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Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
Juliet:
Technically, discovered the books because of the TV show, although it was because of a discussion with a friend who had been reading the books. I was complaining about there never being anything decent on TV, and being out of reading material to make up for it. He'd been seeing the preview hype about Dresden, and told me about it, killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. :)
I ended up watching the series before I had a chance to get the books. I'm really glad I did. I was disappointed that the series ended, but ended up with a nice stock of reading material, with more to come! It softens the blow some. :)
As a series, I think it was great! It fit in nicely with the Dresdenverse that Jim has created, without straying too far from creational "intent", I thought. It was also fun reading the books after the fact, and being able to pick out pieces that the series had tried to match to the book, and where they took the creative license elsewhere.
I'm new here, and am glad I found the site! "Romeo" hasn't yet finished DB, whereas I've now re-read everything 3 times through SmF (I think I'm learning the acronyms!) It'll be nice to have a place to hang out and talk to fellow fans while Romeo gets caught up.
Forthill:
I actually discovered book six first. 'Blood Rites' at an NEX on the base I was living at, at the time. I've been hooked ever since. I mean who can resist a book like that. Murder on a porn movie set. An instant classic. xD
Ice Fyre:
I came to the Dresden files by an extract of Storm Front in a free book I got with SFX magazine. I read the extract (first chapter I think) and thought it was good and waited a few years to pick them up. Of course I read book 5 first so I kinda got ahead of my self.
Just finished White Night, looking forward to small favour at some time.
Wizwad:
It's out now in UK book shops with the UK cover if you're willing to splash out for the hardcover. I decided I couldn't wait for the paperback, what with all the conversation on spoilers I was missing out on here!
Imnothere:
I watched 5 minutes of the first episode on sci-fi,got bored and changed the channel.... Then as it happened I started watching more and more of the episodes because Battlestar Galactica was played before or after it. By the time that first season was over. I had already gone back and watched all the episodes a couple of times. Then I heard scifi canned it just like they had past shows I had become fond of (*cough* Farscape). Alas time went by and so did I at the bookstore, always saying I should pickup thous books. But i didn't I always had a different book to read, or work to do, or games to play. Then I read thous other books, got bored with the games, and had time off work. Now I'm looking back going WHY the hell did i take so long to start reading this lol.
As of me typing this I have read thru Proven Guilty with me going to buy White Knight and Small Favor when B&N opens since I can't really watch my Bills play football today (damn cable companies and greedy stations). I am actually glad I watched the tv show before reading the books cause to me I always get more pleasure reading a book of a show i have watched even if it has some major differences. It lets me get a vested interest in what I am reading much sooner. Plus I dont think i would have enjoyed the show as much.
So to sum up correctly I discovered the books because of the tv show by way of BSG lol
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