Paranormal & Urban Fantasy

[kitara3388]

Okay seriously awesome list.  I have read about 3/4 of them.  I'll have to get the rest!

beck

[PhyllisJ]

Tig wrote--

Those books are wonderful. But be ware she is harsh on the side characters, don't get too attached. They get maimed and killed often.

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Thanks for the warning, I will keep that in mind. 

[TiggerBear]

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PhyllisJ wrote:
TiggerBear wrote--

Hmm I always put the Hendee series in just fantasy. The period isn't morden. 

I put  the wonderful Tamara Siler Jones ghost series there too, just because of the period it was written in.

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Hi Tig -

First I have heard of Tamara Siler Jones ghost series, I looked them up and they sound very good.  I think I am going to order them and read them.

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Those books are wonderful. But be ware she is harsh on the side characters, don't get too attached. They get maimed and killed often.

[PhyllisJ]

TiggerBear wrote--

Hmm I always put the Hendee series in just fantasy. The period isn't morden. 

I put  the wonderful Tamara Siler Jones ghost series there too, just because of the period it was written in.

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Hi Tig -

First I have heard of Tamara Siler Jones ghost series, I looked them up and they sound very good.  I think I am going to order them and read them.

[TiggerBear]

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PhyllisJ wrote:
Paul wrote--

Great list! I've never read Colleen Gleason or Raven Hart before so I just added those authors to my "to read" list. Thanks!

Also, Barb and J.C. Hendee... I really enjoy the Noble Dead novels but, geez, do I consider them paranormal fantasy?  I guess I should but, for whatever reasons, my mind puts that series into conventional fantasy. Still, great series!

Seriously, was 2008 a great year for paranormal fantasy or what?

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Hi Paul,

Now that you mention it, I think that the Noble Dead novels, should be conventional fantasy, not paranormal fantasy.  I guess I was thinking vampires and lumped it in right along with paranormal fantasy. I think I should add that over in the fantasy section.  :
 

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Hmm I always put the Hendee series in just fantasy. The period isn't morden. 

I put  the wonderful Tamara Siler Jones ghost series there too, just because of the period it was written in.

[PhyllisJ]

Paul wrote--

Great list! I've never read Colleen Gleason or Raven Hart before so I just added those authors to my "to read" list. Thanks!

Also, Barb and J.C. Hendee... I really enjoy the Noble Dead novels but, geez, do I consider them paranormal fantasy?  I guess I should but, for whatever reasons, my mind puts that series into conventional fantasy. Still, great series!

Seriously, was 2008 a great year for paranormal fantasy or what?

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Hi Paul,

Now that you mention it, I think that the Noble Dead novels, should be conventional fantasy, not paranormal fantasy.  I guess I was thinking vampires and lumped it in right along with paranormal fantasy. I think I should add that over in the fantasy section.  :
 

[kitkat3ny]

Paul, I will definitely put Devon on my TBR list.

[paulgoatallen]

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PhyllisJ wrote:

Okay Paul, here is my list for 2008 so far.

1.   Outlaw Demon Wails by  Kim Harrison

2.   One Foot in the Grave by Jeanniene Frost

3.   Haunted Lily - The Nightmare Ball by Sidney Fox

4.   Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason

5.   Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson

6.   Storm Born by Richelle Mead

7.   Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead

8.   The Vampires Betrayal by Raven Hart

9.   Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

10. Legacy by Jeanne Stein

11. Personal Demons by Stacia Kane

12. Child of a Dead God (The Noble Dead) by Barb and J.C. Hendee

13. Spectre by Phaedra Weldon

14. Nightwalker by Jocelyn Drake

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Phyl:

Great list! I've never read Colleen Gleason or Raven Hart before so I just added those authors to my "to read" list. Thanks!

Also, Barb and J.C. Hendee... I really enjoy the Noble Dead novels but, geez, do I consider them paranormal fantasy?  I guess I should but, for whatever reasons, my mind puts that series into conventional fantasy. Still, great series!

Seriously, was 2008 a great year for paranormal fantasy or what?

Paul 

[PhyllisJ]

Okay Paul, here is my list for 2008 so far.

1.   Outlaw Demon Wails by  Kim Harrison

2.   One Foot in the Grave by Jeanniene Frost

3.   Haunted Lily - The Nightmare Ball by Sidney Fox

4.   Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason

5.   Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson

6.   Storm Born by Richelle Mead

7.   Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead

8.   The Vampires Betrayal by Raven Hart

9.   Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

10. Legacy by Jeanne Stein

11. Personal Demons by Stacia Kane

12. Child of a Dead God (The Noble Dead) by Barb and J.C. Hendee

13. Spectre by Phaedra Weldon

14. Nightwalker by Jocelyn Drake

I wasn't able to stop at 10 either and this year isn't over yet. 

