James Nicoll Reviews

As with the previous core lists, here are twenty Urban Fantasies chosen entirely on the basis of merit and significance to the field¹. No implication is intended that these are the only twenty works you should consider².

• Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

• Borderline by Mishell Baker

• Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear

• War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

• Strange Toys by Patricia Geary

• The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas

• What We Do in the Shadows by Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi 

• A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark by Harry Connolly

• Stray Souls by Kate Griffin

• Blood Price by Tanya Huff

• Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber

• Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

• Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

• Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata

• Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack

• Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

• My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland

• Stay Crazy by Erika L. Satifka

• Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn

• Darker Than You Think by Jack Willamson

Persons unfamiliar with one or two of the works, congratulations! You’re one of today’s Ten Thousand!

1: There are two filtering rules: 

• Only one work per author per list

• Any given work by a particular author can appear on only one list. A given author may, however, have works on various lists but each instance of their work will be unique. 

2: NO IMPLICATION IS INTENDED THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY TWENTY WORKS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER.