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Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
Sayuri_x:
I am one of those clueless freaks who only discovered Harry through the TV series.
Live in the UK, saw the previews on SKy and have to honestly say, I immeadetly thought, 'What a lot of rubbish!'
But Sky One advertised TDF pretty heavily and something must have wormed it's way into my subconcious because I found myself watching them and enjoying them. Not immensely but they passed the time. I watched the season once, then again and again.
Was in the bookstore a couple of months later and saw the books. They have had a pretty heavy advertising campaign as well over in Blighty. Bought the first, Storm Front, read it and loved it and immeadlety went and bought the rest. Didn't like Fool Moon as much and it kinda slowed the fervour. Read Grave Peril loved it, couldn't get through Summer Knight, but it all changed with Death Masks. I loved that book and that is when the obsession started in ernest!
When I found out that James Marsters did the audiobooks, I went straight to Buzzymultimedia and got the lot. ANd that put the lid on my coffin. They are amazing. I am now waiting feverishly for White Night to come out over here and I will be buying Small Favours in hardback and audiobook as sson as.
I am now a fully functioning member of the Jim Butcher Fan club. Just got hold of the Codex series as well. STarting that as soon as I finish Proven Guilty. On the last chapter now.
As for the TV series, well, I loved the actors but I can't really watch it anymore. The books have taken over as my 'reality' of the world and I wouldn't have it any other way.
What I would like to see is a great film franchise, with Paul Blackthorne as the face of Harry and James Marsters as the voice. That isn't too much to ask is it? They can do that for me huh?
Helen™:
You are going to love his Codex Alera books. I finished the first yesterday, and am halfway through the second. I'm new to fantasy, and really didn't expect to like them. I bought them for the kid. Now I'm thrilled I have two left to read after this one. It helps with the pain of having to wait for Small Favor.
Sayuri_x:
--- Quote from: Helen on January 04, 2008, 05:46:09 AM ---You are going to love his Codex Alera books. I finished the first yesterday, and am halfway through the second. I'm new to fantasy, and really didn't expect to like them. I bought them for the kid. Now I'm thrilled I have two left to read after this one. It helps with the pain of having to wait for Small Favor.
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I cannot wait to read them.
Finished Proven Guilty last night and was left with this empty feeling. I have to wait ten days before I can get White Night. Ergh.
I come from a fantasy reading background. In fact when I was younger it was all I read, so I am super-excited to see what Jim can do with this genre.
thausgt:
I'd been a fan of Rick Cook's "Garrett P.I." books from 'way back. (Briefly: they're about the closest thing to the total opposite of the Dresden Files I can imagine, a hard-boiled detective in a high-fantasy setting, solving murders committed by magic, tilting back a few with dark elves and dating a gorgeous red-haired *cough* "short human" woman) I've also been a fan of urban fantasy since Shadowrun first hit the shelves of my local game store. As such, I had noticed the Dresden Files books when the first hit and dismissed them as 'also-ran'. But the name stuck in my head, and when I saw that SciFi was turning them into a series, I decided to take a look at the original source material.
I found solid writing and characterization, as well as gentle tributes to the noir genre as the foundation to a very good story. And I'm trying to get the rest of the books as soon as the budget allows...
UTK:
Never heard of him prior to the tv series. Saw the promos on tv and kept meaning to get into it but never picked it up until well after it got canceled... (which blew.) Then I found out it was based off books and well just picked up White Night... which yes, means I'm not reading them in the right order... it's not my fault the book store onyl had 1,4,6 and this one. -_-; Which I suppose is a good thing. ;p
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