The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Baddies - Past, Present, and Future
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: Lost Merlin on March 26, 2018, 07:29:54 PM ---Ill have to give the series a look. I think that kind of character is someone with whom Dresden would struggle. Someone who is unwilling or smart enough to avoid head to head conflict with Dresden. It would frustrate him to no end. Being close then having the person slip away. Just the kind of thing Jim would love doing to Dresden.
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I'll third the recommendation for the Alex Verus series. It does feel similar to the Dresden Files because both Alex and Harry have problems with higher authorities, with Dresden you get descriptions of different parts of Chicago and with Verus you get descriptions of different parts of London and they both eventually find allies to help them. However, there are a number of key differences which keep the Alex Verus series from feeling like a British Clone of the Dresden Files. Alex has a darker past than Harry. The magical authorities (the British Light Council) are far better organized, yet far more politically divided, far more cynical, and filled with far more devious characters than the White Council. Not all of the Dark magic users are necessarily totally evil; or maybe it's better to classify them as lawfully evil, but the ones who are genuinely, totally evil, can be like Nicodemus, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy rolled into one. On the other hand, some of the boss bad guys are good employers who offer good benefits, if they don't plan to discard you after you perform one mission for them. They need to see you as a long-term asset.
A couple of other points about the Alex Verus series are worth noting. One, like the Dresden Files it has some very funny moments, but I don't want to give any of those moments away. Two, unlike the Dresden Files, the other characters are more diverse; both ethnically and physically, than in the Dresden Files. London is a cosmopolitan city and Alex's world is too. One memorable character is Keeper Caldera. (Keepers are like Wardens, but their organization is run very much like a mundane police department.) She's a heavy set woman, a beer connoisseur, and a powerful mage. It's refreshing that not every female character has to be better looking than a playboy centerfold model.
Kindler:
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Does anyone know how many books are planned for this series? Can't even find a wiki page for it, just for the author.
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