[The_Khan]

Had a chance to touch base with my friend Jim this past weekend. It was a lot of fun The Dresden Files are magnificent!

[Falco]

Must...not...highlight...spoilers...

[Imperial Historian]

Picked up the first three yesterday afternoon, have now finished reading them and will be off shortly to buy the next three Great fun, and definitely worth a read if your in the mood for a fun book... possibly not so good an idea if you have some work to do though...

[caladanbrood]

Imperial Historian;164170 said:

Picked up the first three yesterday afternoon, have now finished reading them

Thats insane!

I finished the first one the other day, very enjoyable, although the ending was slightly dissapointing maybe. Good use of the broom though;)

[Abyss]

@IH and CB - You both lost me - are we talking Butcher or Harrison now?

Caught up on the TV this past weekend. It's growing on me. Letting Harry do more magic and intro'ing the High Council, Red/Black Courts and other elements is really helping it along.

- Abyss, huge fan of the Mighty Hockey Stick of Doom.

[caladanbrood]

Abyss;164177 said:

@IH and CB - You both lost me - are we talking Butcher or Harrison now?

Oh, sorry:p Butcher, personally. Seeing as how it's a Dresden Files thread:o

[Imperial Historian]

Butcher as well, I've found them very entertaining so far.

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Thats insane!

I had a day off

For, anyone interested in buying the books they still seem to be 3 for 2 at waterstones...

[caladanbrood]

Jagged;164199 said:

CB keep reading they get allot better too and Harry book one is not Harry book 8 he really does change though the series.

Oh, I will be:) Trying not to buy anymore books now until after Reaper's Gale though, so it might be a little while:(

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[Abyss]

caladanbrood;164205 said:

Oh, I will be:) Trying not to buy anymore books now until after Reaper's Gale though, so it might be a little while:(

They are cheap little paperbacks - manwhore yourself out for an afternoon and then buy them (and some mouthwash) and get on with it.


- Abyss, shouldn't have to explain these things...

[drza44]

I resisted for about a week before starting book 6 (I knew that once I started I wouldn't be able to stop, and my work/family would be unhappy with me). Anyway, I'm sitting here at work and just started book 6 about half an hour ago. It's a rare series where the wise cracks alone can keep a perpetual unconscious smile on my face as I read, even before any real action occurs.

[Abyss]

Falco;163725 said:

Must...not...highlight...spoilers...

i DID warn you. I did. Really.
Big honkin' SPOILERS warning and everything...

- Abyss, doesn't lie about these things.

[drza44]

Finished book 7 yesterday. Yeah, this series just keeps getting better. It went from "nice, light filler read" in Storm Front up to "could legitimately be on my top shelf of books" by book 7.

Mild spoilers.

Spoiler

I discovered that in re-read I liked Susan a lot better than I did the first time and that I'm actively hoping that she makes a comeback down the line on a regular scale. I like Murphy, but Susan just seems sexier.

Lasciel seems like a fun character.

I wonder what the extra power was that Harry supposedly got from his mom in book 6.

Would like to see Harry do some more prepratory magic. The evocations are great, but I always like when he has an ace in the hole. Shows growth.

Butcher, Kim Harrison, and Laurel Hamilton seem like they sat down with roughly the same group of 10 or so characters, then wrote stories with derivations of them. I spent much of this re-read unconsciously making cross-series comaprisons like "ok, Marconne is Butcher's Trent" or "Kisten is Harrison's Thomas".

After this set of reads, Dresden has a more distinct hold on my top slot in this genre, with Harrison still in second and Hamilton falling off the pace.

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[Abyss]

On Butcher's site you can read about how LKHamilton actually got him his first break with a publisher.

- Abyss, would almost forgive her 'Narcissus in Chains' for that. Almost.

[Tif the Barber Boy]

You guys have convinced me to give 'Storm Front' a try. Just ordered it from amazon. I actually haven't read anything from this genre before... well unless Anne Rice's 'Interview with a Vampire' and 'Vampire Lestat' count. And I read those a long long time ago...

[ObsoleteResolve]

Nah, Tif. Those don't count at all. Much more inspired by noir. With a hefty dose of magic.

Dresden is most definitely a hardboiled magician :-D

And is one of the most solid entries into that subgenre that I can think of (magical noir, I guess it'd be? Urban fantasy noir? What's the genre?).

[Tif the Barber Boy]

ObsoleteResolve;166870 said:

Nah, Tif. Those don't count at all. Much more inspired by noir. With a hefty dose of magic.

Dresden is most definitely a hardboiled magician :-D

And is one of the most solid entries into that subgenre that I can think of (magical noir, I guess it'd be? Urban fantasy noir? What's the genre?).

Thanks. I guess the reason I never checked any of this stuff out was because it looked suspiciously a lot like Buffy/Angel that took itself too seriously. But from reading this thread it sounds like there's much more to it.

[Abyss]

'Urban fantasy' i suppose, with noir elements to it, but while Dresden goes grim at times, it's not really as (forgive me) 'dark' as i tend to think of noir fiction.

The humour element echoes Buffy/Angel, but it's a bit more adult, less cutesy highschool.

- Abyss, has a pen named 'Mister Pointy'... what?