I would like more real-world politics in urban fantasy novels. They usually have supernatural stuff galore and real-world stuff like technology and having normals around that might not be aware of the supernatural, but rarely do real-world politics make life hard on the wizards/witches/supernaturals. Of course, the politics can't be too current, or they'd be outdated by the time the book got published. I wouldn't mind if the author made it all up (as long as it's believable and there is believable interaction between the countries.) Say, in the near future Europe has finally grown into one state (except, unfortunately, it turns out a fascist state.) And the U.S. have gone communist.
And the supernaturals find themselves in the middle of increasing international tension on top of their own problems.
Anyway, I would like a story about wizards/witches/supernaturals coming from different countries, with believable national/cultural differences on top of their supernatural differences. Of course that would require that the author actually knows a thing or two about some country other than his own.
(Only recently I tried reading a YA novel where the main character has a German au-pair girl looking after him. Although the story is set in 200X, the au-pair girl reads like she's from the 1930s. Makes it really hard to suspend my disbelief. But I shouldn't complain, at least she's one of the good guys.
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