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Lizard King:
One of the reasons I love Dresden series is this:

It's not about a tough, angst ridden, female character who struggles with being comfortable with who she is etc. etc. etc. 

Has anyone else noticed, and or been frustrated with, this trend in the genre?  Laurel K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series is good.  But it is tiresome in it's sameness.  Lillith St. Crow and her "Devil's Right Hand" series is okay, but it's character Dante Valentine is a Xerox of Anita Blake from Hamilton's books.  Kelly Armstrong is too similar as well.  In fact, Charlaine Harris is the most palatable of the group, but it's still more of the same. 

So I love the Dresden series, and want more like it.  Jim can't right them quickly enough for me.  Can anyone make a recommendation for me?  Harry Dresden and John Constantine are my favorite characters of this type, and I just want more. 

Kiriath:
Try the Angel TV series.

Lizard King:
Well, I feel kind of silly now.  I just found a huge section for just this topic under the Media section.

So, I'll start perusing that. 

Qualapec:
One series I like about a female character is Patricia Briggs' Mercedes Thompson series. Mercy (the main character) is very down-to-earth. There's a little bit of angst, but both author and character handle it quite well. It's not overdone either. She's also tough but not ridiculesly so. I'm rather fond of the series.

~She-Wolf

Lizard King:

--- Quote from: Qualapec on October 11, 2007, 10:24:47 PM ---One series I like about a female character is Patricia Briggs' Mercedes Thompson series. Mercy (the main character) is very down-to-earth. There's a little bit of angst, but both author and character handle it quite well. It's not overdone either. She's also tough but not ridiculesly so. I'm rather fond of the series.

~She-Wolf

--- End quote ---

That's cool.  Obviously their has to be some internal conflict to have any depth to it.  As long as the character doesn't become all "emo" about it.  Male or female isn't really the issue.  I just want to be able to relate.
Thanks for the advice. 

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