Books the dresden files

Ebolapox · 03-22-2010, 09:43 PM

anybody else read them? there's another one coming out in a few weeks. I enjoy them, and he's a local (kc) author. he wrote the first after getting encouragement from a creative writing teacher in college (he ramped up a short story, and has eleven out already, the twelfth on the way, and enough short stories/novellas to release a book of them. not to COUNT his whole other series [that I haven't read yet], codex alera) if you don't know, now you know. ya know?

pikesome · 03-22-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by H5N1

anybody else read them? there's another one coming out in a few weeks. I enjoy them, and he's a local (kc) author. he wrote the first after getting encouragement from a creative writing teacher in college (he ramped up a short story, and has eleven out already, the twelfth on the way, and enough short stories/novellas to release a book of them. not to COUNT his whole other series [that I haven't read yet], codex alera) if you don't know, now you know. ya know?

Yea, my younger sister got me started on them. Probably the best of that kind of fantasy novels. The audio books are read by James Marsters and are something else. Far better quality and more enjoyable than a lot of audio books, the dude has the right delivery for the material.

JD10367 · 06-15-2010, 06:11 PM

Just finished the most recent book. Excellent, as always. Butcher has found his own niche: pulp-detective-fiction meets sword-and-sorcery. He is very good at writing character emotion (much like Terry Goodkind). Not too happy with the ending of this last one, but, hey, can't have everything.

BTW, the short-lived SciFi series didn't get enough of a chance. It was very well done.

Psyko Tek · 06-15-2010, 06:18 PM

I like them
just my local library doesn't have the whole series
and my local paycheck won't allow much more entertainment expenses

underEJ · 06-15-2010, 06:20 PM

I've read the first two of these now and quite like them. I'll definitely keep reading them. Did not know it was a local author. Thanks for the info!

I have seen about half the episodes of the tv show too, instantly on netflix, and thought it was a bit different, but pretty good. At first I didn't get into the casting of Harry, but I think it just really took a while to develop the character. The effects are low budget and much fewer than the amount of magic used in the books so I had to adjust my expectations. Once I did that I really started to enjoy it. Too bad I never heard of it while it was on the air. I bet I'm not alone.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 06-15-2010, 06:21 PM

just started ready these, on book 3. They are decent, and enjoyable so long as I don't see the author's picture on the flyleaf. He's such a dork.

underEJ · 06-15-2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

I like them
just my local library doesn't have the whole series
and my local paycheck won't allow much more entertainment expenses

read them at your local barnes and noble. you can read anything you want in there. just be kind and don't break the spines or get coffee and shit all over them or they might reconsider their generosity.

JD10367 · 06-15-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by underEJ

I have seen about half the episodes of the tv show too, instantly on netflix, and thought it was a bit different, but pretty good. At first I didn't get into the casting of Harry, but I think it just really took a while to develop the character. The effects are low budget and much fewer than the amount of magic used in the books so I had to adjust my expectations. Once I did that I really started to enjoy it. Too bad I never heard of it while it was on the air. I bet I'm not alone.

See, I saw the short-lived TV series before I read the books, so as I read the books I pictured Paul Blackthorne (the actor from the show) and thought he fit the character perfectly. He played Harry well, in a very weary, persistent manner. The only problem was, reading the books, it took me a long time to picture Karrin Murphy as a blonde and not dark-haired (as the attractive Valerie Cruz was in the TV show).

**Gonzo** · 06-15-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

I like them
just my local library doesn't have the whole series
and my local paycheck won't allow much more entertainment expenses

Does bluballs have
Another mult?
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JD10367 · 06-15-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

I like them
just my local library doesn't have the whole series
and my local paycheck won't allow much more entertainment expenses

We have a good library network here; they share books among cities, so you can put yourself on a queue and they'll eventually get the book to you. I discovered it about five years ago and haven't bought more than a handful of books ever since...

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 06-15-2010, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JD10367

We have a good library network here; they share books among cities, so you can put yourself on a queue and they'll eventually get the book to you. I discovered it about five years ago and haven't bought more than a handful of books ever since...

ILL - InterLibraryLoan

most do it.

cron912 · 06-15-2010, 08:26 PM

I've read up through about book 7 and really enjoy them. His Codex Alera series is pretty good too, if you like fantasy along the lines of LotR, Terry Goodkind, etc.
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pikesome · 06-15-2010, 08:39 PM

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it but my understanding is that the Dresden books were supposed to take place in KC but another author who writes books of a similar nature has set her's in KC so he moved them to Chicago.

Also, he's supposed to be a big LARPer who does his thing in Lawrence.

