🌆 Modern Magical City

Urban fantasy settings where enchantment pulses beneath familiar cityscapes, and ancient magic adapts to subway systems, skyscrapers, and late-night diners.

An Inheritance of Magic

by Benedict Jacka • 2023

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

4.09

5k+

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays 🐈 Cat Companion 🇬🇧 London Fantasy

An Inheritance of Magic 91%

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

by Benedict Jacka 2023

4.09

5k+ ratings

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays 🐈 Cat Companion 🇬🇧 London Fantasy

Battle Ground

by Jim Butcher • 2020

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

4.43

50k+

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Warfare 👑 Mantle Of Power

Battle Ground 91%

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

by Jim Butcher 2020

4.43

50k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Warfare 👑 Mantle Of Power

Three Mages and a Margarita

by Annette Marie • 2018

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

4.13

25k+

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Three Mages and a Margarita 91%

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

by Annette Marie 2018

4.13

25k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Witches of Scotland Book 2

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2022

Two witch agents probe a politician whose enchanted words crack the barriers protecting humanity.

4.22

4k+

🧙 Modern Witchcraft 🏛️ Political Fantasy 🔍 Magical Investigators 👼 Angelic Beings 📜 Ancient Grimoire

The Witches of Scotland Book 2 91%

Two witch agents probe a politician whose enchanted words crack the barriers protecting humanity.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2022

4.22

4k+ ratings

🧙 Modern Witchcraft 🏛️ Political Fantasy 🔍 Magical Investigators 👼 Angelic Beings 📜 Ancient Grimoire

An Instruction in Shadow

by Benedict Jacka • 2024

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

4.12

3k+

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

An Instruction in Shadow 91%

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

by Benedict Jacka 2024

4.12

3k+ ratings

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Cursed 91%

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

4.08

21k+ ratings

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Fated

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

3.90

32k+

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

Fated 91%

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

3.90

32k+ ratings

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

False Value

by Ben Aaronovitch • 2020

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

4.10

27k+

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

False Value 91%

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

by Ben Aaronovitch 2020

4.10

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

The Witches of Scotland Book 8

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2024

Ancient spells meet AI, the program starts killing: two witches must stop it before Scotland burns.

4.26

2k+

🖥️ Technomancy 🧙 Urban Witch Fantasy 🤖 Sentient Technology 🕵️ Covert Magical Agency 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

The Witches of Scotland Book 8 91%

Ancient spells meet AI, the program starts killing: two witches must stop it before Scotland burns.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2024

4.26

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Technomancy 🧙 Urban Witch Fantasy 🤖 Sentient Technology 🕵️ Covert Magical Agency 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson • 2017

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

4.11

3k+

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

The Flaw in All Magic 91%

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

by Ben S. Dobson 2017

4.11

3k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

Kraken

by China Miéville • 2010

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

3.62

29k+

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Kraken 91%

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

by China Miéville 2010

3.62

29k+ ratings

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Turns of Fate

by Anne Bishop • 2025

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

4.49

4k+

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Turns of Fate 90%

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

by Anne Bishop 2025

4.49

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Paper & Blood

by Kevin Hearne • 2021

A cursed sigil agent and a hobgoblin race to rescue apprentices from a monster-spawning valley.

4.19

6k+

✒️ Sigil Magic ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🃏 Trickster Sidekick ⚡ Meddling Gods

Paper & Blood 90%

A cursed sigil agent and a hobgoblin race to rescue apprentices from a monster-spawning valley.

by Kevin Hearne 2021

4.19

6k+ ratings

✒️ Sigil Magic ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🃏 Trickster Sidekick ⚡ Meddling Gods

Candle & Crow

by Kevin Hearne • 2024

Two lethal curses force a Scottish sigil agent to build a god of cheese and whisky.

4.34

3k+

🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Mythological Satire 🕊️ Reformed Deity 🕯️ Cursed Magic User 📜 Divine Bureaucracy

Candle & Crow 90%

Two lethal curses force a Scottish sigil agent to build a god of cheese and whisky.

by Kevin Hearne 2024

4.34

3k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Mythological Satire 🕊️ Reformed Deity 🕯️ Cursed Magic User 📜 Divine Bureaucracy

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front 90%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

The Society of Unknowable Objects

by Gareth Brown • 2025

Magic is real, hidden in a London bookshop. A killer knows, and he's coming for it.

3.84

15k+

🕵️ Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Magical Artifacts 📚 Book About Books ☕ Cozy Bookshop Energy 🧵 Living Artifact

The Society of Unknowable Objects Summary

The Society of Unknowable Objects 90%

Magic is real, hidden in a London bookshop. A killer knows, and he's coming for it.

by Gareth Brown 2025

3.84

15k+ ratings

🕵️ Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Magical Artifacts 📚 Book About Books ☕ Cozy Bookshop Energy 🧵 Living Artifact

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors

by Annette Marie • 2020

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

4.22

7k+

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors Summary

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors 90%

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.22

7k+ ratings

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

Proven Guilty

by Jim Butcher • 2006

Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.

