Category: fantasy
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Promises To Keep
By Charles De Lint Place: Publisher & Year: Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2007 Genre: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, paranormal Series: Newford; 20 (according to NoveList) or 21 (according to Goodreads) ISBN: 9781596061262 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 173 Setting: Newford, Canada Time period: late 1960s – 1973 Plot summary: In 1972,…
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The Mystery of Grace
By Charles de Lint Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Tor, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, paranormal ISBN: 9780765317568 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 269 Setting: Solona, Arizona (along the San Pedro River and I-10) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Grace Quintero’s grandfather died, she started smoking again. Her…
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Dead as a Doornail
By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, c2005, 2006 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 5 ISBN: 9780441013333 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 295 (310 including an excerpt from the next book – Definitely Dead) Setting: Bon Temps,…
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Grave Peril
By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2001 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal, vampire Series: The Dresden Files; 3 ISBN: 9780451458445 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 378 Setting: Chicago, IL and the Nevernever Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Harry Dresden and his knight friend, Michael, have…
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Greywalker
By Kat Richardson Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, c2006, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, paranormal, vampire, mystery, suspense, thriller Series: Greywalker series; 1 ISBN: 9780451461322 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 352 Setting: Seattle, WA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Harper Blaine is a small time private investigator who…
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The Highlander’s Touch
By Karen Marie Moning Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Dell, c2000, 2007 Genres: Romance, paranormal romance, fantasy, time travel fantasy, historical fiction Series: The Highlander romances; 3 ISBN: 9780440236528 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 356 Setting: Cincinnati, Ohio and Scotland Time period: Contemporary and 1314 Plot summary: Lisa Stone works two jobs to…
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Fool Moon
By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2001 Genre: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal Series: The Dresden Files; 2 ISBN: 9780451458124 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 342 Setting: Chicago, IL and outskirts (Chicagoland) Time period: Fall 2000 Plot summary: Work has been slow for Harry Dresden, the…
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Dead to the World
By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, c2004, 2005 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, paranormal romance, romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 4 ISBN: 9780441012183 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 291 (310 including an excerpt from the next book – Dead as a Doornail) Setting:…
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