NewChief · 06-15-2010, 08:43 PM

I borrowed some a while back and sort of skipped around in the series. I enjoyed them. After a while, I sort of made myself stop reading them because I get sickly immersed in books like that where I'm reading one a day or every two days and driving my family crazy by constantly having my nose in a book.

BigOlChiefsfan · 06-15-2010, 08:48 PM

Read 'em all, like these and the Codex Alera - in case the ending of this latest Dresden novel 'Changes' causes you some woe, I hear there's a 'short story' collection coming out in a few months with a short story titled epiloque that's promised to calm us down.
Just knowing that's coming out calms me down.

They've got the latest book cheap in hardback on Amazon right now because Amazon is fighting the publisher over kindle pricing, I hear. HB is cheaper than Kindle download, and you won't see that often.

Author Jim Butcher lives in Independence MO last I heard, he comes to KCMO library functions and fundraisers if any of y'all are fanboys. He's pretty good at what he does.

03-22-2010, 09:43 PM
Ebolapox remember, remember Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: como Casino cash: $2109903	the dresden files anybody else read them? there's another one coming out in a few weeks. I enjoy them, and he's a local (kc) author. he wrote the first after getting encouragement from a creative writing teacher in college (he ramped up a short story, and has eleven out already, the twelfth on the way, and enough short stories/novellas to release a book of them. not to COUNT his whole other series [that I haven't read yet], codex alera) if you don't know, now you know. ya know?
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06-15-2010, 06:11 PM	#3
JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	Just finished the most recent book. Excellent, as always. Butcher has found his own niche: pulp-detective-fiction meets sword-and-sorcery. He is very good at writing character emotion (much like Terry Goodkind). Not too happy with the ending of this last one, but, hey, can't have everything. BTW, the short-lived SciFi series didn't get enough of a chance. It was very well done.
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Psyko Tek special teams Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mesa AZ Casino cash: $10015665	I like them just my local library doesn't have the whole series and my local paycheck won't allow much more entertainment expenses __________________ Psyko Tek The keyboard has been drinking,
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underEJ Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles Casino cash: $6943141	I've read the first two of these now and quite like them. I'll definitely keep reading them. Did not know it was a local author. Thanks for the info! I have seen about half the episodes of the tv show too, instantly on netflix, and thought it was a bit different, but pretty good. At first I didn't get into the casting of Harry, but I think it just really took a while to develop the character. The effects are low budget and much fewer than the amount of magic used in the books so I had to adjust my expectations. Once I did that I really started to enjoy it. Too bad I never heard of it while it was on the air. I bet I'm not alone.
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mikeyis4dcats. Scarlett Johansson's boytoy Join Date: Nov 2006 Casino cash: $9555998	just started ready these, on book 3. They are decent, and enjoyable so long as I don't see the author's picture on the flyleaf. He's such a dork.
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06-15-2010, 08:39 PM	#13
pikesome PEW PEW Join Date: May 2005 Casino cash: $10004900	I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it but my understanding is that the Dresden books were supposed to take place in KC but another author who writes books of a similar nature has set her's in KC so he moved them to Chicago. Also, he's supposed to be a big LARPer who does his thing in Lawrence. __________________ 4. Performance enhancing drugs: A) are my ticket to the Hall of Fame. B) would be better if they tasted like fruit and were shaped like various Flintstones characters. C) are not for me, because I find that cocaine aids my performance much more effectively. D) apparently worked for Rodney Harrison.
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NewChief In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Fayetteville, AR Casino cash: $9730204	I borrowed some a while back and sort of skipped around in the series. I enjoyed them. After a while, I sort of made myself stop reading them because I get sickly immersed in books like that where I'm reading one a day or every two days and driving my family crazy by constantly having my nose in a book. __________________ In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. - H. L. Mencken
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06-15-2010, 08:48 PM	#15
BigOlChiefsfan Certified Bourbon taster Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Shawnee KS Casino cash: $7260157	Read 'em all, like these and the Codex Alera - in case the ending of this latest Dresden novel 'Changes' causes you some woe, I hear there's a 'short story' collection coming out in a few months with a short story titled epiloque that's promised to calm us down. Just knowing that's coming out calms me down. They've got the latest book cheap in hardback on Amazon right now because Amazon is fighting the publisher over kindle pricing, I hear. HB is cheaper than Kindle download, and you won't see that often. Author Jim Butcher lives in Independence MO last I heard, he comes to KCMO library functions and fundraisers if any of y'all are fanboys. He's pretty good at what he does. __________________ A man can never own too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition. -- R. Kipling
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