InCryptid
series of urban fantasy novels by American author Seanan McGuire
InCryptid is a series of urban fantasy novels by American author Seanan McGuire, published by DAW Books. They follow multiple generations of a family of cryptozoologists who protect supernatural beings from discovery by humankind.
Books
Discount Armageddon: Verity Price splits her time between professional dance and acting as protector for the cryptid community of Manhattan. Which means she won't let cryptid-killing Covenant agent Dominic DeLuca invade her turf without a fight...
Midnight Blue-Light Special: When the Covenant of St. George sends a team to NYC, Verity teams up with Dominic to protect both the cryptid community and her extended family from the Covenant's attentions.
Half-Off Ragnarok: Alex Price disguises studies of reptilian cryptids by working as a herpetologist for the Columbus Zoo. A series of petrifications leads him to look to the local Gorgon community, even as he tries to keep his extracurriculars a secret from his maybe-girlfriend and fellow zoologist Shelby Tanner.
Pocket Apocalypse: Alex and Shelby head to Australia so Alex can serve as an expert on werewolf epidemics.
Chaos Choreography: Verity returns to her performer roots with an all-star season of reality show Dance or Die, which is living up to the "dying" part of its name.
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