Message Edited by PhyllisJ on 11-30-2008 08:20 PM

[paulgoatallen]

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kitkat3ny wrote:

Paul when you get to T.A. Pratt read in order: 

Blood Engines, Poison Sleep, Dead Reign

Angie Fox is pretty good.  Lots of action and pretty funny.  There were times I was reading at work on lunch and wound up really laughing-out-loud.

Have you posted an official review of Devon Monk's Magic to the Bone?  I'm eyeing it on Kindle. 

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Kat:

Will do on T.A. Pratt – I was planning on reading all three if possible.

I didn't write an "official" review for the Devon Monk release but my two cents – actually, it's probably a quarter – is on the Magic to the Bone thread, which is around here somewhere. I liked it but I thought the main character was a little two-dimensional. Hopefully Ms. Monk will "flesh her out" in future installments! I'd definitely suggest it to you though –Devon Monk is a new writer and she definitely has some potential.

Paul 

[kitkat3ny]

Paul when you get to T.A. Pratt read in order: 

Blood Engines, Poison Sleep, Dead Reign

Angie Fox is pretty good.  Lots of action and pretty funny.  There were times I was reading at work on lunch and wound up really laughing-out-loud.

Have you posted an official review of Devon Monk's Magic to the Bone?  I'm eyeing it on Kindle. 

Message Edited by kitkat3ny on 11-29-2008 11:40 AM

Message Edited by kitkat3ny on 11-29-2008 11:42 AM

[paulgoatallen]

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kitkat3ny wrote:

1. The Outlaw Demon Wails, Kim Harrison

2.  Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews

3.  Succubus On Top, Richelle Mead

4.  Hotter Than Hell, Jackie Kessler

5.  Succubus Dreams, Richelle Mead

6.  Iron Kissed, Patricia Briggs

7.  Pure Blood, Caitlin Kittredge

8.  Pleasure Unbound, Larissa Ione

9.  Dead Reign, T.A. Pratt

10. One Foot in the Grave, Jeaniene Frost

11. The Accidental Demon Slayer, Angie Fox 

12.  Happy Hour of the Damned, Mark Henry

13.  Dragon Wytch, Yasmine Galenorn

14.  Darkling, Yasmine Galenorn

Sorry.....I couldn't stop at ten.

Message Edited by kitkat3ny on 11-28-2008 02:09 PM

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Kat:

I had the same problem you did at stopping at ten. It's virtually impossible! Anyway, the only authors on your list that I haven't read yet are T.A. Pratt (who I'll be reading soon) and Angie Fox, who I have yet to "experience." 

Paul 

[kitkat3ny]

1. The Outlaw Demon Wails, Kim Harrison

2.  Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews

3.  Succubus On Top, Richelle Mead

4.  Hotter Than Hell, Jackie Kessler

5.  Succubus Dreams, Richelle Mead

6.  Iron Kissed, Patricia Briggs

7.  Pure Blood, Caitlin Kittredge

8.  Pleasure Unbound, Larissa Ione

9.  Dead Reign, T.A. Pratt

10. One Foot in the Grave, Jeaniene Frost

11. The Accidental Demon Slayer, Angie Fox 

12.  Happy Hour of the Damned, Mark Henry

13.  Dragon Wytch, Yasmine Galenorn

14.  Darkling, Yasmine Galenorn

Sorry.....I couldn't stop at ten.

Message Edited by kitkat3ny on 11-28-2008 02:09 PM

[dragonchica]

I'm a Jeaniene Frost and Richelle Mead junkie all the way!!! They're books are like Reese's peanut butter cups, very addicting!!

Caprice

[KatRichardson]

Mmm... chocolate covered salted caramels....

[Stacia_Kane]

It is totally like a salt lick. For egos.

[Nelsmom]

Paul,

Maybe you need to set out an assortment of chocolates and then see them flock in.   I mean salt is fine but with these Dears you might want to add chocolates too.

Toni

[paulgoatallen]

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Jeaniene_Frost wrote:
Hey Paul, so flattered to make it into your top ten! Considering all the great reads on the forum this past year, I take that as a very special compliment .

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Jeaniene:

You're awesome. Your books are awesome. Even your name is awesome. Nuff said.

Paul 

[Jeaniene_Frost]

Hey Paul, so flattered to make it into your top ten! Considering all the great reads on the forum this past year, I take that as a very special compliment .

[paulgoatallen]

Geez, check out all of the author posts on this thread! If bestselling paranormal fantasy novelists were deer then this thread would be a... salt lick.

Paul