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travels_in_timeA few years ago--probably three or four years, and I think they were fairly newish, although I could be wrong--I read a series of books that I would classify as contemporary fantasy. I believe there were four of them, at least at the time, and each one centered around a different city. One was probably New York (because they always are) and I think one might have been Venice, because part of the plot was about finding whatever item they needed under the water. I think each book also featured different characters, but I could be wrong about that.
The overarching plot of the series was that each city needed...a guardian, or basically a person that represented or watched over the city, and the books were the stories of how each person discovered that that's who they were and what they had to do to protect their city.
I apologize for the extremely vague details, and hope someone has a clue!
EDIT: OK, I've been searching for these books for weeks now, but after reading the comment below I tried a couple of different terms, and found them! It's the Hidden Cities series by Tim Lebbon and Christopher Golden. The cities were London, New Orleans, Venice, and Boston, and the guardians are actually called "Oracles". Probably would have made the search way easier if I could have remembered that. :)
The overarching plot of the series was that each city needed...a guardian, or basically a person that represented or watched over the city, and the books were the stories of how each person discovered that that's who they were and what they had to do to protect their city.
I apologize for the extremely vague details, and hope someone has a clue!
EDIT: OK, I've been searching for these books for weeks now, but after reading the comment below I tried a couple of different terms, and found them! It's the Hidden Cities series by Tim Lebbon and Christopher Golden. The cities were London, New Orleans, Venice, and Boston, and the guardians are actually called "Oracles". Probably would have made the search way easier if I could have remembered that. :)
