Urban Fiction Genre – What’s the best definition for urban genre? Books in the urban fiction genre (also known as street lit) are made up of stories that take place in a city setting, but the race and culture of the characters are just as important and defining as the setting itself. The tone of the books in this genre is usually dark, focusing on the underside of city society and structure; profanity, sex, and violence are usually explicit. In the urban genre no aspect of city life and reality are shied away from or watered-down to make the reader comfortable.
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Urban Fiction Genre – Examples
Review this list of popular examples to help you get a better understanding of the urban fiction genre.
1. The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald
2. The Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
3. The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
4. Addicted by Zane
5. Thugs and the Women Who Love Them by Wahida Clark
6. Push by Sapphire
7. G-Spot: An Urban Erotic Tale by Noire
8. Flyy Girl by Omar Tyree
9. True to the Game by Teri Woods
10. Every Thug Needs a Lady by Wahida Clark
11. Thug Matrimony by Wahida Clark
12. River Marked by Patricia Briggs
13. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
14. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
15. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
16. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
17. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
18. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
19. Bitch by Deja King
20. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
21. The Cartel by Ashley Antoinette
22. Justify My Thug by Wahida Clark
23. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
24. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
25. Changes by Jim Butcher
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