Long Lost by Jacqueline West Genre: Supernatural Mystery Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: May 11, 2021 Review Long Lost tells two parallel stories about two pairs of sisters. Fiona and Arden live in the modern world, and the family has just moved to a new town in the interest of furthering Arden’s promising skating …
Lore by Alexandra Bracken Genre: Urban fantasy Age category: Young adult Release Date: January 4, 2021 Review Editor’s Note: This review has been trimmed for mild spoilers and will be updated in a few weeks. This is a book that is designed to feel epic, and it succeeds. In this world, it’s possible to take …
Darin Kennedy is the author of over twenty books, including one of my favorite recent reads, The Mussorgsky Riddle. The novel is the first of his Fugue & Fable trilogy. I confess, most of the fiction I’ve been consuming lately has been either in the form of an audiobook or helpfully read to me by …
What is Urban Fantasy Magazine? The original UFM was a magazine of short fiction, book reviews, interviews, and discussion of the genre. It was put on indefinite hiatus in 2016, and the domain UrbanFantasyMagazine.com expired in 2018. I was the editor for the latter half of its life and re-purchased the domain when it became …
A list of books by previous Urban Fantasy Magazine authors and staff: Emily C. Skaftun Michael T. Banker H.L. Fullerton Samuel Marzioli L. D. Colter Rati Mehrotra Jonathan Maberry Wendy Hammer Eleanor R. Wood David Tallerman Daniel J. Davis Emily B Cataneo Rhiannon Held Mike Resnick Katrina S. Forest Jordan Ellinger & Frances Silversmith
Carol Anne Douglas is an author who has loved Shakespeare since she watched A Midsummer Night’s Dream when she was a child. She identifies with the character Nick Bottom because she wants to play every part, which only a writer can do. She is an avid reader of Arthurian and Shakespearean literature. Her previous fantasy … Continue reading
Fighter Fred and the Dungeon of Doom by Jason A. Holt Genre: Fantasy, Humor Age category: Adult Release Date: August 1, 2019 Review This book left me feeling…conflicted. Amused, but conflicted. On one hand, it made me laugh out loud quite a few times. On the other hand, I feel if the book were stronger, … Continue reading
Devon Taylor was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and currently lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and two daughters. His day job consists of sneaking around the house with ninja-like stealth to avoid waking up his kids. When not writing, reading, or tediously typing out text messages with all the correct spelling and punctuation, he … Continue reading
Exile in Darkness by Annalisa Carr Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy Age category: Adult Release Date: February 22, 2019 Heritage and magic matter to the London covens. Aristocratic witch, Isabella Pethany, has heritage but not magic. Underworld powerbroker, amnesiac vampire Maldit, has magic but no heritage. Lukas Sindis, coven sorcerer and famous psychopath, has both. Isabella knows her null magic … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: It’s hard to believe, but October 1st (the official start of planning your NaNo novel) is a mere six weeks away. We’ve got some fun stuff in store for the months ahead, but if you’re unfamiliar with the event, read on for an intro by our guest blogger, Annalisa Carr. My NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo … Continue reading
Wishful Thinking by Helen Harper Genre: Urban Fantasy Age category: Adult Release Date: August 26th 2019 Review This is my first time reading Ms. Harper’s work, and it’s clear from the first few pages of Wishful Thinking that I’m in the hands of a strong writer. The narrative is clever and fun, the right mix … Continue reading
Clemency Crow is a teacher and children’s fantasy author whose debut novel, Taking Wing, just launched a couple weeks ago on July 12th, 2019. You can read a summary below: Twelve-year-old Freya enjoys karate and is the only one in her class who’s trusted with a part-time job. But everything changes when she meets a … Continue reading
Feeling Lucky by Kathy Bryson Genre: Paranormal Romance Age category: Adult Release Date: June 20, 2019 Review I don’t think I realized prior to this book just how much my other urban fantasy reads have conditioned me to be in constant fear for the characters’ lives. And, yes, this book has just as much urban … Continue reading
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Genre: Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: June 7, 2016 Review I confess came to this book late, after the initial hype around its release had sort of died down a bit. Which might actually be a good thing. I like coming to a new series with my … Continue reading
Grace Blair is a successful award-winning author, modern mystic, wellness consultant, business development advisor, marketing coach, and workshop facilitator. She has faced many life challenges, including a life-threatening disease, and used what she encountered as a stimulus to gain greater happiness and fulfillment. Her young adult novel, Einstein’s Compass, was released at the start of … Continue reading
Empty Eyes (Spine Chillers #4) by Nancy Gray Genre: Horror Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: October 26, 2018 Review: I came to this book because my son has been reading nothing but Goosebumps lately. Both my spouse and my best friend have nodded their heads at this new development with a knowing, “Oh, yes. … Continue reading
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab Genre: Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: June 7, 2016 Review For the first review on the new UrbanFantasyMagazine.com, I wanted to start positive. Granted, I rarely have nothing but negative things to say about a book, but there are the books I was fine with, the books … Continue reading