Adult urban fantasy - what next after Paul Cornell and Ben Aaronovitch?

[ClockwiseCat]

Have read London's Falling and Severed Sister by Paul Cornell and working my way through the Rivers of London series. Enjoyed / enjoying both in different ways but has anyone got any ideas for what to read next?

[cdtaylornats]

Harry Dresden books by Jim Butcher or the Nightingale series by Simon R. Green.

Similar settings to Rivers of London although the Nightingale ones are closer in style.

[ClockwiseCat]

Thanks :) I read the Dresden ones years ago - had forgotten all about them! I will definitely look out for the Nightingale series - not the same Nightingale that Ben Aaronovitch writes about is it?

[ClockwiseCat]

I should say as well that they don't have to be crime but I'm not into romance books or wildly out there fantasy so definitely looking for urban or near world fantasy.

[Takver]

The City and the City by China Mieville, one of the best books I've read in ages (I haven't enjoyed his others so much though)

[TabbyM]

Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus series, starting with Fated, now like them more than Harry Dresden as I can't keep track over so many people.

[TurboTheChicken]

Have you read any Christopher Fowler?

[weebarra]

Yes to Benedict Jacka!

[Takver]

A couple of old ones, which you've probably read, but worth looking at if not - Intervention by Julian May (personally I much prefer this to the more straight-up fantasy of the Pliocene set books), and also the Amber books by Roger Zelazny (maybe too swords-and-sorcery though, but Corwin is a great hero)

[crispsarenotoneofyour5aday]

I enjoyed Rivers of London and am now reading Jon Rosenberg's Hidden Academy series. Absolutely LOVE Jasper Fforde - if Swindon counts as urban!

[munchkinmaster]

What a geeky thread!

[fuzzpig]

I was going to recommend Jacka too! DH loves them and the Aaronovitch series.

Will be noting down the other names, thanks :o

[Tanaqui]

Oh I love zelazny.

Liked the idea of rivers of London but it didn't quite click for me.

Have you read Gaiman's American Gods?

[WhenMarnieWasThere]

The Ilona Andrews Magic Bites/Burns/Bleeds etc books are cracking good reads.

Magic, vampires, shapeshifters etc but with a different take on it to the usual. I love them.

[ClockwiseCat]

Brilliant coming back to this thread and finding so many answers. Thanks!

[munchkinmaster]

tamaqui
Totally boycotting gaiman since he sold those peoples souls to the devil

[ClockwiseCat]

Yes, I'm dying to ask what the Paul Cornell fans made of the whole Neil Gaiman thing. I found it a bit weird and obsequious if I'm honest. I'd rather that he had a) used a less famous author or b) made up an author!

[ClockwiseCat]

Being deliberately vague to avoid spoilers!

[Tanukisan]

Ooh, Charles Stross' Laundry series would be right up your street, I think!

[mimiasovitch]

I love all of the above, plus The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearn, and The Hellequin books by Steve McHugh. Ooooh, The Felix Castor novels are good too (quick google of author), by Mike Carey. Off to look up Charles Stross now.