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Best BRUTAL of Urban Fantasy

Description: Brutal celling a first book or a series, what is the best urban fantasy? (Urban fantasy is a subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary, real-world, urban settings)

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by Cassandra Clare

25,735 members

935 reviews

3.8

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Little (Grrl) Lost

by Charles de Lint

652 members

33 reviews

½ 3.6

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3

16,395 members

657 reviews

3.8

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4

by Ilona Andrews

4,562 members

249 reviews

3.8

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5

Vampire Academy

by Richelle Mead

10,348 members

369 reviews

4

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by Patricia Briggs

8,207 members

357 reviews

4.1

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7

Halfway to the Grave

by Jeaniene Frost

3,718 members

199 reviews

4

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8

Dead Witch Walking

by Kim Harrison

6,948 members

229 reviews

3.9

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by Kevin Hearne

3,870 members

300 reviews

3.9

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10

One Foot in the Grave

by Jeaniene Frost

2,664 members

130 reviews

4.1

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5,984 members

227 reviews

4

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12

Guilty Pleasures

by Laurell K. Hamilton

9,126 members

236 reviews

3.8

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13

by Kelley Armstrong

6,202 members

254 reviews

3.9

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14

by Patricia Briggs

4,725 members

175 reviews

4

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15

by Karen Marie Moning

5,003 members

262 reviews

3.9

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16

A Kiss of Shadows

by Laurell K. Hamilton

5,494 members

90 reviews

3.8

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17

First Grave on the Right

by Darynda Jones

2,326 members

210 reviews

3.8

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18

2,087 members

165 reviews

4.2

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19

Rosemary and Rue

by Seanan McGuire

3,182 members

168 reviews

½ 3.7

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20

by Faith Hunter

1,693 members

100 reviews

3.8

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21

Dead Until Dark

by Charlaine Harris

17,142 members

614 reviews

3.8

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22

by Jennifer Estep

1,419 members

107 reviews

½ 3.7

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23

Some Girls Bite

1,814 members

117 reviews

3.9

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24

by Nalini Singh

2,265 members

130 reviews

3.9

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25

by Kalayna Price

1,326 members

86 reviews

3.9

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26

by Gail Carriger

6,274 members

548 reviews

3.9

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27

by Karen Chance

2,725 members

85 reviews

½ 3.5

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28

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor

7,707 members

563 reviews

4

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29

by Ilona Andrews

1,919 members

122 reviews

3.9

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30

1,019 members

103 reviews

½ 3.7

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31

by Richelle Mead

2,143 members

112 reviews

3.9

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32

Kitty and the Midnight Hour

by Carrie Vaughn

2,975 members

165 reviews

½ 3.6

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33

A Discovery of Witches

by Deborah Harkness

14,136 members

791 reviews

3.8

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by Benedict Jacka

1,632 members

85 reviews

½ 3.6

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35

by Ilona Andrews

1,406 members

106 reviews

4

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36

Midnight's Daughter

by Karen Chance

1,302 members

53 reviews

3.9

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37

Night Pleasures

by Sherrilyn Kenyon

3,698 members

94 reviews

3.9

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38

Clockwork Angel

by Cassandra Clare

13,568 members

415 reviews

4.1

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by Rachel Vincent

1,754 members

85 reviews

½ 3.6

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40

Full Moon Rising

2,292 members

69 reviews

½ 3.5

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41

by Richelle Mead

1,573 members

72 reviews

½ 3.7

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42

Red-Headed Stepchild

1,072 members

68 reviews

½ 3.7

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43

Every Which Way But Dead

by Kim Harrison

4,747 members

80 reviews

4.1

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1,604 members

63 reviews

½ 3.6

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45

Discount Armageddon

by Seanan McGuire

1,717 members

117 reviews

3.8

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46

by C. E. Murphy

1,776 members

71 reviews

½ 3.7

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47

The Good, the Bad, and the Undead

by Kim Harrison

4,997 members

106 reviews

4.1

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48

Working for the Devil

by Lilith Saintcrow

1,524 members

54 reviews

½ 3.7