4.39

130k+

🧙‍♂️ Wizard Detective 🕵️ Urban Fantasy Noir 👹 Fear-Eating Monsters 🧓 Reluctant Mentor ✨ Corrupting Magic

Proven Guilty 90%

Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.

by Jim Butcher 2006

4.39

130k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Wizard Detective 🕵️ Urban Fantasy Noir 👹 Fear-Eating Monsters 🧓 Reluctant Mentor ✨ Corrupting Magic

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Three Kinds of Lucky 90%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Something from the Nightside

by Simon R. Green • 2003

A PI chases a runaway into hidden London's endless night, where old enemies wait.

3.78

26k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🏙️ Hidden Magical London 💡 Neon Noir 🤫 Client With Secrets 🥃 Damaged Detective

Something from the Nightside 90%

A PI chases a runaway into hidden London's endless night, where old enemies wait.

by Simon R. Green 2003

3.78

26k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🏙️ Hidden Magical London 💡 Neon Noir 🤫 Client With Secrets 🥃 Damaged Detective

White Night

by Jim Butcher • 2007

A killer stalks Chicago's witches. The prime suspect is wizard PI Harry Dresden's own brother.

4.38

128k+

🔮 Wizard Detective 🩸 Vampire Conspiracy 🌃 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Supernatural Whodunit ⚰️ Serial Killer

White Night 90%

A killer stalks Chicago's witches. The prime suspect is wizard PI Harry Dresden's own brother.

by Jim Butcher 2007

4.38

128k+ ratings

🔮 Wizard Detective 🩸 Vampire Conspiracy 🌃 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Supernatural Whodunit ⚰️ Serial Killer

Death Masks

by Jim Butcher • 2003

Fallen angels plan a plague, a vampire demands a duel, and one wizard must survive both.

4.29

149k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 😈 Fallen Angels ⚔️ Holy Knights 🔍 Artifact Hunt ⚡ Supernatural Duel

Death Masks 90%

Fallen angels plan a plague, a vampire demands a duel, and one wizard must survive both.

by Jim Butcher 2003

4.29

149k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 😈 Fallen Angels ⚔️ Holy Knights 🔍 Artifact Hunt ⚡ Supernatural Duel

Two Witches and a Whiskey

by Annette Marie • 2019

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

4.32

14k+

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family ✨ Magical Bonds 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Two Witches and a Whiskey 90%

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

by Annette Marie 2019

4.32

14k+ ratings

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family ✨ Magical Bonds 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Stolen Wizard

by Peter J. Woods • 2023

Demons hunt a sleeping student. A merciless wizard trains him as the city's secret weapon.

4.30

391

🧙 Magical Mentorship 🏙️ Hidden Magical World 🧠 Psychic Abilities 🖤 Found Family 🔍 Supernatural Investigation

The Stolen Wizard 90%

Demons hunt a sleeping student. A merciless wizard trains him as the city's secret weapon.

by Peter J. Woods 2023

4.30

391 ratings

🧙 Magical Mentorship 🏙️ Hidden Magical World 🧠 Psychic Abilities 🖤 Found Family 🔍 Supernatural Investigation

Amongst Our Weapons

by Ben Aaronovitch • 2022

Impossible London murders lead detective-wizard Peter Grant to an angel forged by the Inquisition.

4.32

21k+

🚔 Police Procedural Fantasy 🔍 Occult Detective 🏙️ Secret Magical London 🧙 Apprentice Wizard 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Amongst Our Weapons 90%

Impossible London murders lead detective-wizard Peter Grant to an angel forged by the Inquisition.

by Ben Aaronovitch 2022

4.32

21k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural Fantasy 🔍 Occult Detective 🏙️ Secret Magical London 🧙 Apprentice Wizard 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

A Magical Girl Retires

by Park Seolyeon • 2022

A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.

3.54

12k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🌟 Not The Chosen One 💫 Sapphic Slow Burn ⚡ Trauma And Magic 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

A Magical Girl Retires 90%

A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.

by Park Seolyeon 2022

3.54

12k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🌟 Not The Chosen One 💫 Sapphic Slow Burn ⚡ Trauma And Magic 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

Shadowshaper

by Daniel José Older • 2015

A Brooklyn teen discovers her family channels spirits through art. An outsider hunts them.

