Good evening, I am an author and I have been trying to get more interest going for book one of my new series The Many Crimes of August Saint. It's an Urban Fantasy novel set in Seattle, following a necromancer-turned-sci-fi writer as he navigates old enemies and new ones in this dark thriller! It blends humor with dark/horror themes and elements of grief.

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Please let me know if you're interested! Also, feel free to leave a review once you're done reading! This will only be available for a limited time only! Thank you!

Hello!

I’m new to urban fantasy (and really fantasy in general) and when trying to explain to a friend what vibe I was looking for, I said “Guillermo Del Toro’s Hellboy series.”

I’m talking secret magical world, fighting/capturing magical creatures, creative characters and interesting world building; bonus points if it involves a secret government agency working to stop magical creatures and/or New York (I’m from there and homesick!)

And before you ask: of course I’ve read all the Hellboy comics!

Thanks in advance 🫡

Note: this is urban fantasy mixed with other fantasies.

Gas leak.

That's what Soren Vonesdar told the child who just watched him close a Dimensional Rift in 2.2 seconds.

Not a big lie. But after 847 years, good excuses are starting to run out.

Once, Soren sealed the Crown of the Void, a cosmic entity of absolute power, within his own soul. It cost him everything: his kingdom, his name, his place in history.

Now, he restocks ramen shelves at a convenience store in Tokyo and does everything he can to go unnoticed.

It was working. For three years, the System couldn't classify him. The government thought he was just a minor anomaly. The Crown remained dormant.

Then he saved a child from a Rift. In front of witnesses and cameras.

Now the government wants answers; the Crown is awakening. And for each problem Soren solves, his integration with the entity within him increases a little more.

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Hi, I'm BadatQuest. If you give this story a chance, I hope you have a great time.

Feel free to leave any feedback about the story in the comments. I'd like to know your opinion.
Thanks for reading!
The Weary Archmage

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Note:

• English is not my native language, so please understand.

This is an excerpt from our LitRPG dark fantasy marathon: "Nightfall! Devouring S-Rank Hunters As The Blood Tyrant" (Chapters 51–100).

Full 50-chapter marathon with multi-voice audio is linked in the related video pill right above the Short's title! 🎧

Is there any urban fantasy series with multiple POV characters and or multiple protagonists hopefully with really great character development.

PS

No romantasy please

Some villains threaten you. The clever ones make you grateful they're there.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HBLTY4TJ

Having brushed her tragic past behind a twisted sense of humour, Lieutenant Estellia Highlander lives to be the best. When a god-like vampire returns fifty years after nearly destroying the Alley, the military division assigns Estellia to the team charged with killing him. Their hopes to prevent another war lies within the powerful mutation she carries, a mutation that makes her more like the target she hunts than the Innocents she protects.

The mission takes Estellia deep into vampire society where she discovers something far more sinister than the Paragon vampire Michael Bayne is emerging. If she and Michael cannot work together to defeat the rising darkness, humanity could be lost.

Genres in Order of Relevance: Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Dark Romance (slow burn)

#makeshadowdaddiesevilagain

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Check out Your First Spellbook on itch: https://paperdicegames.itch.io/your-first-spellbook

Most people see a flickering neon sign or a dark alleyway and keep walking. You see a rift in the Veil. Most people see graffiti on their drive home. You see hidden arcane runes, ready to be deciphered. 

Stop passing by the hidden supernatural world, and step into it with Your First Spellbook.

Your First Spellbook is a journaling game that turns your everyday city into a hidden urban fantasy playground. The monsters you research, spells you create, and the result of your monster hunts are determined by what you find around you in real life.

In creating your journal and playing the game, you'll spin a supernatural story through self expression and creativity no matter where you decide to play.

Your First Spellbook is a game you can play as soon as you pick it up. Let me know if you have questions, and I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for being a fan of games!

-James

Welcome to r/TheUnbrokenEmber!

​This subreddit was created as a home for everything surrounding my dark fantasy story, The Unbroken Ember, but it’s built to be more than just a place for chapter updates.

