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Southern Fried Fantasy

Fantasy, Urban Fantasy and Horror novels, but with a drawl! Why should Chicago, L.A., and New York get all the fantasy novels? Everyone knows if you want that real magic, you're gonna have to travel south to where the cotton grows. Whether it be demons in the woods of Appalachia, meth-head magic in the backwoods of Alabama, or shifters in the hollows of North Georgia, this page is here to keep you updated on authors who've lived in the South, writing about the lands they love best. Now pull up a rocking chair, get you a big glass of sweet tea, and let me show you where the real magic lies. Just click the book image to be taken to where to purchase it, or spend some time listening to our podcast!

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Southern Authors Writing Fantasy Set in the Deep South

Bob McGough

Alexander Nader *

Bob McGough

Oh hey, it's me, that guy who writes about the hard luck wizard who lives in a storage shed in south Alabama. Let the Methgician astound you!

Ben Meeks *

Alexander Nader *

Bob McGough

Did someone say were-otter from the north Gerogia Mountains? No? Well they should have. Because that's exactly what Meeks is whipping up.

Alexander Nader *

Alexander Nader *

Alexander Nader *

The author behind the Beasts of Burdin series, about a hard drinking, demon fighting investigator in the mountains of Tennessee.

John Hartness

Alexander Nader *

Alexander Nader *

Hartness writes the Bubba the Monster Hunter series (among many others). It's exactly as redneck and awesome as it sounds. (Bubbaverse)

Bobby Nash

Hailey Edwards

Kimbra Swain

When the South’s preeminent monster hunting badass vanishes without a trace, it’s party time for the things that go bump in the night. Is there anyone able to fill Bubba’s shoes? (Bubbaverse)

Kimbra Swain

Hailey Edwards

Kimbra Swain

Welcome to the Trailerverse! Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen is a humorous UF series with romance, magic, and all manner of supernatural badassery. (Alabama)

Faith Hunter

Hailey Edwards

Hailey Edwards

 Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind-a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a living. Mostly set in NOLA.

Hailey Edwards

Hailey Edwards

Hailey Edwards

  Hailey Edwards writes about questionable applications of otherwise perfectly good magic, the transformative power of love, the family you choose for yourself, and blowing stuff up. Her series are based all over the South. 

N. E. Conneely

N. E. Conneely

N. E. Conneely

Most witches don’t work for police departments, but Michelle isn’t your average witch. She’s clanless, and in danger of losing her job if she can’t find the escaped trolls before they start eating the local residents. (Georgia)

Ilona Andrews

N. E. Conneely

N. E. Conneely

Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up magical problems. Set in Atlanta.

Catie Rhodes

N. E. Conneely

Amanda Stevens

You’ll love this Ghost Whisperer meets Sling Blade urban fantasy, because Peri Jean Mace never goes down without swinging a fist.

Amanda Stevens

N. E. Conneely

Amanda Stevens

My name is Amelia Gray. I'm a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. The Graveyard Queen is a chilling modern gothic series set in and around Charleston. 

Charlaine Harris

Meredith R. Stoddard *

Charlaine Harris

Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Bon Temps, Louisiana. She's quiet, doesn't get out much, and tends to mind her own business—except when it comes to her “disability.” Sookie can read minds.

Rune Stroud *

Meredith R. Stoddard *

Charlaine Harris

Stroud writes a number of series set in the South, ranging from cozy to demonic, and all points in between!

Meredith R. Stoddard *

Meredith R. Stoddard *

Meredith R. Stoddard *

Sarah MacAlpin has always felt like an outsider. Raised by her Scottish grandmother deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Sarah grew up with one foot in the old world and one foot in the new world. Her childhood friends were the stuff of ancient Celtic legends. But Sarah’s seemingly idyllic past hides a horrifying secret. 

V.K. Fox *

Meredith R. Stoddard *

Meredith R. Stoddard *

Fox writes the words of Power series, featuring all manner of creatures and cryptids from southern folklore.

Betty Bolte *

J. M. Woodall *

Betty Bolte *

Bolte writes all manner of southern historical romance, including the Fury Falls Inn series, a 6-book collection set in a haunted roadside inn in 1821 Alabama!  

A.D. White *

J. M. Woodall *

Betty Bolte *

White tells tales set amongst the immigrant community of Asheville North Carolina.

Kenzie Kelly *

J. M. Woodall *

J. M. Woodall *

 "Kenzie writes kissy books set in other realms populated with supernaturals, aliens, and kickass heroines—some of whom are partial to wearing tight pants." 