3.74

11k+

🎨 Art Magic 🌎 Latino Fantasy 🧬 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏚️ Gentrification As Threat 👻 Spooky Urban Fantasy

Shadowshaper 90%

A Brooklyn teen discovers her family channels spirits through art. An outsider hunts them.

by Daniel José Older 2015

3.74

11k+ ratings

🎨 Art Magic 🌎 Latino Fantasy 🧬 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏚️ Gentrification As Threat 👻 Spooky Urban Fantasy

Summer Knight

by Jim Butcher • 2003

Dresden must solve a faerie murder for the Winter Queen before the courts' war destroys Chicago.

4.26

165k+

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🧙 Wizard Private Eye 🕶️ Noir Atmosphere 💔 Lost Love Returns 🌃 Urban Chicago Setting

Summer Knight 90%

Dresden must solve a faerie murder for the Winter Queen before the courts' war destroys Chicago.

by Jim Butcher 2003

4.26

165k+ ratings

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🧙 Wizard Private Eye 🕶️ Noir Atmosphere 💔 Lost Love Returns 🌃 Urban Chicago Setting

Redneck Revenant

by David R. Slayton • 2025

A dead woman returns to her husband's kitchen. A warlock knows resurrection never comes free.

4.29

701

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Memory Magic 👑 Elven Court Intrigue 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🩸 Generational Curse

Redneck Revenant 90%

A dead woman returns to her husband's kitchen. A warlock knows resurrection never comes free.

by David R. Slayton 2025

4.29

701 ratings

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Memory Magic 👑 Elven Court Intrigue 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🩸 Generational Curse

The Witches of Scotland Book 4

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2023

To save humanity's collective memory, a novice witch must survive three lethal magical trials.

4.20

2k+

🏫 Witch Academy 🧙 Modern Witch ⚔️ Magical Trials 👻 Possession 💗 Found Family

The Witches of Scotland Book 4 90%

To save humanity's collective memory, a novice witch must survive three lethal magical trials.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2023

4.20

2k+ ratings

🏫 Witch Academy 🧙 Modern Witch ⚔️ Magical Trials 👻 Possession 💗 Found Family

Ink & Sigil

by Kevin Hearne • 2020

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

4.14

11k+

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist 🔍 Magical Investigation 👥 Found Family

Ink & Sigil 90%

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

by Kevin Hearne 2020

4.14

11k+ ratings

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist 🔍 Magical Investigation 👥 Found Family

The Alchemyst

by Michael Scott • 2007

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

3.86

168k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Alchemyst 90%

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

by Michael Scott 2007

3.86

168k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

Grave Peril

by Jim Butcher • 2001

When Chicago's ghosts go berserk, a wizard traces the mayhem to a vampire queen's deadly invitation.

4.13

180k+

🧙 Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Narrator

Grave Peril 90%

When Chicago's ghosts go berserk, a wizard traces the mayhem to a vampire queen's deadly invitation.

by Jim Butcher 2001

4.13

180k+ ratings

🧙 Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Narrator

Secondhand Luck

by Kim Harrison • 2026

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

4.09

954

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond 🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Oppressive Hierarchy

Secondhand Luck 90%

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

by Kim Harrison 2026

4.09

954 ratings

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond 🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Oppressive Hierarchy

City of Stairs

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2014

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

4.10

41k+

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

City of Stairs 90%

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

Hexed

by Kevin Hearne • 2011

Hexed by witches, a Druid must survive a war of magic, demons, and flirtatious gods.

4.22

66k+

🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🌿 Druidic Magic 📚 Mentor And Apprentice 🧙‍♀️ Coven War 🧛 Vampire Ally

Hexed 90%

Hexed by witches, a Druid must survive a war of magic, demons, and flirtatious gods.

by Kevin Hearne 2011

4.22

66k+ ratings

🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🌿 Druidic Magic 📚 Mentor And Apprentice 🧙‍♀️ Coven War 🧛 Vampire Ally

Burn for Me

by Ilona Andrews • 2014

Hunting a pyrokinetic killer to save her family, a PI must trust a telekinetic war criminal.

4.29

76k+

🔍 Magical Detective 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero ⚡ Hidden Powers Awakening 👑 Magical Aristocracy

Burn for Me 90%

Hunting a pyrokinetic killer to save her family, a PI must trust a telekinetic war criminal.

by Ilona Andrews 2014

4.29

76k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Detective 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero ⚡ Hidden Powers Awakening 👑 Magical Aristocracy

Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections

by Annette Marie • 2021

A psychic illusionist and a principled sorceress must survive a demon guild's scheme and attraction.

