gojira Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Steve wrote up a pretty good bibliography in Urban Fantasy but of course he couldn't get everything. I was just reading the latest update to The Wotch and realized how thoroughly Urban Fantasy it was: http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2009-06-23 Very Buffy inspired, imo, but no vampires, more "magical" threats, many of them inter-dimensional. Some good stuff there for game ideas I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources Oh yeah, and Kiki's Delivery Service, which I just rented and watched. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiki%27s_Delivery_Service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources Steve wrote up a pretty good bibliography in Urban Fantasy but of course he couldn't get everything. I was just reading the latest update to The Wotch and realized how thoroughly Urban Fantasy it was: http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2009-06-23 Very Buffy inspired, imo, but no vampires, more "magical" threats, many of them inter-dimensional. Some good stuff there for game ideas I think. Well since Urban Fantasy Hero shipped the Genre has just exploded with tons of new authors. Because many of the Urban Fantasy Authors got their Start as Romance novelists, there is a bit of a split in the Genre. You will find Romance novels that are Urban Fantasy(but still have great Worlds and great backgrounds), Novels that are really a split between Romance and "Hard" Urban Fantasy. Then there is what I am calling "Hard" Urban Fantasy which has no romance elements at all (Beyond what you would find in any normal novel). So I would Say that Laurel K. Hamilton's Anita Blake novels tend to be Split (Some veer over into Romance, but have now strayed back toward the middle) Jim Butcher is "Hard" Urban Fantasy. Rachael Caine (Weather Warden Series) "Hard" Urban Fantasy J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood series) Urban Fantasy Romance (still good stories and the background is quite interesting) Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson Series) Split, more Hard, but still has romance bits Kelley Armstrong (Women of the Otherworld Series) Split, really a mix of both but mostly hard. Carrie Vaughn (Kitty the Werewolf series) Mostly Hard. etc What I am saying is that if you are looking for Urban Fantasy, some authors will be over in the Romance section. Some of those authors are writing stories that are not total romance. The bookstores don't realize that they have a new crossover genre and so really don't know where to place books in this genre. I have also found that some bookstores place some urban fantasy in the Horror Section. So keep an open mind and look all around the bookstore esp if you have found one book in a series and can't find the rest of the series in the section you are in. BTW the Wotch is a quite funny series, though it may not be to everyone's taste. Tasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources So I would Say that Laurel K. Hamilton's Anita Blake novels tend to be Split (Some veer over into Romance, but have now strayed back toward the middle) More like "some veer over into Porn". That series got so smutty it wasn’t even funny. Forget “Romance Novels” I’ve read soft core pornography less graphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources not sure its been covered, I have been reading Simon R Greens Nightside and Drood books, there halfway decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources More like "some veer over into Porn". That series got so smutty it wasn’t even funny. Forget “Romance Novels” I’ve read soft core pornography less graphic. The last two books have gotten back to killing vampires with less sex. BTW many Romance novels can be quite graphic with the sex scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources some urban fantasy books tapdance around the sex scenes, Anita Blake uses a full polka band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources FWIW and to minimize duplicates, here's a link to the thread for Steve's original request for additional resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources The SciFi channel series Sanctuary works as either the inspiration for a UF campaign or as a background organization. From Wikipedia - The show centers on Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year-old English scientist, and her team of experts who run the Sanctuary, an organization that seeks out non-human intelligent creatures, known as Abnormals, and tries to help and learn from them, while also having to contain the more dangerous creatures. The first season is currently available on Netflix OnDemand. Edit: It's also available free with limited commercial interruption on Hulu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomster Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources I'd add a few more comics to the list, namely: Hellboy Caballistics Inc (from 2000AD in the UK) Preacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources BTW many Romance novels can be quite graphic with the sex scenes. Never meant to imply they didn't, just commenting on that particular series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted August 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources I found another web comic Gunnerkrigg Court Weird magic, weird science. Kind of minimalistic storytelling, which works rather well actually. Strong, stylized art work. Overall this is a darn good web comic and an interesting take on the Urban Fantasy genre. For something (almost) completely different, check out Evil Diva. It's much cuter than most web comics, very family oriented. It's also a novel take on the whole angels-vs-devils theme, more like the Teen Champions version, with a bit of Better Off Dead mixed in. (Actually that would be a great campaign.) Oh yes, and Disneyland is a literal Hell on Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources Never meant to imply they didn't' date=' just commenting on that particular series.[/quote'] Again the series varies as to the amount of sex. The first 3 or 4 didn't have much sex. Then strayed deeply into romance (with lots of violent adventure mixed in), Now she's strayed back into 90% action with very little sex. Having read a ton of Romance novels, the Middle Anita books are not that unusual for the amount of sex. I think that guys are thrown off both because the sudden veer into Romance, and most guys don't read Romance novels and don't know what is usual for the whole genre. Again the last 2-3 Anita books have nearly no sex and tons of action like the first few novels in the series. I think that Laurel is backing off of all of the gratuitous sex scenes in the books as a certain segment of her readership was put off by it. Tasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources Again the series varies as to the amount of sex. The first 3 or 4 didn't have much sex. Then strayed deeply into romance (with lots of violent adventure mixed in), Now she's strayed back into 90% action with very little sex. Having read a ton of Romance novels, the Middle Anita books are not that unusual for the amount of sex. I think that guys are thrown off both because the sudden veer into Romance, and most guys don't read Romance novels and don't know what is usual for the whole genre. Again the last 2-3 Anita books have nearly no sex and tons of action like the first few novels in the series. I think that Laurel is backing off of all of the gratuitous sex scenes in the books as a certain segment of her readership was put off by it. Tasha Not to mention having another outlet with her Merry Gentry UF Faerie Kinky Poly Porn. Which are themselves decently amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources I'll toss Kim Harrison's "Rachel Morgan" books into the ring if no-one else has. I like what I've read so far, but IMO they're not as good as Jim Butcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theron Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources I'll toss Kim Harrison's "Rachel Morgan" books into the ring if no-one else has. I like what I've read so far' date=' but IMO they're not as good as Jim Butcher.[/quote'] I've twice tried to get through the first chapter of the first book and failed miserably. Do they get any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources It's all right, but I don't think they'll ever be my faves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources More like "some veer over into Porn". That series got so smutty it wasn’t even funny. Forget “Romance Novels” I’ve read soft core pornography less graphic. Anita on Troperville Be warned... scathing satire. Well worth reading the whole entry incl. the "Tropes found in this work" section. However, not to defend Madame Jumped the Shark, but... Beatrice Small is notorious for writing raunchy romance. Albeit better written, plotted, characterized and sexier romance. Yes, when I was younger, I sometimes read romance novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources More seriously... I asked for urban fantasy recommendations down in the hero-netherealms. You can find the thread HERE. If a moderator sees that thread down there and wants to merge it with this one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Re: Urban Fantasy sources Charlaine Harris doesn't exactly shy away from the sex in her books either, but she has the advantages of being: a) an excellent writer and keeping it tasteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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