- by A. Lee Martinez
A vampire and a werewolf get caught up in a diner’s supernatural troubles in this fast, irreverent monster comedy.
- Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The first Dresden Files novel mixes supernatural cases, dry humor, and the day-to-day demands of a working professional.
- The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
A woman with magical abilities navigates a baffling government agency in a playful supernatural thriller.
- by Matt Haig
An alien’s baffled observations of ordinary human routines offer a gentler, more philosophical bridge to Fred’s everyday-supernatural premise.
- by Christopher Moore
Moore’s offbeat vampire comedy combines an unlikely romance with an irreverent take on undead life.
- by Christopher Moore
An ordinary man inherits a bizarre supernatural occupation in a comic story about work, family, and death.
- by Catherine Jinks
A reluctant vampire and her fellow support-group members investigate trouble in a wry, character-focused paranormal mystery.
- by Jonas Jonasson
A centenarian’s impulsive escape launches an improbable, deadpan adventure centered on an unassuming protagonist.
- by Terry Pratchett
The first City Watch novel finds a motley group of guards facing a dragon amid Pratchett’s affectionate satire of fantasy conventions.
- Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
A young police officer discovers magic on the job, blending supernatural investigation with a conversational comic voice.
- by John Scalzi
A diplomatic crisis over an unusual alien species becomes a lively, irreverent adventure about bureaucratic complications.
- by Genevieve Cogman
A librarian-agent travels between fantastical worlds on dangerous assignments, extending the appeal of supernatural workaday roles into adventure.
- by John Scalzi
A Hollywood talent agent is recruited to manage an alien’s first impression of humanity in a breezy comic novel.
- by Jasper Fforde
Literary detective Thursday Next pursues a reality-bending criminal in an eccentric world where books and genre tropes are alive.
- by Tom Holt
A new employee discovers that his ordinary-looking workplace is a magical institution in this office-centered fantasy comedy.
- by Robert Brockway
Its strange entities and mordant humor offer a darker, more horror-leaning route from offbeat modern supernatural fiction.
- by Rachel Aaron
A kind-hearted dragon faces a cutthroat city and an unfamiliar human world in the opening of an entertaining fantasy series.
- by Harry Turtledove
A health inspector investigates magical pollution in an alternate Los Angeles, turning civic bureaucracy into fantasy comedy.
- by Robert Rankin
A detective story in a surreal world of nursery-rhyme characters delivers absurd humor alongside its fantastical mystery.
- The house in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
A cautious caseworker encounters a magical household that changes his outlook in this warm, character-centered fantasy.
- by Matt Haig
A seemingly ordinary suburban family hides a vampire identity in this wry novel about domestic life and supernatural appetites.
- by Christopher Moore
A well-meaning angel’s holiday visit brings supernatural chaos to a small California town in Moore’s broad comedy.
- by Christopher Moore
A small-town man’s uneasy relationship with a demon sets off an irreverent supernatural comedy.
- by Theodora Goss
A resourceful heroine joins other figures from classic monster fiction in a Victorian mystery that broadens the supernatural ensemble appeal.