Dresden series are action oriented and can be epic at times, but those books are also very inconsistent. On the whole, i like the newer books more, i dont know if thats because jim is improving as a writer or just because i like big kaboom magic and dresden gets stronger as the series progresses. Apr 02, 2016 the iron druid chronicles, by kevin hearne, are a good choice. Ive got a wizard version of york bopping around chicago, eating bizarre sandwiches and making pointed observations to the empty air while jazz music plays. First book was published in 2000 and the last novel was released in 2014 followed by a number of short stories. Someone at scifi doesnt like wellmade shows and dresden files is the latest victim. Jim butcher talks about the evolution of his character harry dresden. I thought this song was an interesting kind of contradiction for a video that is essentialy about bob. Readers of dresden files series by jim butcher also love reading. The dresden files is a series of contemporary fantasy mystery novels written by american author jim butcher. Jim butcher books list of books by author jim butcher. I found a somewhat close substitute in the joe ledger series, but i havent came close since i finished it.
So a friend and i decided we wanted to try and write the worst dresden files fanfiction ever. If you like the dresden files by jim butcher, then you. The first two are generally considered the worst books, but even then they are still excellent. The dresden files books 47 by jim butcher ingres77. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dresden files collection 16 the dresden files boxset book 1. If you love author jim butcher, youve come to the right place. Storm front book 1 released 42000 harry dresden is the best at what he does. Harry dresden squares off against vampires, faeries, and his own personal demons as the series progresses. Nov 22, 2012 the dresden files by jim butcher a synopsis storm front book 1 released 42000 harry dresden is the best at what he does. The hollows series authored by kim harrison, which revolves around supernatural creatures just as depicted in dresden files series and secret history series a sciencefantasy fiction series written by. See the complete the dresden files series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. He has a forum on chronicles, too, in the authors section.
Harry dresden has had worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. The iron druid series is very similar, but not quite as good. Here are four urban fantasy series worth checking out. I cant give one thats in every way like the dresden books theyre among my favorites. Dresden files series order jim butcher librarything.
For the longest time, jim butcher was one of my favorite authors, and the dresden files included some of my favorite novels. The best urban fantasy series that most everyone who likes dresden also likes is the hollows by kim harrison, in. The books are written as a firstperson narrative from the perspective of the main character, private investigator and wizard harry dresden, as he recounts investigations into supernatural disturbances in modernday chicago. I cant give one thats in every way like the dresden books theyre among my. The dresden files tv series in the works based on jim.
Based on jim butchers bestselling novels, the dresden files chronicles the cases of no ordinary detective. And people who havent read jim butchers dresden files books, in which case, get thee hence to a bookstore. If you like the dresden files by jim butcher, then you might enjoy. Dresden files is yet another victim of the scifi treatment. She was like, yeah, if you want to sell a twentybook series, that will be fine. Nov 12, 2012 how many different werewolves can you cram into one story. Pound for pound, i would argue as close as you are going to get to the dresden files without being a. The dresden files novels by jim butcher are once again being developed into a tv series, courtesy of fox21 television studios. Storm front is the first of the mightly praised dresden files book written by jim butcher and it merges two of my favourite genres together fantasy and mystery and the book does the job very well. And now, for the final part of my series where i rank the dresden files books, just because i am just that big of a fan of them. The dresden files by jim butcher a synopsis the reading. Butcher wrote three books he describes as terrible before coming up with the first dresden files book storm front in 2000. Besides the fulllength novels in the series, there are many novellas and.
Theyre some of the most entertaining fantasy books ive read in recent years. If that doesnt convince you to pick up a copy, nothing will. As to finishing the dresden files, i definitely will. With some ghoulish figures and potentially scary plotlines like the abduction of a child or the evil possession of a schoolteacher one particularly nasty character magically skinned its victims, leading to brief glimpses of skinless bodies onscreen the dresden files is best for mature tweens and up.
If you were jonesing for more urban fantasy, id suggest that, but id rather recommend completing the dresden files. It starts off very good, and just gets better from there. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I have finally finished all 14 dresden files books. Magic is very real in the dresden files, so readers who enjoy topics such as werewolves, vampires, spirits, demons and other supernatural. Assuming youve done this already, the dresden files rpg is the perfect solution to the eternal wait for the next book in the series. Over the course of the dresden files series there has been fifteen novels released to date.
So i love the dresden files, but after reading 11 books, its really started to wear down on me. Dresden lives in a world where magic and supernatural creatures exist. I didnt have anything like that, and you know it, i replied. Its focused much more on character development, its more realistic, dialogue is way better. The dresden files collection 16 the dresden files box. Like fleeing a burning building full of enraged demonmonkeys. The dresden files is headed to the small screen again.
