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Steph has this Supernatural A-Z [2015] reading challenge next year and some of the letter are pretty challenging.

I was wondering if I could have a helping hand with books or series featuring characters other than the usual vampire and werewolves. I have nothing against them but it does not help me for the reading challenge.

Any suggestions?

I'll start!

The Alchemy of Stone (gargoyle)
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (UFish, Before book 10 it had interesting villain creatures)
Bloodhound Files series (UF, vampires, shifter, golem)
Cal Leandros (UF, evil fae)
Elder Races (PNR,fairies, dragons, Djinn, vampries, griphons...)
Gods of the Night (PNR,dinausor shifter)
Gray Court (PNR, fae pookahs, hobgoblins, sylphs, selkie, mermaids)
The Lords of Satyr (historical PNR, satyr)
Negotiator Trilogy/Old Races Universe (Gargoyles, Selkies, Dragons, Genies, and Vampires)
Partholon (fae creatures, centaur)
Pride (PNR, hyenas, honey badgers, hybrid, lions)
October Daye series (UF, lots of fairies and folklore)
The Others (PNR, shifters, fae, vampires, demons, and witches)
Webmage (UF, mythology and goblin computers run by magic)

Great idea, Val! Thanks for creating this thread. :D

Remember, for the A-Z game, you can use 'HH' (Helping Hand) in 5 different spots, if you're unable to find a supernatural creature/being to use.

For a variety of shifters, fae, vampires, demons, and witches, the Others series by Christine Warren. She has a new series with gargoyles. Both series are PNR. Another author with a variety of shifters is Shelly Laurenston (including Arctic foxes, hyenas, honey badgers, and hybrids). PNR. Dana Marie Bell's Gray Court series has vampires and a wide variety of fae (pookahs, hobgoblins, sylphs, selkie, mermaids, etc.)-also PNR.

I did a challenge in 2013 in another group where you had to find different types of supernatural beings here is the list that I had completed, there probably more but not that I have listed.

Alien Ral's Woman by Laurann Dohner
Angel Beauty Awakened by Gena Showalter
Cyborg Burning up Flint by Laurann Dohner
Demon Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
Fae The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter
Mermaids Seducing a Mermaid by Karli Rush
Greek Mythological Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Vampires Caleb by Sarah McCarty
Lykae MacRieve by Kresley Cole
Dragons/Draigen Eternity and a Day by Aline Hunter
Oneiroi/Dream Walker Only In Her Dreams by Christina McKnight
Witch Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley cole
Goblin The Goblin King by Shona Husk
Valkyrie Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole
Sorceri Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
Berserker Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole
Ghosts The Ghost Hunter by Lori Brighton
Dolphins Dolphin Dreams by Jules Jones
Sempath Full Moon Mating by Stormy Glen
Pantera/Puma Raphael/Parish by Alexandra Ivy and Laura Wright
Djinn Bound to Seduction by Elizabeth Naughton
Telepath Man in the Middle by Stormy Glen
White Leopard Isaac Dragos by Joyee Flynn
Bengal Tiger Leap of Faith by Gabrielle Evans
Margey Ferris Braden by Joyee Flynn
Taipan Snake Moon's Sweet Poison by Scarlet Hyacinth
Scarba/Vemon/Dampire Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
Eagle Immortal Warrior by Lisa Henrix

Great list, ladies. Thanks for sharing!

The Nymph KingThe Nymph King
Croc And The Fox
Elder Races series: Dragons, Griffons, Harpies, etc. by Thea Harrison
Pumas and Magic users Crux
Skinwalker/Panther (also vamps) Skinwalker
Storm Born - multiple fae
Demonica series - demons - incubus mostly - Larissa Ione
Dragonkin series - Dragons and magic users - G.A. Aiken
Gods of Midnight series - partial shifters to hawks, gods, demons, djinn - Deidre Knight
Georgina Kinkaid Series - Variety of demons, succubus, angels, a little bit of vamps, imps. etc. - Richelle Mead

Here are some I've found (sorry for any dupes):
I'll add more as I come across them

~ J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood has SYMPATHS and SHADOWS
~ Karen Chance's Cassandra Palmer is CLAIRVOYANT and Dorina Basarab is a DHAMPIR
~ Stacia Kane's Downside/Chessie is a CHURCHWITCH
~ Bridig Kemmerer's Merrick brothers are ELEMENTALS (earth, air, fire, water)

~ SIRENs can be found in:
S.J. Harper's Fallen Siren series & Keri Arthur's Souls of Fire series.

