Urban Fantasy Books of the 2020s
The 133 most-read urban fantasy books first published between 2020 and 2029, led by House of Sky and Breath (2022), House of Flame and Shadow (2024) and Battle Ground (2020).
This list collects 133 books from the 2020s by 91 authors, published between 2020 and 2026. 3 are free to read. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas
House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas
Battle Ground
Jim Butcher
The City We Became
N. K. Jemisin
Smoke Bitten
Patricia Briggs
Payback's a Witch
Lana Harper
Aru Shah and the City of Gold
Roshani Chokshi
Shorefall
Robert Jackson Bennett
Forged
Benedict Jacka
Tristan Strong Destroys the World
Kwame Mbalia
Sucker Punch
Laurell K. Hamilton
Meant to Be Immortal
Lynsay Sands
Wild Sign
Patricia Briggs
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching
Kwame Mbalia
Such Sharp Teeth
Rachel Harrison
Ballistic Kiss
Richard Kadrey, MacLeod Andrews
Immortal Angel
Lynsay Sands
The Last Fallen Star
Graci Kim
City of the Plague God
Sarwat Chadda
This Poison Heart
Kalynn Bayron, Paz Pruneda Gozálvez
American Demon
Kim Harrison
Mile High with a Vampire
Lynsay Sands
Night Eaters
Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda
Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting
Roseanne A. Brown
Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows
Tehlor Kay Mejia
Pahua and the Soul Stealer
Lori M. Lee
Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies
Stacey Lee
Lost Talismans and a Tequila (The Guild Codex
Annette Marie
Million Dollar Demon
Kim Harrison
Calculated Risks
Seanan McGuire
Warping Minds & other Misdemeanors
Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus
Chuck Tingle
Rafael
Laurell K. Hamilton
Fury of the Dragon Goddess
Sarwat Chadda
The Lords of Night
J. C. Cervantes
The Last Fallen Realm
Graci Kim
Soulstealer
Shane Boulware
Risen
Benedict Jacka
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Polite People of Pudibundia
R. A. Lafferty
Silk Dragon Salsa
Rhys Ford
Archangel's Light
Nalini Singh
Mastery of Monsters
Liselle Sambury
The Wild Zone
Rick Riordan, Annabelle Oh
Bad Luck Vampire
Lynsay Sands
Antologia Aeternum
Michael Louie, Monica Louie
Twelve Months
Jim Butcher
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Forsyte's Retreat
WInston Marks
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Star Performer
Robert J. Shea
Grave War
Kalayna Price, Emily Durante
Trial by Fire
Ariana Nash
Ballad & Dagger
Daniel José Older
Blitz
Daniel O'Malley
Big Bad Boss
Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Terror at the Gates
Scarlett St. Clair
Second Chances
Cacek, P. D.
Revelry
Chani Lynn Feener
The Lunatics
Navessa Allen
Dead Woman's Revenge
Elle E. Ire
Bewicched
Seana Kelly
Last Canto of the Dead
Daniel José Older
The Scratch Daughters
H.A. Clarke
The Map That Led to You
Ella McLeod
SETA E SANGUE
Brian Gjini
City of Others
Jared Poon
La meute du Glacier - Tome 2 - Ty
Emmy Rencurel
La meute du Glacier - Tome 3 - Jenna
Emmy Rencurel
The House That Time Forgot
Robert F. Young
When They Burned the Butterfly
Wen-yi Lee
Kitty's Mix-Tape
Carrie Vaughn, Emma Bull
The Immortal Conquistador
Carrie Vaughn
Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped
Annette Marie
Delivering Evil for Experts
Annette Marie
The Laws of Magic
M. Ullrich
De Cineribus:From The Ashes
Thomas Vaccaro
The Undetectables
Courtney Smyth
Three Kinds of Lucky
Kim Harrison
Smolder
Laurell K. Hamilton
Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem
Roseanne A. Brown
The Potent Solution
Ashley Nova
Backyard Dungeon
Logan Jacobs
Druid Vices and a Vodka (The Guild Codex
Annette Marie
The Wicche Glass Tavern
Seana Kelly
Hellbound Guilds & other Misdirections
Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
With this Ring
Debra Dunbar
The Hob and Hound Pub
Seana Kelly
Haunted by the Past
Simon R. Green
Damned Souls and a Sangria (The Guild Codex
Annette Marie
Stolen Sorcery & other Misadventures
Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
Contractually Yours
Sarah Honey
Hell of a Witch
Rachel Aaron
Hell to Pay
Rachel Aaron
The Killing Spell
Shay Kauwe
Before the Eyes of Doubt
Ruslana Pidsadiuk
Before the Eyes of Passion
Ruslana Pidsadiuk
Before the Eyes of Memories
Ruslana Pidsadiuk
All Together Stranger
Lara Hayes