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Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
gknee:
Yes I'm another one of the uncool. :) But I saw the How did you all get into the Dresden Files? thread first and replied there. http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,113.240.html
Dread Pirate Sayessa:
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--- Quote from: monster ma x 3 on March 03, 2007, 04:27:26 PM ---I checked the library on my next visit...and totally messed up! I picked up what I now know to be the 8th book, and read it first.
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Here's a question - why do publishers stop putting "Book #__" on books in a series after a while? I was looking at Jim's books at my local Borders, and SF says "Book 1 of The Dresden Files," FM says "Book 2...", but after a few volumes, it just says, "A book of The Dresden Files" or something like that, which leads to confusion if you don't have access to a list. (I read the 7th book of P.N. Elrod's Vampire Files first, because I didn't know any better.)
I've noticed They do this with quite a few series. Any thoughts?
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I think they do it so people won't go "oh, book #8? There's no way I'm going to read this because I won't know what's going on, and I don't feel like looking for books #1-7"
A lot of times I do that when I see book 2 of a trilogy and they don't have book 1. In fact, right now I'm trying to find "Bloodsucking Fiends" so I can read "You Suck," both by Christopher Moore. ;D
Nanite:
Yep I'm uncool, but what else is new..... I usually like to try and wait for a series to be finished before I start it, as I avoid that nasty "Is it out yet? Is it out yet?!?!?!?!?" syndrome we all know and hate :). Plus I always get paranoid that the author will get hit by a freak meteor or something, and I'll be left with a bunch of unresolved questions.... However since I was watching the TV show, I figured I may as well read the books, so here I am. It's kind of strange that I hadn't heard of Jim before the TV series as I do read a lot, dunno how I missed him.
Lady Geektastic:
--- Quote from: monster ma x 3 on March 03, 2007, 04:27:26 PM ---I've also answered this under a different topic, so apologies for the repeat. My husband noticed during the 3rd episode that the show was based on "the novels of Jim Butcher," so I checked the library on my next visit...and totally messed up! I picked up what I now know to be the 8th book, and read it first. The copy was missing the page with the book list, so... Anyway I've read # 1, and decided I couldn't wait for the other really slow people to finish # 2 and picked it up last night. My husband is laughing pretty hard, for now. But he is somewhat concerned about what's going to happen once I've read them all and am forced to wait for the next. Apparently, I don't handle suspense well over extended periods of time. Anyway, all of that was to say that I have really enjoyed what I've read so far, and have recommended the series to a few friends. Not quite sure how I feel about not being "cool" anymore, but I guess it's relative. I'm strong, I'll overcome!
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He's right to worry. Trust me, the moment White Night hits the shelves, this board will be flooded with fans bemoaning the long, loooong wait to the next fix. We are full blown addicts, and I predict you'll find that you've got it just as bad as we do. You learn to ease the withdrawl in any way you can. Many thanks to Robert Wolfe for giving us all a weekly booster shot. Then there's rereading, scanning each and every page for quotes to post on the boards (you run out of post-its really fast), you also find yourself debating, speculating, analyzing, comparing, contrasting, fan-arting and (*gasp!*) shipping! for any point in the books that you can get your fan-girl/boyish hands on. Before you know it you'll be hunting down a prop skull, suggesting Dresden Merch. (magic 8-Bob!), designing t-shirts and speaking the language of Dresden in public, only to discover that the mundane people surrounding you don't have a clue what you're talking about, to which you will respond (under your breath):
"Hells holy stars and freaking stones shit bells."
*bows* Thank you, thank you.
A portrait of the average Dresdenite (name of group still under debate).
Zygoptera:
It came! It came!!! I'm sorry, but I had to post my excitement somewhere! The last book of the published series so far finally came in the mail today!!!!
(By the way, don't ever buy books from an independent seller on Amazon to ship to Alaska unless you want to wait a month for them to come)
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