Query: Contemporary fantasy novels set in the United States that are not about legendary creatures
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Graveminder
Black Cocktail
City of Ashes
Magic Street
Hounded (novel)
The Summoning (novel)
Wizard of the Pigeons
Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel
Running with the Demon
Evidence from documents: Graveminder: fantasy novels: The novel was released on May 17, 2011 by William Morrow and Company and follows a young woman that returns to her hometown to discover that she is expected to fill the supernatural shoes of her now deceased grandmother.
set in the United States: The book follows Rebekkah Barrow, a woman that returns to the small town of Claysville in order to attend the funeral of her grandmother Maylene.
Black Cocktail: a fantasy novella by American author Jonathan Carroll.
The novel follows the activities of Ingram York, a disc-jockey in Los Angeles. The book deals with the Platonic concept that everyone was originally joined to another human being and spends their lives searching for their missing half
City of Ashes: set in New York
Magic Street: an urban fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card. This book follows the magical events in the Baldwin Hills section of contemporary Los Angeles, including the life of protagonist Mack Street, his foster brother Cecil Tucker, a trickster identified variously as Bag Man, Puck, Mr. Christmas, and numerous other members of this upscale community of African-Americans.
Hounded (novel): '''''Hounded''''' is the first novel in Kevin Hearne's urban fantasy series, The Iron Druid Chronicles. It was released on May 3, 2011. The sequel, ''Hexed'' was released on June 7, 2011.
''Hounded'' introduces the character of Atticus O'Sullivan and his world, a secret history where magic, vampires, werewolves, gods, and other supernatural elements exist (albeit in hiding). O'Sullivan, the last Druid and proprietor of Third Eye Books and Herbs occult shop, comes into contact with many of the supernatural characters of his home city of Tempe, Arizona.
The Summoning (novel): Contemporary fantasy novels: ''Chloe Saunders''' is a white American fifteen-year-old girl who aspires to become a film director and goes to an art school. She is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although she is given a choice, the options make it clear that Lyle House was forced upon her for an expedient recovery. She is actually a necromancer, someone who is able to see and raise ghosts from the dead. She is taken to Lyle House after seeing a ghost and reacting violently to get away from the ghost.
set in the United State: Lyle House
that are not about legendary creatures: She is contacted several times by her former roommate, Liz, who was transferred, and derives her suspicion from the fact that Liz would have to be a ghost, and therefore dead, for her to speak with Chloe. Chloe escapes Lyle House after learning of its true nature from its ghosts. Near the end Chloe escapes and flees her town so she will not be recognized.
Wizard of the Pigeons: Contemporary fantasy novels set in the United States: '''''Wizard of the Pigeons''''' is a 1986 fantasy novel set in Seattle
that are not about legendary creatures: The novel explores themes of homelessness, poverty, and mental illness.
Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel: The story is set primarily in Los Angeles, California, where Mendle Orion lives and works as a writer. Other cities are mentioned, such as San Diego, where Mendle attends the World Science Fiction Convention. The action ends on a farm in rural Kentucky.
Running with the Demon: that are not about legendary creatures: She can see "feeders" - small shadowy creatures that feed on human emotion,
Contemporary fantasy novels set in the United States that are not about legendary creatures: '''''Running with the Demon''''' is a fantasy novel by American
United States: The story takes place in a fictional town named Hopewell, Illinois, but is actually based on the author's hometown of Sterling, Illinois