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*''[[War for the Oaks]]'' and ''[[Finder (novel)|Finder]]'', by [[Emma Bull]] | *''[[War for the Oaks]]'' and ''[[Finder (novel)|Finder]]'', by [[Emma Bull]] | ||
* Rachel Caine, Weather Warden series; Glass Houses | |||
*''[[The Kingdom of Kevin Malone]]'' & the [[Sorcery Hall Trilogy]] by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]] | *''[[The Kingdom of Kevin Malone]]'' & the [[Sorcery Hall Trilogy]] by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]] | ||
*''[[Steel Rose]]'' & ''[[Crystal Sage]]'', by [[Kara Dalkey]] | *''[[Steel Rose]]'' & ''[[Crystal Sage]]'', by [[Kara Dalkey]] | ||
*''[[Tam Lin]]'' & ''[[Juniper, Gentian and Rosemary]]'', by [[Pamela Dean]] | *''[[Tam Lin]]'' & ''[[Juniper, Gentian and Rosemary]]'', by [[Pamela Dean]] | ||
*many works by [[Charles de Lint]] | *many works by [[Charles de Lint]] | ||
*''[[Neverwhere]]'' | *''[[Neverwhere]]'' and other books by [[Neil Gaiman]] | ||
* [[Laura Ann Gilman]], Retrievers series (Staying Dead, Curse of the Dark, Bring It On) | |||
*''[[The Dream Years]]'' and ''[[Tourists (novel)|Tourists]]'', by [[Lisa Goldstein]] | *''[[The Dream Years]]'' and ''[[Tourists (novel)|Tourists]]'', by [[Lisa Goldstein]] | ||
*''[[Brown Girl in the Ring]]'', by [[Nalo Hopkinson]] | *''[[Brown Girl in the Ring]]'', by [[Nalo Hopkinson]] | ||
*many works by [[Diana Wynne Jones]] | |||
*several works by [[Mercedes Lackey]] | *several works by [[Mercedes Lackey]] | ||
*''[[Changer (novel)|Changer]]'' and ''[[Legends Walking]]'', by [[Jane Lindskold]] | *''[[Changer (novel)|Changer]]'' and ''[[Legends Walking]]'', by [[Jane Lindskold]] | ||
*''[[Tea with the Black Dragon]]'', by [[R.A. MacAvoy]] | *''[[Tea with the Black Dragon]]'', by [[R.A. MacAvoy]] | ||
* C. E. Murphy, Urban Shaman series | |||
* Kat Richardson, Greywalker | |||
* Carrie Vaughn | |||
*the Borderland and Bordertown anthologies edited by [[Terri Windling]] & [[Mark Alan Arnold]] | *the Borderland and Bordertown anthologies edited by [[Terri Windling]] & [[Mark Alan Arnold]] | ||
[[category:Genres]] | [[category:Genres]] | ||
[[Category:Fantasy]] | [[Category:Fantasy]] | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 17 April 2007
Key indicator is mix of fairy tale elements (often seen in pastoral or rural settings) with specifically urban elements; a recognizable city, skyscrapers, public transit, congestion, large populations, urban blight, etc.
Works of Urban Fantasy
- War for the Oaks and Finder, by Emma Bull
- Rachel Caine, Weather Warden series; Glass Houses
- The Kingdom of Kevin Malone & the Sorcery Hall Trilogy by Suzy McKee Charnas
- Steel Rose & Crystal Sage, by Kara Dalkey
- Tam Lin & Juniper, Gentian and Rosemary, by Pamela Dean
- many works by Charles de Lint
- Neverwhere and other books by Neil Gaiman
- Laura Ann Gilman, Retrievers series (Staying Dead, Curse of the Dark, Bring It On)
- The Dream Years and Tourists, by Lisa Goldstein
- Brown Girl in the Ring, by Nalo Hopkinson
- many works by Diana Wynne Jones
- several works by Mercedes Lackey
- Changer and Legends Walking, by Jane Lindskold
- Tea with the Black Dragon, by R.A. MacAvoy
- C. E. Murphy, Urban Shaman series
- Kat Richardson, Greywalker
- Carrie Vaughn
- the Borderland and Bordertown anthologies edited by Terri Windling & Mark Alan Arnold