Wonderful, well-written fantasy:
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay (and I'm reading through his other stuff which is great but Ysabel is still my favorite, set in Provence with echoes back to ancient Rome and before)
The Sharing Knife Series by Lois McMaster Bujold set in post-apocalyptic american west
Fun:
Lonely Werewolf Girl by Martin Millar (heroin addicted werewolf rescued by humans and living among them in London
The best, original vampire adventure:
Sunshine by Robin McKinley (food, post apocalypse, mysterious magical powers, fantastic, and well-written)
Urban fantasy:
Greywalker (and series) by Kat Richardson starts a series about a Private investigator whose near-death experience allows her to act in the half-world of ghosts and more. They start hiring her to solve their problems.
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull --set in Minneapolis
Singer of Souls by Adam Stemple (he's the son of Jane Yolen)--Our hero's talents for making particular songs about people are noticed by the fairies.
YA/Children's
The New Policeman by Kate Thompson. Music, fairies and a universal lack of time result in two worlds colliding.
Tithe by Holly Black. Will our Heroine become the latest tribute that allows the fairy court to rule for 10 more years?
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones-- a wonderful, wonderful re-telling of the Tam Lin story. Read the 398: Tam Lin: an Old Ballad retold by Jane Yolen as a preface. If you like this one, I also recommend Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner.
The Naming (and sequels) by Alison Croggon Epic fantasy, coming of age, hero on a journey story, but our hero is a, wait for it, GIRL! Really well done. Don't know why this hasn't caught on bigger but maybe because Alison Croggon is from down under.
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