18 books like Necromancing the stone

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Beauty And The Werewolf Mercedes Lackey · 2011 · ★ 3.7 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The eldest daughter is often doomed in fairy tales. But Bella—Isabella Beauchamps, daughter of a wealthy merchant—vows to escape the usual pitfalls. Anxious to avoid the traditional path, Bella dons a red cloak and ventures into the forbidden forest to consult with "Granny," the local wisewoman. But on the way home she's attacked by a wolf—who turns out to be a cursed nobleman. Secluded in his… Shares: Werewolves, Magic

Hold me closer, necromancer Lish McBride · 2010 · ★ 4.1 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Sam LaCroix, a Seattle fast-food worker and college dropout, discovers that he is a necromancer, part of a world of harbingers, werewolves, satyrs, and one particular necromancer who sees Sam as a threat to his lucrative business of raising the dead. Shares: Dead, Werewolves, Supernatural, Magic

Devour Melina Morel · 2007 · ★ 3.8 · 330p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A spellbinding debut, paranormal thriller A Werewolf... A vampire... And the woman who wants them both. The dashing Pierre du Montfort is a werewolf who's never had trouble hiding his cursed heritage. But now with his dark secret about to be unleashed, he's willing to do anything-and savage anyone-in order to stay alive... Beautiful and intrepid werewolf hunter Catherine Marais has no qualms… Shares: Werewolves, Supernatural

The book of were-wolves Sabine Baring-Gould · 1865 · 266p · ≈ 8h · Challenging One of the most frequently cited folkloric studies of lycanthropy. Half-way through, the topic changes to crimes only vaguely connected to werewolves, including grave desecration and cannibalism. Shares: Werewolves, Magic

The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman · 2008 · ★ 4.4 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place—he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their ghostly teachings—such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the… Shares: Dead, Supernatural

That's Spooky Aaron Frisch · 2013 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate Shares: Dead, Werewolves

Operation Chaos Poul Anderson · 1971 · ★ 3.9 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In a war waged against black magic, a werewolf and his witch wife are called upon to neutralize an enemy's ultimate weapon--the world's most powerful demon. Set in a fantasy alternate history United States where magic and technology combine. Operation Chaos was first published in 1971 but was put together from short stories first released in the fifties and sixties. The prequel to the popular… Shares: Werewolves, Supernatural, Magic

Soul Taken Patricia Briggs · 2022 · ★ 4.5 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must face her greatest fears in this chilling entry in the No. 1 New York Times bestselling series. The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he's deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of 'fun' is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs… Shares: Werewolves, Supernatural

Love at first bite Sherrilyn Kenyon · 2006 · ★ 3.8 · 373p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Until Death Do Us Part" by Sherrilyn Kenyon Over five hundred years ago, Esperetta's soul was bound to her husband's by dark magic, and when Velkan became a Dark-Hunter, to her horror, she became immortal as well. Now, they must come together to fight an old enemy…and the passion that threatens to consume them once more. "Ride the Night Wind" by L.A. Banks Dark dreams haunt Jose Ciponte, dreams… Shares: Werewolves, Magic

Moon over Soho Ben Aaronovitch · 2011 · ★ 4.1 · 379p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The second novel in Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series takes the police constable cum apprentice magician into Soho and the world of jazz, where somebody seems to feed of the musician's vibes, while a black magician is expanding his territority. Shares: Supernatural, Magic

Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer · 2000 · ★ 3.8 · 832p · ≈ 27h · Moderate To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either… Shares: Werewolves, Supernatural

Castle Skull John Dickson Carr · 1947 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Challenging A witches' brew ... in a castle on the Rhine. Three inexplicable murders lead world-famous sleuth Bencolin into a strange case of twisted revenge. It was a case complicated by ghosts, old legends, werewolves, magic ... and by a fascinating list of suspects: a mad duchess, an actor with a Hamlet complex, a virtuoso who likes to play his violin in the dark, a glamorous young lady who paints in the… Shares: Werewolves, Magic

Barking Tom Holt · 2007 · ★ 3.8 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Duncan's boss doesn't think he's cut out to be a lawyer. He isn't a pack animal. He lacks the killer instinct. But when his best friend from school barges his way back into Duncan's life, with a full supporting cast of lawyers, ex-wives, zombies, and snow-white unicorns, it's not long before things become distinctly unsettling. Hairy, even. Shares: Werewolves, Magic

Sharp Teeth Toby Barlow · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate An ancient race of lycanthropes has survived to the present day, and its numbers are growing as the initiated convince L.A.'s down and out to join their pack. Paying no heed to moons, full or otherwise, they change from human to canine at will—and they're bent on domination at any cost.Caught in the middle are Anthony, a kind-hearted, besotted dogcatcher, and the girl he loves, a female werewolf… Shares: Werewolves, Supernatural

Stitches in time Barbara Michaels · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Rachel is an intelligent, attractive young woman trying to get continue with her life. She feels her plate is full: she is estranged from her family, has a carefully hidden and humiliating crush on her new patroness' husband, and, having thrown out a manipulating, verbally abusive boyfriend, she has a job, a really good new friend, and time to work on her dissertation: that traditionally, women… Shares: Supernatural, Magic

Enemy lover Bonnie Vanak · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 365p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Overwhelming arrogance demands that Damian Marcel claim Jamie Walsh no matter who vies against them. For she is the only woman who can sate this powerful were's untamed hunger. But Jamie believes Damian is the Draicon werewolf who murdered her brother. She fights the dominating male at every step—only to succeed in binding herself to him.Now the same magick that links them together is slowly… Shares: Werewolves, Magic

Earthquake weather Tim Powers · 1997 · ★ 3.8 · 565p · ≈ 18h · Moderate 414 p. ; 25 cm Shares: Supernatural, Magic

Spell Bound Kelley Armstrong · 2011 · ★ 4.2 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Frostbitten The Alaskan wilderness is a harsh landscape in the best of conditions, but with a pack of rogue werewolves on the loose, it’s downright deadly. Elena Michaels, the Pack’s chief enforcer, knows all too well the havoc “mutts” can wreak. When word comes of a series of humans apparently killed by wolves near Anchorage, Elena and Clay are sent to check things out. But they find more… Shares: Werewolves, Magic

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