Andrea, you should try reading an ongoing graphic novel series called Fables. It's about fairy tale characters (from all over, not just western Europe) were exiled to our world. They have to adjust and fit in, despite being very different; some of they are so different they're not allowed to see the public.AndreaDraco wrote:Aside from Changeling: The Dreaming, an old pen-and-paper RPG set in the World of Darkness, I never really approached the urban fantasy genre. Unless you count in it Gaiman's Nevermore, which is quite stunning I must admit.Maiandra wrote: Neither show seems extraordinarily original to me in terms of ideas, since I've read a number of supernatural series over the years, plus a lot of urban fantasy. To me Lost Girl just another set of tales in that tradition, using similar themes from a number of sources.
I'm not describing it very well, but it's really quite good. In fact, Maia's tag is from Fables. That's Cinderella, who's become a secret agent and performs some unsavory deeds (including assassination) for the fairy tale characters.
You might be able to find some of these graphic novels in a library; if not, you'd have to buy them. I'd recommend buying the first graphic novel (we have 12 of them and there are three new ones which have released recently) and maybe 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
Just in case you were wondering, these stories are NOT for kids, as some of the stories involve sex, nudity, murder, rape, torture, etc. The characters are based off the original tales, not whatever Disney versions people know nowadays.