This year I’m doing a new series on my blog: Fantasy Focus. Each month, I’m focusing on a different fantasy subgenre. Fantasy is such a broad genre with so many different things to offer. So far, there have been focuses on Comedic Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Grimdark, and Epic/High Fantasy.
This month the focus is on urban fantasy, with fantastical elements showing up in the most unexpected of places. Below is a list of urban fantasy authors to check out as well as links to all of the interviews. The list is far from complete: tell me who I need to add!
Fantasy Focus: Urban Fantasy Featuring Matthew Samuels
Fantasy Focus: Urban Fantasy Featuring C. Thomas Lafollette
Fantasy Focus: Urban Fantasy Featuring Peter Hartog
Fantasy Focus: Urban Fantasy Featuring Satyros Phil Brucato
Fantasy Focus: Urban Fantasy Featuring Jamie Jackson
Fantasy Focus: Urban Fantasy Featuring G.E. Newbegin
Ilona Andrews- Kate Daniels series
Holly Black- Book of Night
Patricia Briggs- Mercy Thompson series
Satyros Phil Brucato- Red Shoes
Jim Butcher- The Dresden Files series
Cassandra Clare- City of Bones
Neil Gaiman- Neverwhere
Kim Harrison- the Hollows series
Peter Hartog- The Guardian of Empire City series
Kevin Hearne- The Iron Druid series
Jamie Jackson- Adventures of a Villain-Leaning Humanoid series
C. Thomas Lafollette- Luke Irontree & the Last Vampire War
Seanan Mcguire- the October Daye series
G.E. Newbegin- Pyramidion
Matthew Samuels- Small Places
C.L. Schneider- Nite Fire
David R. Slayton- White Trash Warlock
Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub 
I think Holly Black’s YA The Folk of the Air trilogy (Cruel Prince) would also be considered urban fantasy! If I’m remembering correctly I think it’s set near Portland, Maine, though most of the story takes place in the land of the fae. This trilogy and Cassandra Clare’s City of Bones series are the only books I’ve read in this subgenre, ha. I’ll keep this list in mind if I want to venture over to this side of fantasy. 😉
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Good point! It’s been a while since I’ve read Cruel Prince. Have you read Black’s newest, Book of Night?
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I have not read Book of Night yet, but I received it in my Fairyloot subscription. I have seen…not a lot of good things about it, I’ll just put it that way. I haven’t read in depth any of the reviews, just skimmed the general reactions so I don’t spoil myself; but I’ll be going into it with adjust expectations. What about you–did you read it?
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I really enjoyed it, but if someone goes into it expecting it to be similar to her YA books, they won’t get what they’re hoping for. It’s very different.
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That’s good to know, I’ll keep that in mind. I did see yesterday that Holly Black will be releasing a duology about Oak, a character in her YA Cruel Prince trilogy! So that’ll be exciting!
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I like the list.
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Thank you!
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