~ Melissa Olson's Scarlett Bernard is a NULL (no magic works around her)
~ Virna DePaul's Para-Ops series has a WRAITH, SHAMAN, WEREBEAST, & VAMPIRE
~ M.J. Scott's Half-Light City (Shadow Kin) has a WRAITH & SUNMAGE
~ I think Phaedra Weldon's Zoe Martinique Investigations series and Sophie Renwick's Immortals of Annwyn series also have WRAITHs

The Elemental Assassin Series by Jennifer Estep

The Golem and the Jinni is a stand alone book, very well written.

Demons, Norns & Ice Giants (Norse mythology), Ghouls, various fairies, hobgogblins, werewolves, vampires

has a hobgoblin

Celia Kyle's Ridgeville series He Ain't Lion (Lion shifters with Wererabbit, Fox, Squirrel and other support shifters)

You reminded me Lis. Lots of Eve Langlais's books have odd creatures particularly Furry United Coalition

Then there is Zenina Masters's Shifting Crossroads series starting with which includes ocelots & peacocks, flamingos, deer etc etc. Up to book 24 now, each at novella length.

Sandra, didn't one of them have a Gorilla and Polar Bears?

No Gorilla, but the last one has a polar bear

There is a Gorilla in well a primate anyway :)

Anyone find anything that started with Q?

Goblin Shona Husk's Shadowlands
Gargoyle Jennifer Armentrout's The Dark Elements

Haven't found a book with a Q creature. It looks like there is only one I found looking up A-Z paranormal creatures, a Quanlier. I would look at Native American shifter books.
(In Cherokee legend, a Quanlier has the head of a wolf, the torso of a man, the arms of a dog and the legs of a jackal. It feeds on human flesh and most small animals. Living in a small area there are very few, in fact there may be only one. It’s a close relation to a werewolf, only it can’t change into a human and when it’s killed it doesn’t turn into a human. It can run at speeds of up to 300 MPH.)

Thanks I'll keep looking.

Sorry, can't think of Q-creature. But, I did remember that A Brush of Darkness has a UNICORN. :)

Changeling - Dead Heat
Hellhound - Unbinding
Imp - When Darkness Ends
Necromancer - Born in Blood or Bound by Flames
Ogre - Dark Skye
Phoenix - Once Bitten, Twice Burned
Remnants - Bound by Flames

Gargoyles: The Stone Society series by Faith Gibson starting with Rafael

Also, a two book series with the most diverse collection of shifters et.al. was penned by Sara King. Alaskan Fire Alaskan Fire It includes a phoenix, werebadger, djinni, thunderbird, dragon, and unicorn as main characters over the course of the storyline.

Ora wrote: "Haven't found a book with a Q creature. It looks like there is only one I found looking up A-Z paranormal creatures, a Quanlier. I would look at Native American shifter books.
(In Cherokee legend, ..."

Q animals:
Questing Beast - appears in many arthurian stories, including The Once and Future King. (Might not be technically PNR/UF, but there's definitely romance and the supernatural involved!)

Quetzalcoatl - an Aztec/Mesoamerican god, form of a giant winged serpent. Also, quetzl or quecal - winged serpents. Two Serpents Rise - used by magic users for transportation.

Qliphoth/Qlippoth/Qelippot or Kelipot - evil spirits from Jewish mysticism.

Handy reference:

Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "Steph has this Supernatural A-Z [2015] reading challenge next year and some of the letter are pretty challenging.

I was wondering if I could have a helping hand with books or series featuring cha..."

I'd say the type of paranormal in each of the following series are pretty unusual and well-crafted.

Ecstasy by Jacquelyn Frank
(Shadowdwellers #1)

Skye's Trail by Jory Strong
(Angelini #1)

Stygian by Nashoda Rose
(Scars of the Wraiths #1)