Urban Fantasy
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| Snow White, Blood Red |
Some of these tales are enchanting; some are horrifying; most, like the originals, offer insight into human nature.
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 | Beagle, Peter S. |
| Tamsin |
| Tamsin is a young woman who died over 300 years ago. Jennifer is a young American transplanted to England. They are two lonely souls on opposite sides of life and death--a boundary they are both about to cross. |
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 | Block, Francesca |
| Rose and the Beast Fairy Tales Retold |
Nine fairy tales given a modern spin; a club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past, finally finds release from its curse and Beauty learns that beasts can understand more than men.
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 | Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
| Glenraven |
| What the people of Glenraven wanted was a couple of heroes who would free them from a ruler who was quite literally a monster in human guise. What the people of Glenraven got were JayJay and Sophie.They could have done worse. |
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 | Brust, Steven |
| The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars |
A story of five struggling artists persevering despite adversity is woven against a Hungarian fairy tale featuring a gypsy who tries to find the sun, moon and stars and restore them to the sky.
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 | Bull, Emma |
| War for the Oaks |
| A minor fantasy cult classic with an appealing and unusual blend of the world of rock and roll performers with the coexistent world of Faerie. |
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 | Card, Orson Scott |
| Magic Street |
| The young boy known as Mack Street lives with his adopted parents in Los Angeles, aware of his strange origins (he was found in a grocery sack) and unique and sometimes terrifying gift-the ability to dream the dreams of others. |
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 | Datlow, Ellen |
| Black Thorn, White Rose |
Sleeping Beauty and 17 other tales are reworked into something darker and more intriguing than the childhood fables we remember.
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 | de Lint, Charles |
| Jack of Kinrowan |
| In an acknowledged classic of contemporary fantasy, "Jack of Kinrowan" brings together in one volume Charles de Lint’s two-book saga of wild faerie magic on the streets of the city. |
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 | de Lint, Charles |
| Trader |
| One morning, a quiet, responsible luthier, Leonard Trader, wakes up in the body of charming ne’er-do-well Johnny Devlin |
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 | de Lint, Charles |
| Widdershins |
| Welcome to Newford where and its environs, where things and people from dreams and lore and story pass easily into the human world and draw humans into theirs. |
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 | Gaiman, Neil |
| Neverwhere |
| Richard Mayhew is an unassuming young businessman living in London, with a dull job and a pretty but demanding fiancee. Then one night he stumbles across a girl bleeding on the sidewalk. He stops to help her - and the life he knows vanishes like smoke. |
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 | Goldman, William |
| Princess Bride |
A story of pirates, evil princes, sorcerers, and, most importantly, true love. It is inconceivable not to enjoy this book even if you have to read more than just the good parts.
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 | Hamilton, Laurell K. |
| Seduced by Moonlight |
| Meredith Gentry, Los Angeles private investigator and faerie princess, continues to deal with her evil aunt’s efforts to assure that she has a child. |
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 | Huff, Tanya |
| Summon the Keeper |
Being one of Earth’s protectors is never easy, but when Claire the Keeper and Austin the cat find themselves in charge of the Elysian Fields Guesthouse Bed and Breakfast, all Hell breaks loose in the form of a gateway residing in the basement.
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 | Lackey, Mercedes |
| Fairy Godmother |
| Feisty 19-year-old Elena Klovis seems destined to be an Ella of the Cinders at the mercy of her wicked stepmother and greedy stepsisters. |
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 | Lee, Tanith |
| White as Snow |
This interpetation of "Snow White" focuses on the evil queen and provides an understanding of her giving her only daughter a poisoned apple.
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 | Maguire Gregory |
| Wicked : the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West |
In this version of Oz, people call you wicked if you tell the truth, and green-skinned Elphaba, otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West, is nothing if not honest as she strives to avenge her dear sister’s death.
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 | Maguire, Gregory |
| Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister |
What were Cinderella’s wicked stepmother and the ugly stepsisters really like?
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 | Maguire, Gregory |
| Mirror Mirror |
A vivid retelling of Snow White transposed to the Italy of the Borgias.
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 | McKillip, Patricia |
| Solstice Wood |
| A contemporary fantasy about the tangled lives mortals lead when they turn their eyes from the beauty and mystery that lie just outside of the everyday. |
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 | Murphy C. E. |
| Coyote Dreams |
| One quarter of the Seattle Police Department have fallen asleep, Joanne Walker needs to find out why and how to wake them up. |
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 | Murphy, C. E. |
| Thunderbird Falls |
| When Joanne Walker accidentally unleashes demons on Seattle, she realizes she should have learned more about controlling her powers. |
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 | Murphy, C. E. |
| Urban Shaman |
| Seattle cop Joanne Walker is being pursued by a Celtic god, and forced to acknowledge an aspect of the universe she’s never seen before. |
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 | Stemple, Adam |
| Singer of Souls |
Young guitarist and recovering druggie, Douglas McLaren decides to leave Minneapolis and visit his Grandma McLaren in Edinburgh.
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 | Tepper, Sheri |
| Beauty |
While her household falls into an enchanted sleep, Beauty is transported on her sixteenth birthday to the future and becomes a 1990s student and enjoys adventures throughout time.
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 | Tuttle, Lisa |
| Mysteries |
| What happens when people vanish mysteriously? Some never return, at least not to their families. Others can be found again...if they want to be. |
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 | Tuttle, Lisa |
| Silver Bough |
When a landslide blocks the only passage from a remote Scottish village, old legends begin to come to life.
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 | Twelve Hawks, John |
| The Dark River |
Gabriel hears that a Traveler long believed to be dead, may still be alive and trapped somewhere across the globe.
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 | Twelve Hawks, John |
| The Traveler : a novel |
Maya and Gabriel team up to battle against the forces that attempt to monitor and control society.
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 | Williams, Tad |
| The War of the Flowers |
"A masterpiece of fairy-tale worldbuilding, with a Faerie land that eerily mirrors the real world. The tone is often dark, but rich, building a wondrous set in a fascinating world, with a classic reluctant hero and a cause worth cheering for."--"Locus."
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 | Yolen, Jane |
| Briar Rose |
Rebecca’s belief that her grandmother really was Briar Rose sets Rebecca on an unforgettable path of self-discovery that will change her life forever.
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