I was introduced to urban fantasy by the dresden files if you havent read it, you really should, but most of the other titles ive tried are more like romance novels with fantasy creatures. Dresden files series details and latest releases discover jim butchers riveting series the dresden files, which follows harry blackstone copperfield dresden, chicagos first and only wizard p. I love this book series, it really is fraking awesome. I like jim dresden, either in books or in comics, and i liked this story also with a berserk golem and gentelman marcone back in action, a little bit o. It isnt that similar to the dresden files, i think. Books to read if you like the dresden files the fragment of water. Ill let you decide what you consider similar as im not too fussy. Since then, hes created 15 books plus a number of short stories. His wellknown series are the dresden files and codex alera, and his latest works are a steampunk series.
The dresden files were to be the first books that jim butcher was to have published, with storm front being released on the first of april, 2000. Im finishing up the last written book of the dresden files, and i was wondering if you guys knew of any similar books. Some you just cant put down, others are filled with inconsequential action sequences. The dresden files, by jim butcher 16 books wizard harry dresden is the king of urban fantasy, and the dresden files are the gold standard for the gene. The last few dresden files novels have been a bit hitormiss with me. I wouldnt say theyre masterpiece or even great works of literature, but theyre fun to read and have some rea. Jhereg, the first of the vlad taltos books, by steven brust. Im partial to genre fiction, so i read a lot more science fiction and fantasy than, say, james patterson or john grisham. Jim butcher, author of the dresden files series, at his home in. Business is sadly dreadful, so he jumps on it when the local police bring him in as a consultant on a strange double murder.
Sorry this isnt a 5 star rating, but it was very close. The dresden files jim butcher works archive of our own. If you love the dresden files, youll love galleywampus. The dresden files collection 16 the dresden files boxset book 1 kindle edition by butcher, jim, rennie, neil. Also, in one book he rides a zombie trex into battle while playing polka music. Are the dresden file novels all stand alone stories. Heres one that was mentioned in an earlier post harry connolly twenty palaces series is a good contender for dresden files and jim butcher himself recommends this series. Skin game the 15th book in the series was a finalist for the 2015 hugo award for best novel. The camera is handheld 100% of the time, a technique that is very powerful, but only if used appropriately. If you dare to venture into the literary worlds of fantasy and the supernatural, youll probably find the works of jim butcher. Dec 19, 2012 so the newest dresden files book recently came out, cold days, and i just tore through it like i do all dresden books really. Deadline reports fox21 television studios is developing a new tv show based on the books by jim butcher the fantasy novels follow.
I like how this started out as i now see harry dresden as francis york morgan. I really like the action, the characters, and of course the magic of these books. This was just as hard as i thought it was going to be, and finishing it will be a relief, of sorts. All the data from the network and user upload, if infringement, please contact us to delete. I want something in a similar vein that is almost if not just as good or better. The dresden files is a series of fantasymystery novels by american novelist jim butcher. I love the mix of detectiveness and magic, tore through them all and now i need something else to read before the 7th potter comes out. If anyone knows the books of dresden, well you need to read the one named dead beat in order to catch up with this scene wanna a ride. In a book, you have to have some idea where youre going, not to. Used all the time, it is just tiring and i could not make it to the end of a single show. If its the competence you like, then try amber chronicles by zelazny and black company by glen.
The book series was also made into a liveaction television series which ran in 2007. The dresden files is a series of contemporary fantasymystery novels written by american author jim butcher. First one is either rivers of london or midnight riot depending on if youre in the uk or the us, second one is moon over soho. Beyond that, the show diverges quickly and dramatically from the novels. Granted, there are a dozen books, obviously harry survives, but if how thats accomplished is important to you, i wouldnt jump around the series personally. Books like the dresden files similar recommendations.
Harry dresden, a chicago bound professional wizard, and the only one with an ad in the yellow pages. To me, some of these last books have just not been good. Its one of the most wellknown, wellloved series running, and for damn good reasons. Order of the dresden files books the dresden files is a series of fantasymystery novels by american novelist jim butcher. The dresden files tv series 2007 the dresden files. Jim butcher has crafted a version of chicago that is rife with magic and verisimilitude. The series features harry dresden, a wizardprivate investigator who looks into strange events that occur in chicago. Ben aaronovitchs books about peter grant, a london policeman who ends up in the wizardry department of the force, would probably be a hit with a lot of dresden fans, too. If you love the dresden files, youll love published on july 1, 2018 read more posts by the author of if you love the dresden files, youll love, j wilbanks if you love the dresden files if you, like me, are a rabid dresden files fan eagerly awaiting peace talks you may be looking for other books to pass the time or fill the void. The girl in the box series and the out of the box series by robert j. Find all the books in the dresden files series here. Well base this on various factors for example if you like jack reacher.
