My Top 10 Detective & Urban Fantasy Series

[@mikesbookreviews]

I don't necessarily know if it is a detective series, but I'm really interested in reading Alex Verus. Jim Butcher recommended it to me while I wait for the next Dresden book.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

It’s awesome! I definitely love the character dynamics and the analysis of white and black mages in this series. I’m confident you will enjoy it

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

So many picks! Considering how much I LOVE Dresden I should really try more of these -- Alex Verus, Kate Daniels, Fetch Phillips and Shadow of a Dead God all seem well worth a try for me!

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

All solid picks I would personally recommend you!

[@Rob-ql2wf]

I'd highly recommend Skulduggery Pleasant... main series of 9 books, similar to Harry Potter it starts of more child friendly, with books 1-2 introducing the basic world building and character dynamics, but from the third book on it really starts to mature storywise

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Ohhh I’ve heard of this series before

[@akellerhouse83]

Wow. I've read every one of these except the last 2. I would also add the Iron Druid series, Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs, and The Hollows series by Kim Harrison to this list. I'm happy to hear you talk about Ilona Andrews books. I love everything I've read by them, and booktubers never talk about urban fantasy.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I LOVE Illona Andrews books!!! I have read the Rivers of London as well and most of Iron Druid. I forgot to include them

[@surpriseitsus9622]

I'm just finding this now. We have the same taste in books, urban fantasy, paranormal etc.

[@akellerhouse83]

@@surpriseitsus9622 that's cool. I wish more booktubers would talk about urban fantasy!

[@esmayrosalyne]

I have been hearing you gush about all these series for a while now so I don't know why I haven't gotten to any of them yet, shame on me!!! Alex Verus and Fetch Phillips sound the most intriguing to me atm, but they honestly all sound like such entertaining and fun romps! Thanks for the recs 🤩

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

My pleasure Esmay! I think you would really enjoy Verus.

[@MichaelRSchultheiss]

What an interesting list! I'm a tremendous Dresden fan, so I'll have to check some of these out.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Awesome!!! I love Dresden as well which is why I started reading more like it to scratch the itch

[@MichaelRSchultheiss]

@@AndrewsWizardlyReads that's a great idea! I have to say, I credit Dresden as a major influence on me as a writer: not in terms of genre (I write sword & sorcery), but with regard to fast pacing and throwing more and more complications at a character. At present I'm about 70k words into the 4th book of my Rosteval Saga, and I'm really feeling that influence. ;) My characters may not appreciate it, but I think it makes for fun story-telling.

[@wisestitch3764]

Always found UF books to be a comfort read good to get me out of a slump.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I am the same! Always fun reads.

[@jcmberne]

Wow I listened to this on 1.25 speed by accident and it's like a second cup of coffee hit me. Some great choices in here.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Lol I enjoy watching myself back at 1.5x

[@pmeredithauthor]

I loved Dresden. Haven’t read any of these! Thanks for the recommendations!

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

My pleasure!!!!

[@civoreb]

Very underrated and only found on kindle cheap for 2.99-3.99 per book is Charles L Grant’s Black Oak 5 book series. More detective supernatural horror but still a good read. I need to add a good amount of these. Also, Brian Lumley’s Necroscope is a vampire/sci fi/fantasy 14 book series thats criminally underrated. Finally Hawk & Fisher is fantasy detective strictly by Simon R Green thats worth it.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I haven’t heard of Grant Black! I’m nervous about Brian Lumley. I’m a bit of a horror chicken 🐓. I just picked up a couple Simon R Green books :)

[@curtjarrell9710]

Hi Andrew. There's a series I've only read one book in that's fascinating and noir/urban-like in the storytelling. The one I rea is The Body Library by Jeff Noon, a Joe Nyquist novel. It has the feel of Twilight Zone or Twin Peaks. A body is found murdered; its' skin covered with words which are moving. Bodies disappear, then reappear elsewhere. It's mind-blowing, so creative and fun. There are 4 novels in the series.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Ohhhhh that sounds so cool!

[@proseandcons7730]

I really want to read Duckett and Dyer!

[@GMNair]

Don't let your dreams be dreams.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

@@GMNair yesss

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I’ve read some of it already it’s great!

[@proseandcons7730]

@@AndrewsWizardlyReads awesome!! I’ve sampled it and it’s dodos promising!

[@ilanahalupovich]

Thank you. Mine essentials are Juniper Wheels by Charles de Lint and Duane Trelgade by Mercedes Lackey. Technically Laurell Hamilton 's Anita Blake and Merry Gentry are urban Fantasy detectives too... But one is a fairy princess that is too bust getting pregnant and the other is tied to an incubus and tgd books deal with her feeding habits too much for my taste.

[@Jane-w]

Can you believe I've still not read Dresden? I plan to start it later this year but you've also added a ton of others to keep on my radar afterwards.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

There a bunch of people who haven’t read it yet! Lol I understand about adding new series lol. I’ve added a ton myself.

[@J.R.Carrel]

I just just got done reading the first book in The Iron Druid series. That book was definitely heavily influenced by Dresden. A book series that's not great yet but could get there is the Alex Stern series by Leigh bardugo

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Iron Druid is one I’ve also read. I forgot to add it to the list. There is also Rivers of London which I forgot to mention 😂

[@randamnlee6259]

I can’t tell how loud I screeched when you mentioned October Daye. I love that series. It’s Irish and Scottish lore and I adore it. I love she also has a pronunciation guide even though I still be slaughtering those names. Dang my accent😂. I’d also recommend Kim Harrison The Hollows series not necessarily detective but she has problems to solve with demons elves and vampires. Also just started the Dan Shambles by Kevin Anderson- zombie detective. I’m enjoying it though I paused it to read a SciFi. Back to it then a horror I think. Plus this damn audiobook is taking forever (63hours). 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@randamnlee6259]

Also I have several of the Dresden GN. Just picked up Dog Wars. I’ll peep that soon too.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I really need to get back to the series!!! It’s been a while :)

[@ilanahalupovich]

Mike Resnick Stalking series

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I have not heard of this one

[@ilanahalupovich]

Keith Hurtman Gumshoe duology

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

That sounds good!

[@PatrickRyanBookReviews]

Dresden would like Verus... and be a little nervous around him.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Lol Probably

[@PatrickRyanBookReviews]

@@AndrewsWizardlyReads That was the rest of the quote from Butcher.

[@caitlinl2750]

Justice of kings! Traitors blade!

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Great choices in detective fantasy

[@mouktaralbert7062]

Don’t forget the tv show.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

For which series?

[@mouktaralbert7062]

@@AndrewsWizardlyReads The Dresden Files

[@z960849]

I would have love if you had chapterisze this video.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I just added them per your request

[@322aareyn]

The cover content and name of Shadow of a Dead God is eerily similar to Shadow of the Gods / Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne. I saw it on goodreads and thought it was some kind of knockoff lol

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Never even occurred to me. They are very different stories though. I have heard Shadow and Hunger are very Norse I haven't gotten around to reading them yet.

[@PatrickSamphire]

I hadn't noticed either, but I should note that Shadow of a Dead God came out a year before Shadow of the Gods. Maybe I should sue John Gwynne! 😂

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

@@PatrickSamphire lol 😆 a battle of the ages

[@PatrickSamphire]

@@AndrewsWizardlyReads Probably not a battle I should take on. Gwynne has weapons.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

@@PatrickSamphire lmao 🤣 just employ the old duck and weave. What could go wrong