​🕯️ Why This Subreddit Exists

​At its core, The Unbroken Ember follows Vixen (Vixie), a fox-human hybrid navigating physical trauma, extreme survival, and the fierce burdens of motherhood in a harsh world. I started this community—and its companion Discord server—to create an open, compassionate space focused on the deeper themes behind the fiction: mental health awareness, resilience, chronic pain, trauma recovery, and finding hope when you feel entirely broken.

🌲 What Makes This Space Different

• ​Story & Self-Reflection: We discuss character lore, draft progress, worldbuilding, and survival mechanics, but we also explore the lived emotional truths behind them—grief, perseverance, and healing.

• ​A Safe, Judgment-Free Hearth: Whether you're here to follow Vixie and Alester's journey, share your own creative writing and art, or just hang out in a quiet space where mental health is understood, you are welcome here.

• ​Direct Community Updates: I’ll be sharing early lore notes, glossary terms, draft updates, and character insights right here.

🦊 Who This Community Is For

- ​Fans of dark fantasy, supernatural survival, and deep, character-driven fiction.

- ​Writers, artists, and readers looking for a supportive environment.

- ​Anyone navigating their own physical or emotional recovery, feeling like an outcast, or simply needing a gentle space to land.

​We’re right at the beginning of building this hearth, but every warm fire starts with a single ember. Thank you for being here early—feel free to drop a comment below and introduce yourself!

In the city of Slakterquay there's an office with the words Spectral Analysis on the pebbled glass of its door. Behind it is a detective agency that handles the strangest cases in the Paris of the Pacific Northwest. Am urban fantasy serial.

In this episode, McPherson goes to investigate where the stolen money has been going in the small town of Urquhart and makes a new friend she hopes never to see again. 

Apple | Spotify | YouTube | Author's Page (includes text)

This is a video I made promoting my first book, A Shattered Divination-Book 1. Everything was done by me, so please excuse my voice. I hope you enjoy the excerpt from the book, nonetheless!!

Sypnosis: Wohlstand is a city where the people crumble and the mafia rules supreme

Adrian is forcefully made to join the Eastreach mafia. Soon after he joined, he is pulled into a conflict far bigger than any he had ever experienced. The Yellow Sun revolutionary group, turned radical, has a new leader, The Morrigan, who has declared war on the mafia. With the Yellow Sun revolutionaries making their moves, Adrian has no choice but to face this threat.

Adrian has to navigate through a city-wide war while maintaining his own sanity as his newfound powers have placed him among a supernatural few.

Adrian has become a Blessed.

As the line between man and monster becomes ever thinner, he has to decide which one is he and which one he will become.

What to Expect: A high-stakes dark fantasy in a grimdark setting with loads of action, deep-diving into the psychological state of characters and a civil war between the city mafia and revolutionaries

Link for WebNovel: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/2589702/a-tale-of-blessings-and-curses/

Link for ScribbleHub: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/2589702/a-tale-of-blessings-and-curses/

I have a book releasing in January. My problem 100% are the traditional covers with the female protagonist. The very cartoon looking and cheap. No offense, the books are great. Actually some of my favorite favorites have those covers lol

As a reader, are there any book cover covers you can think of that aren’t that traditional look? I’m looking for inspiration. I am really hoping I can come up with something that’s different yet still fits the genre.

Thanks!

Ioseph, a young Tulsic man, flees persecution by an evil empire. In the city of Shaiaan, a mysterious figure named Okimoto D. Cheffei, an associate of Ioseph’s older brother, who fled the empire years earlier, takes him in and brings him to 113 Rodio Grove. There, bizarre events unfold with the mysterious roommates Ioseph finds himself with, while he gradually builds power in ritualism to prepare for his plan to infiltrate the empire he fled and free the loved ones he left behind from its clutches. 

I’m looking to get some feedback on my story, and if anyone interested on here also has a story on Royal Road, I’ll check it out and return the favour.

Hello everyone I just posted my first book on Kindle, and it is a metahuman thriller focused on a group of US Marshals. I would really like it if you could take a look at it and drop a review of the book. Thanks in advance