J. M. Woodall *

J. M. Woodall *

J. M. Woodall *

"He's written romance, including paranormal romance, a vampire novel, sci-fi/shifter-type books and even some downright naughty Christmas stories. He's even taken an old fairy tale and re-spun it with a Depression-era Appalachian twist." 

Travis M Riddle *

Travis M Riddle *

Travis M Riddle *

Riddle primarily writes fantasy, but his horror novel The Narrows is set in Texas, and is a haunting look at what happens when friendships fade.

Gillian Zane *

Travis M Riddle *

Travis M Riddle *

Zane writes romance books set in the heart of Cajun country, in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. If that doesn't sell you, I don't know what will.

Martin Shannon

Travis M Riddle *

D.L. Wainright *

Shannon writes the Tales of Weird Florida series, among others, featuring all manner of magical mayhem.

D.L. Wainright *

Travis M Riddle *

D.L. Wainright *

There are no such things as monsters. At least, that's what Lucy had believed until she saw one eating a man's face. There is a reason the truth has been buried, however, and Lucy and her friends Eva, Jim and Gunter find themselves doing their own bloody part to keep it that way. 

Katherine Moon

Katherine Moon

Katherine Moon

She is plucked from the hospital and given a job - one she hasn't been trained for. She’s shuttled from one crime scene to the next, helping with anything from hostage negotiations to terrorism. 

Then she meets someone dangerous. He asks the questions that she is too afraid to. He’s cutting through the numbness that has enveloped her since that day her life changed.

Luanne Bennett

Katherine Moon

Katherine Moon

Katie Bishop keeps her head low and goes about her business like any other mundane citizen of Savannah. But the dragon tattoo on her back since birth isn’t ink at all—it’s her reality. The Katie Bishop series is full of action, but it’s also about finding your tribe.

J.D. Horn

Katherine Moon

John Corwin

Mercy Taylor is all too familiar with the supernatural side of Savannah, being a member of the most powerful family of witches in the South. Despite being powerless herself, of course.

John Corwin

Katherine Moon

John Corwin

Justin's best friend wants to murder him and use his blood to raise a vampire army. On the upside, Justin's got some nifty new powers. The problem is he might not survive long enough to learn them. And Atlanta will be ground zero for a vampire takeover.

Wendy Wang

Amie Gibbons *

Alex Bledsole

All Charlie Payne wants is to lead a normal life and to be a good mom. But Charlie’s not exactly normal. She's from a long line of witches and she can see the dead. (South Carolina)

Alex Bledsole

Amie Gibbons *

Alex Bledsole

Private Bronwyn Hyatt had left her small town of Needsville for the army to escape the pressures of her mystical Tufa family legacy. She returns a lone survivor after a disastrous attack overseas, wounded in body and spirit.

Amie Gibbons *

Amie Gibbons *

Amie Gibbons *

 Demonstrating once again her gift for making magic real in our modern world, Amie Gibbons brings us the chilling horror of demons walking the earth in this pulse-pounding, paranormal thriller.

Diana Rowland

Amie Gibbons *

Amie Gibbons *

Why me? Why now? That’s what Beaulac, Louisiana, detective Kara Gillian was asking herself when an angelic creature named Rhyzkahl unexpectedly appeared during a routine summoning. 

Tegan Maher

Martha Carr/Michael Anderle

Tegan Maher

If you like laugh-out-loud southern wit, magic, and murder, you'll fall in love with the Witches of Keyhole Lake cozy mystery series!

Celia Roman

Martha Carr/Michael Anderle

Tegan Maher

When my boy Henry was killed, I tracked a pooka through the deep wood for three days with no food in my gut and only my daddy's hunting knife for comfort. Was what got me into the monster killing business, that pooka, and I ain't regretted a single day of it since.

Martha Carr/Michael Anderle

Martha Carr/Michael Anderle

Martha Carr/Michael Anderle

For Austin homicide detective Leira Berens, happy is running down bad guys and solving crimes.  And she’s damn good at it.  Which is why when the Light Elf prince is murdered, the king breaks a centuries old treaty and crosses between worlds to seek her help.

Authors with an * by their name have been interviewed for the SFF Podcast

Note: that doesn't mean it's out yet. And it doesn't mean that other folks on this page don't have interviews scheduled. It just means that Bob has fully recorded an interview with the author, and their episode will eventually see the light of say if it has not yet.

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