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Books like The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant
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A vampire and a werewolf get caught up in a diner’s supernatural troubles in this fast, irreverent monster comedy.
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The first Dresden Files novel mixes supernatural cases, dry humor, and the day-to-day demands of a working professional.
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A woman with magical abilities navigates a baffling government agency in a playful supernatural thriller.
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An unexpected connectionAn alien’s baffled observations of ordinary human routines offer a gentler, more philosophical bridge to Fred’s everyday-supernatural premise.
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Moore’s offbeat vampire comedy combines an unlikely romance with an irreverent take on undead life.
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An ordinary man inherits a bizarre supernatural occupation in a comic story about work, family, and death.
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A reluctant vampire and her fellow support-group members investigate trouble in a wry, character-focused paranormal mystery.
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An unexpected connectionA centenarian’s impulsive escape launches an improbable, deadpan adventure centered on an unassuming protagonist.
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The first City Watch novel finds a motley group of guards facing a dragon amid Pratchett’s affectionate satire of fantasy conventions.
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A young police officer discovers magic on the job, blending supernatural investigation with a conversational comic voice.
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A diplomatic crisis over an unusual alien species becomes a lively, irreverent adventure about bureaucratic complications.
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An unexpected connectionA librarian-agent travels between fantastical worlds on dangerous assignments, extending the appeal of supernatural workaday roles into adventure.
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A Hollywood talent agent is recruited to manage an alien’s first impression of humanity in a breezy comic novel.
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Literary detective Thursday Next pursues a reality-bending criminal in an eccentric world where books and genre tropes are alive.
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A new employee discovers that his ordinary-looking workplace is a magical institution in this office-centered fantasy comedy.
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An unexpected connectionIts strange entities and mordant humor offer a darker, more horror-leaning route from offbeat modern supernatural fiction.
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A kind-hearted dragon faces a cutthroat city and an unfamiliar human world in the opening of an entertaining fantasy series.
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A health inspector investigates magical pollution in an alternate Los Angeles, turning civic bureaucracy into fantasy comedy.
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A detective story in a surreal world of nursery-rhyme characters delivers absurd humor alongside its fantastical mystery.
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An unexpected connectionA cautious caseworker encounters a magical household that changes his outlook in this warm, character-centered fantasy.
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A seemingly ordinary suburban family hides a vampire identity in this wry novel about domestic life and supernatural appetites.
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A well-meaning angel’s holiday visit brings supernatural chaos to a small California town in Moore’s broad comedy.
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A small-town man’s uneasy relationship with a demon sets off an irreverent supernatural comedy.
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An unexpected connectionA resourceful heroine joins other figures from classic monster fiction in a Victorian mystery that broadens the supernatural ensemble appeal.
About the book
Drew Hayes’s 2014 novel follows Fred, a mild-mannered vampire accountant, in a humorous urban-fantasy series that pairs supernatural life with everyday concerns.
About the author
Drew Hayes is known for humorous fantasy and speculative fiction, often featuring likable characters navigating unusual worlds.