Paul Goat Allen has posted a list of the Best Paranormal Fantasy Novels of theLast Decade (2000-2009) and #1 is Dead Witch Walking by Richard Curtis Associates author Kim Harrison. It’s the first novel in what has gone on to become the bestselling “Hollows” series featuring white witch Rachel Morgan. Here’s what Allen has to say:

“1. Dead Witch Walking (2004) by Kim Harrison – Kim’s debut novel and first installment of her wildly entertaining Rachel Morgan saga, a series that – like its witchy protagonist – has developed and matured with every new installment. Unlike most series, every new novel in Kim’s Rachel Morgan series is better than the last…. This is the beginning of a classic saga.”

Allen’s challenge was formidable, particularly given the great competition:

A few weeks ago, I was asked to complete an impossible task – to compile a list of the top paranormal fantasy lists of the last decade, a decade that has seen phenomenal growth in the paranormal fantasy genre. In the last ten years, authors like Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher and Charlaine Harris have become literary superstars and characters like Anita Blake, Sookie Stackhouse and Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden have become enmeshed in the pop culture landscape.

We extend our heartiest congratulations to Kim Harrison and to the wonderful and supportive team at Morrow/Avon Eos.

RC