The Rise of Urban Fantasy
Jo Warne
In 2003, I walked into an obscure little shop, away from the main drag in Parramatta (just west of Sydney). I was attracted to the Buffy display in the window.…
urban fantasy
Going Old School: Re-Re-Defining Urban Fantasy
Chloe Smith
I have a confession: I have not always maintained my current, high-intensity level of fantasy fandom. There was a period (which coincided with several years of full-time school), during which…
Subgenre Bingo – Urban Fantasy
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
After epic fantasy and sword and sorcery (widely considered the staples of the fantasy genre), it is now time to breeze on over to something a little more modern. There…
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Chelsea Haller
My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I’m a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I…
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Itachimaru
John Smith is not your average teenager. He regularly moves from small town to small town. He changes his name and identity. He does not put down roots. He cannot…
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Jennie Ivins
Chicago’s mean streets are probably the last place you’d think to look for a fully certified, practicing wizard, but that’s exactly where Harry Dresden decided to set up shop. You’d…