4.24

5k+

🕵️ Detective Urban Fantasy 💕 Slow Burn Romance ❤️ Partners To Lovers 📜 Demonic Contracts 🎭 Illusion Magic

Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections Summary

Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections 90%

A psychic illusionist and a principled sorceress must survive a demon guild's scheme and attraction.

by Annette Marie 2021

4.24

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Detective Urban Fantasy 💕 Slow Burn Romance ❤️ Partners To Lovers 📜 Demonic Contracts 🎭 Illusion Magic

Damned Souls and a Sangria

by Annette Marie • 2020

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

4.48

9k+

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals 🌍 Human In Magical World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Damned Souls and a Sangria 90%

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.48

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals 🌍 Human In Magical World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Small Favor

by Jim Butcher • 2008

Wizard Harry Dresden owes Mab a favor: find a vanished crime lord before Summer's killers do.

4.43

118k+

🔍 Wizard Detective ❄️ Fae Debt 😈 Fallen Angel Villains ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Supernatural Noir

Small Favor 90%

Wizard Harry Dresden owes Mab a favor: find a vanished crime lord before Summer's killers do.

by Jim Butcher 2008

4.43

118k+ ratings

🔍 Wizard Detective ❄️ Fae Debt 😈 Fallen Angel Villains ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Supernatural Noir

Trapped

by Kevin Hearne • 2012

A Druid's apprentice needs her binding rite. The gods have turned Olympus into a trap.

4.27

46k+

🏛️ Mythological Mashup ⚔️ God Slayer 🧙 Mentor And Apprentice 🏰 Fae Court Politics 🐕 Animal Companion

Trapped 90%

A Druid's apprentice needs her binding rite. The gods have turned Olympus into a trap.

by Kevin Hearne 2012

4.27

46k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Mashup ⚔️ God Slayer 🧙 Mentor And Apprentice 🏰 Fae Court Politics 🐕 Animal Companion

The Book of Doors

by Gareth Brown • 2024

A bookseller's inherited book opens doors to anywhere, but a deadly collector wants it for herself.

4.03

111k+

📚 Magical Books 🚪 Portal Magic 📖 Bookstore Life 👥 Found Family ✨ Everyday Magic

The Book of Doors 90%

A bookseller's inherited book opens doors to anywhere, but a deadly collector wants it for herself.

by Gareth Brown 2024

4.03

111k+ ratings

📚 Magical Books 🚪 Portal Magic 📖 Bookstore Life 👥 Found Family ✨ Everyday Magic

Ghost Story

by Jim Butcher • 2011

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

4.25

107k+

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Ghost Story 90%

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

by Jim Butcher 2011

4.25

107k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Druid Vices and a Vodka

by Annette Marie • 2020

A non-magical bartender breaks a druid out of magical custody before his secrets doom her guild.

4.38

10k+

🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🌿 Druid Magic 🦋 Fae Bargains

Druid Vices and a Vodka 90%

A non-magical bartender breaks a druid out of magical custody before his secrets doom her guild.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.38

10k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🌿 Druid Magic 🦋 Fae Bargains

The Witches of Scotland

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2022

His magic locked away at birth. A witch hunt is coming, and silence won't protect him.

3.94

8k+

🟣 Crystal Magic 🏫 Witch Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Inheritance

The Witches of Scotland 90%

His magic locked away at birth. A witch hunt is coming, and silence won't protect him.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2022

3.94

8k+ ratings

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by Annette Marie • 2020

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4.40

9k+

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Lost Talismans and a Tequila 90%

Her demon-possessed friend is dying. To save him, she must unearth a magical massacre's secrets.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.40

9k+ ratings

👥 Found Family 🔗 Demon-Human Bond 🌙 Human Among Mages 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🏙️ Hidden Magic Society

Neverwhere

by Neil Gaiman • 1996

A Londoner's kindness erases his life, stranding him in a magical, deadly city beneath the streets.

4.16

564k+

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Neverwhere 90%

A Londoner's kindness erases his life, stranding him in a magical, deadly city beneath the streets.

by Neil Gaiman 1996

4.16

564k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden London 🦸 Unlikely Hero 🤝 Found Family 😇 Fallen Angel

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by Jim Butcher • 2004

A wizard detective investigates a curse that kills through freak accidents on an adult film set.

4.29

140k+

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Blood Rites 90%

A wizard detective investigates a curse that kills through freak accidents on an adult film set.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.29

140k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👥 Hidden Sibling ❤️ Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Weaveworld

by Clive Barker • 1987

A young man finds a world woven into a carpet. The force that unmade it wakes.

4.13

34k+

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Weaveworld 89%

A young man finds a world woven into a carpet. The force that unmade it wakes.

by Clive Barker 1987

4.13

34k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧵 Hidden Magical World 🎭 False Prophet 👼 Angel Mythology 🥀 Dark Fairy Tale

Shorefall

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2020

After stealing the magic of creation, a thief's crew must face an ancient god's return.

4.03

26k+

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Shorefall 89%

After stealing the magic of creation, a thief's crew must face an ancient god's return.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2020

4.03

26k+ ratings

💰 Heist Fantasy ⚙️ Magitech 🕉️ Ancient Gods Return 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Leads

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