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Storm Front (Dresden Case Files)Storm Front (Dresden Case Files) by Jim Butcher
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.66
I love Harry Dresden. Keep re-reading them and I always find something new to laugh at.
Poison Study (Book 1 in The Study Trilogy) (MIRA)Poison Study (Book 1 in The Study Trilogy) (MIRA) by Maria V. Snyder
Buy new: £3.00 / Used from: £1.42
First in a brilliant fantasy trilogy from a new author.
Halfway to the Grave: A Night Huntress NovelHalfway to the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel by Jeaniene Frost
Buy used from: £4.51
A good book if you can make it past the awful cover. First in a series of 3 so far.
Nightlife (Roc Fantasy)Nightlife (Roc Fantasy) by Rob Thurman
Buy new: £4.69 / Used from: £1.16
Fantastic book, first in the 'Cal Leandros' series
Hunter's Moon (Gollancz S.F.)Hunter's Moon (Gollancz S.F.) by David Devereux
Buy new: £4.26 / Used from: £0.01
Very dark and gritty, but very, very good.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson)Moon Called (Mercy Thompson) by Patricia Briggs
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £1.94
Werewolves and Fae in the modern world, have also bought and enjoyed her previous 'swords and magic' style fantasy books.
BittenBitten by Kelley Armstrong
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £1.53
Start of the 'Women of the Otherworld' series
Dead Until Dark: A Sookie Stackhouse Vampire MysteryDead Until Dark: A Sookie Stackhouse Vampire Mystery by Charlaine Harris
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Has been made into a TV series in the US called 'True Blood'
Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, Book 1)Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, Book 1) by Kresley Cole
Buy new: £4.16 / Used from: £0.77
Pure romance series set in a world of vampires, lykae, fey and witches
A Big Boy Did it and Ran Away (Abacus Books)A Big Boy Did it and Ran Away (Abacus Books) by Christopher Brookmyre
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £0.01
crime with an edge of black humour, think Carl Hiaasen with a scottish accent and a british sense of humour.
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series)Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series) by J.R. Ward
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £1.19
More shameless romance, with a group of vampire warriors.
The Book ThiefThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Buy new: £3.95 / Used from: £1.94
Don't normally read books set in the war, but this was amazing, it made me cry (in a good way!). Even the boyfriend liked it when I passed it on to him.
Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1)Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1) by Robin Hobb
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £0.75
LOVE the Farseer books, esp. the way the 'Tawny Man' trilogy features the same characters as this trilogy ten years later on.
The Colour of Magic: The First Discworld Novel (A Discworld Novel)The Colour of Magic: The First Discworld Novel (A Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01
How can anyone not love Terry Pratchetts books?
Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess' StardustNeil Gaiman & Charles Vess' Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Buy used from: £45.83
'Being a romance within the realms of faerie' A beautifully illustrated version of the fairy-tale-for-grown-ups that the film was adapted from. Lovely.