator in list form. Sometimes its difficult to tell whether a work qualifies, but generally speaking urban fantasy is known for showing the impact of modern. Works of urban fantasy may be set in the real world and introduce aspects of fantasy, or in a fantasy world with. The black company was an influence in martins a song of fire and ice and just for that reference deserves to be read. Dec 21, 2018 the first thing that makes a good audiobook is a good book, which is why many of the titles on this list appear elsewhere in paste s best of 2018 books coverage. I most likely wont be able to read all of these books, this tbr is more of an outline to which ones i would like to read and will be. The best urban fantasy book blogs ranked by influence, up to date. Fantasy movies 2018 every fantasy movie coming out in 2018. Looking for ongoing urban fantasy series to read in 2018. Urban fantasy is fantasy in an urban setting, most often in contemporary times, and contain supernatural elements, but can take place in historical, modern, or futuristic periods.
Jan 02, 2018 the fantasy hives most anticipated books of 2018. Books in the urban fantasy genre are made up of stories that take place in a city with supernatural elements. Urban fantasy popular books on fantasy june 20, 2018 adult fantasy, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, fairies, fantasy, fantasy literature, fantasy novels, fiction, high fantasy, magical realism, science fantasy, supernatural fiction, urban fantasy. New releases in urban fantasy 10 3018 books by day. So i got dragged into urban fantasy via dresden files, and since then i have read quite a bit of that genre. The prerequisite is that they must be primarily set in a city.
Urban fantasy series recommendations and the difference. Urban extasy books download erotic online romance novels. This genre vet has authored official books in franchises like alien, star trek, firefly, supernatural, and resident evil. Almost every scififantasy and comic book adaptation in. May, 2015 whats the difference between fantasy subgenres. Urban fantasy, also sometimes called modern fantasy, is a genre that combines common fantasy conventions with a modern setting. The bone season by samantha shannon goodreads amazon. Many are from authors youve heard of, but we have several from authors youve probably never heard of. Urban fantasy is a fantastic genre of englishlanguage fiction, or a subgenre of fantasy, in which the narrative uses supernatural elements in an urban society.
Favorite urban fantasy books the technical urban fantasy definition is. Urban fantasy books best book recommendations, best. I try to read books that are unique to the urban fantasy genre so i dont get books that are typical. Jun 20, 2018 urban fantasy popular books on fantasy june 20, 2018 adult fantasy, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, fairies, fantasy, fantasy literature, fantasy novels, fiction, high fantasy, magical realism, science fantasy, supernatural fiction, urban fantasy. Works of urban fantasy may be set in the real world and introduce aspects of fantasy, or in a fantasy world with operating rules recognizably similar to ours. The genre continues to have its zealots, but more casual readers have discovered some of the preeminent authors who are making an impact, and they have helped to bolster sales. The 50 best fantasy books of the 21st century so far paste. Jane yellowrock, book the alchemist and an amaretto. This series is a delicious mix of action and romance. Many urban fantasy novels are told via a firstperson narrative, and feature supernatural beings such as vampires, shapeshifters, fairies, witches, sorcerers.
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