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49

Kindling the Moon

by Jenn Bennett

513 members

32 reviews

½ 3.7

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50

by Rachel Caine

1,835 members

47 reviews

½ 3.7

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by Kat Richardson

1,907 members

88 reviews

½ 3.4

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by Amanda Carlson

343 members

57 reviews

½ 3.6

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53

Mark of the Demon

by Diana Rowland

901 members

52 reviews

½ 3.7

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Beautiful Creatures

9,533 members

488 reviews

½ 3.6

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55

Tempting Danger

by Eileen Wilks

966 members

38 reviews

½ 3.7

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1,434 members

90 reviews

½ 3.7

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by Rachel Caine

3,562 members

184 reviews

3.8

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1,921 members

45 reviews

½ 3.7

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by Harry Connolly

709 members

37 reviews

½ 3.6

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60

Magic to the Bone

1,106 members

56 reviews

½ 3.5

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by Kelley Armstrong

4,203 members

96 reviews

4

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62

Dime Store Magic

by Kelley Armstrong

4,013 members

91 reviews

3.9

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63

Industrial Magic

by Kelley Armstrong

3,606 members

70 reviews

3.9

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64

Magic on the Storm

490 members

13 reviews

3.9

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65

by Kelley Armstrong

3,213 members

60 reviews

4

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66

Magic for a Price

236 members

7 reviews

4.1

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67

Magic Without Mercy

263 members

3 reviews

4

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68

by Kelley Armstrong

3,130 members

63 reviews

3.9

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69

Magic on the Line

298 members

5 reviews

4

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70

No Humans Involved

by Kelley Armstrong

2,653 members

61 reviews

4

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71

by Patricia Briggs

6,270 members

206 reviews

4.2

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72

Magic in the Blood

612 members

18 reviews

3.8

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73

by Patricia Briggs

4,922 members

186 reviews

4.2

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74

Chimes at Midnight

by Seanan McGuire

999 members

44 reviews

½ 4.3

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75

by Kelley Armstrong

2,197 members

52 reviews

3.9

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76

Living with the Dead

by Kelley Armstrong

1,785 members

50 reviews

3.8

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77

by Kelley Armstrong

1,750 members

61 reviews

4.1

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78

Magic in the Shadows

573 members

11 reviews

3.9

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79

by Patricia Briggs

5,639 members

221 reviews

4.2

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80

by Kelley Armstrong

1,072 members

42 reviews

4

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81

The Devil Inside

804 members

28 reviews

½ 3.5

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82

Magic on the Hunt

350 members

5 reviews

4

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83

Waking the Witch

by Kelley Armstrong

1,539 members

62 reviews

4

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84

by Patricia Briggs

4,207 members

147 reviews

4.2

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85

Magic at the Gate

406 members

13 reviews

4

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86

by Seanan McGuire

1,079 members

46 reviews

½ 4.3

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87

A Local Habitation

by Seanan McGuire

1,708 members

72 reviews

3.8

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88

by Patricia Briggs

2,306 members

101 reviews

4.2

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89

An Artificial Night

by Seanan McGuire

1,474 members

62 reviews

4.1

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90

by Seanan McGuire

1,311 members

51 reviews

4.2

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91

by Patricia Briggs

3,540 members

160 reviews

4.1

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92

Death's Mistress

by Karen Chance

794 members

26 reviews

4.1

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93

by Seanan McGuire

1,210 members

53 reviews

4.2

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94

by Karen Chance

423 members

25 reviews

4.1

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95

Devil's Business

by Caitlin Kittredge

121 members

4 reviews

4.1

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96

The Winter Long

by Seanan McGuire

895 members

35 reviews

½ 4.3

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by Patricia Briggs

2,722 members

119 reviews

4.2

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Dark Descendant

449 members

22 reviews

½ 3.6

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by Caitlin Kittredge

678 members

33 reviews

½ 3.3

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100

by Richelle Mead

507 members

24 reviews

½ 3.7

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