If you read storm front the plot and many of the characters will seem familiar to you, because the original first episode for the tv show was based on storm front though i think they aired them outoforder. Find the complete the dresden files book series listed in order. This series is an urban fantasy that follows the case files of harry dresden. This is a story about the bonds the wizard has built over 10 books, and it sees harry reliant on his friends and allies more than ever. In fool moon, the second in jim butchers dresden files series, he shoots for the, well, moon.
Jim butcher, one of the authors from ambermush the new york. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Jim butcher is known to millions as the author of the bestselling series of dresden files novels. But i think these books fall quite nicely into that quick, fun read. The monster hunter international books have some of the same humor and action and i like them, but they may or may not appeal to you. What to read if you like harry dresden by jim butcher 244 books.
As as investigator, dresden takes on cases for human and nonhuman clients. But if its a cheeky little monster of the week deal then ill definitely. The books are written as a firstperson narrative from the perspective of the main character, private investigator and wizard harry dresden, as he recounts. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Amazon second chance pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life. The first novel, storm front, was published in 2000 by roc books. Jun 15, 2012 so i love the dresden files, but after reading 11 books, its really started to wear down on me. Below are some quotes to give you a better idea of the series tone. How many books is jim writing for the dresden files. Wasnt a fan of ghost story funny enough, im in the middle of a reread of it now though.
Weve compiled a list of fantastic otherworldly books like the dresden files. Dresden files by otakufrustratioon professional, digital artist technically, resurrecting an age old dinosaur isnt breaking the laws of necromancy. Whenever i describe the dresden files i tell people its like harry potter mixed with the avengers. If you love the dresden files if you, like me, are a rabid dresden files fan eagerly awaiting peace talks you may be looking for other books to pass the time or fill the void. If you have any recommendations along the lines of the dresden files or iron druid, feel free to let me know. This particular reading is the rereading having reread all the books in order, unlike my usual rereading of picking up the books in the series i like and just rereading those. What to read if you like harry dresden by jim butcher. Aug 18, 2011 ben aaronovitchs books about peter grant, a london policeman who ends up in the wizardry department of the force, would probably be a hit with a lot of dresden fans, too. Harry dresden is the central character in the book series, which narrates his investigation of the supernatural. A martial arts enthusiast whose resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, jim butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane.
Crane im starting with crane because im going in alphabetical order, but he should. If you are into action and fantasy, you would want to check out. Because bob is not alive and can rarely do it his way. There are currently fifteen books in this magical urban fantasy series, which started in the year 2000. The dresden files audiobooks listen to the full series. Say you have read all of the harry dresden books and are looking for more. The dresden files, a contemporary fantasymystery novel series written by american author jim butcher, features a wide cast of characters. The books are pretty fastpaced, lots of action, cultural references, snarkiness and usually one or two climatic magic and gunslinging brawls. Depending on how particular you are and what part of dresden you like, yes. Imaginative, gritty, and surprisingly hilarious, the dresden files are pure fun from beginning to end. The dresden filesseries overdrive rakuten overdrive.
If you had some evidence that you felt would prove the boys innocence, you should have presented it during the trial. So i thought i might take some time to talk about why i love dresden files, and why you should too. If you dont write a good scene, if you dont paint the right picture. Fiction graphic novels historical fiction history horror memoir music mystery nonfiction poetry psychology. He is best known for the dresden files series, which features a private investigatorwizard who patrols the streets of modernday chicago. Original female characters intended to be a cliche mess. Since the series is so freaking long, ill divide it int. Jim butcher is the man behind the dresden files series a mysteryfantasy combo. The hollows series authored by kim harrison, which revolves around supernatural creatures just as depicted in dresden files series and secret history series a sciencefantasy fiction series written by simon r. Dresden has really come into his own now, and this novel feels like a building crescendolike everything is swaying and threatening to topple right over. Jim butcher talks about his character harry dresden dresden files. I dont really want to start one long series and then move to another without finishing the first.
Jim butcher is highly regarded thanks to his popular series of novels the dresden files as well as the codex alera saga. The dresden files is a jim butchers 15 novels series, telling the story of harry blackstone copperfield dresden, chicagos first and the only one wizard p. He had the sonorous voice of a trained speaker, and spoke english with a highclass british accent. If so, then well, have i got a list for you, friend. The caster series really does hearken back to those classic detective noir novels, but. The book is fast paced and makes you feel as if you are watching a sort of movie. Jim butcher is a new york times bestselling author, known for his contemporary fantasy novels.
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