“My biggest pet peeve is the heroine facing life changing challenges and still expected to pick a lover.” The author on a future with magic, dystopian love triangles, and relatable characters.

Kim Harrison’s series is set in a universe where supernatural beings live among the human population. Want to discover more authors who write about the fantastical among the everyday?

Jessica Cage writes the Siren mermaid paranormal fantasy series—revolving around a woman who has a Siren for a mother, a Warlock for a father, and a Family tree that wants her dead. “I look for adventure and a story that grips me, but mostly I want relatable characters.”

The author reveals what she wanted to bring to the zombie genre, explains why diverse readers can see themselves in her books, and teaches us how to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Jeaniene Frost’s NIGHT HUNTRESS novels are an urban fantasy romance featuring half-vampire heroine Cat Crawfield and Master vampire hero Bones.

“I love for the characters to have a journey besides the love story.” The author on the world of her series, how her background informs her fiction, and what the future holds for her characters.

Shweta Taneja is a F&SF author, comic writer and journalist based in India. Her work is described somewhere between feminist, horror, experimental and humorous.

“The storyline is a intricately woven web of everything that I know about vampires and their origins, mixed with everything I’ve learned about religion, spirituality and mythology.”

There’s certainly a history for werewolf fiction. Some modern examples include titles from Patricia Briggs, Jessica Cage, Jonathan Maberry, Nalini Singh, Anne Rice, Owl Goingback, and more.

Featuring authors Faith Hunter, Delizhia Jenkins, L.A. Banks, Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, plus Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs. X-Files, Top 5 Underrated Vampire Movies, and more!

The complete list of books, plus the author on the origins of the series, the arc of Anita Blake’s love life, and why her combination of romance, mystery, and horror is here to stay.

The urban fantasy author talks to Monster Complex about writing a Jewish heroine, horror story pet peeves, and why her fiction is funny. “I wanted to see someone like me having magical adventures and being the object of desire.”