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Favourite Unknown Paranormal Novels
Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine Novel 1)Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine Novel 1) by Lilith Saintcrow
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £1.40
Great new series; futuristic, psychics and necromancers with a solid mystery. Ideal for early Anita Blake fans
Moon CalledMoon Called by Patricia Briggs
Buy used from: £2.24
Must buy urban fantasy take on werewolves with a coyote skin walker. As good as Kelley Armstrong. A must buy author and series.
Nightlife (Roc Fantasy) (Roc Fantasy)Nightlife (Roc Fantasy) (Roc Fantasy) by Rob Thurman
Buy new: £1.13 / Used from: £1.59
A very interesting new author; urban fantasy with two brothers trying to out run the fae and supernatural of New York. Good read.
BittenBitten by Kelley Armstrong
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £1.50
Kelley is firmly in the mainstream now but still doesn't get the attention her wonderful series so richly deserves. 1st of the Werewolves.
Shadows in the Darkness (Changeling)Shadows in the Darkness (Changeling) by Elaine Cunningham
Buy used from: £1.77
A fae bounty hunter set in contemporary times, a chance buy that really paid off has been likened to early Anita Blake but better.
The Devil You Know: A Felix Castor Novel (Felix Castor Novel 1)The Devil You Know: A Felix Castor Novel (Felix Castor Novel 1) by Mike Carey
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.29
New Biritsh author an alternate London where the dead rise, protagonist is Felix a freelance exorcist very strong debut novel.
Through Violet EyesThrough Violet Eyes by Stephen Woodworth
Buy new: £3.94 / Used from: £0.33
Intriguing futuristic world where clairvoyants known as violets are key witnesses in murder trials. Similar to Linda Howards' paranormals.
Serenity Falls - Book I: Writ in BloodSerenity Falls - Book I: Writ in Blood by James A. Moore
Buy new: £15.20 / Used from: £1.99
More of a 'straight' horror but very gripping account of a small american town that was cursed in puritan days.
Touch the DarkTouch the Dark by Karen Chance
Buy new: £1.18 / Used from: £1.69
A vampire novel with a psychic main character looks very promising.
The Turning (Blood Ties)The Turning (Blood Ties) by Jennifer Armintrout
Buy new: £1.65 / Used from: £1.99
Another vampire novel that looks a cut above the normal mills and boon with fangs.
War for the OaksWar for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Buy used from: £1.63
Urban fantasy with modern fae embroiled in the music biz.
Urban ShamanUrban Shaman by C E Murphy
Buy used from: £4.28
Urban fantasy again, but very good with a bounty hunter as the main character.
Something from the NightsideSomething from the Nightside by Simon R. Green
Buy used from: £0.30
He can get repetitive with his phrases, but the nightside is very addictive with good character arcs and fab secondary characters.
American GodsAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.48
The best book I have read in a long time; a slow start but very much worth the wait.
City of MasksCity of Masks by Daniel Hecht
Buy used from: £0.01
A paranormal ghost hunter who has empathic connections with spirits. A good mystery although the second in the series was better IMO.
Don of the Dead: A Pepper Martin MysteryDon of the Dead: A Pepper Martin Mystery by Casey Daniels
Buy new: £3.96 / Used from: £0.23
Cute mystery, would like to see it as a series, a bit fluffier than the other titles but a good commute book.
Undead and Unwed (Undead)Undead and Unwed (Undead) by MaryJanice Davidson
Buy new: £2.31 / Used from: £0.34
The original and best of the comic vampire genre, not for those who take their vampires too seriously. Laugh out loud funny from start to finish.
The Lamp of the Wicked (Merrily Watkins Mysteries)The Lamp of the Wicked (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) by Phil Rickman
Buy new: £2.44 / Used from: £1.85
The only book here that isn't the start of the series; this is a wonderful spooky novel with Merrily Watkins female priest and exorcist. Contains the unrestful spirit of Fred West. Cracking Mystery.
ProwlersProwlers by Christopher Golden
Targeted at teens originally but this is so well constructed grown ups will enjoy too. Werewolves and ghosts.
Dead Witch WalkingDead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Buy used from: £1.69
Alternate world where witches, vamps, and werwolves exist there are enough twists to make this original. Bounty hunter witch is main character.