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Nightfall:
Pale Realms of Shade, read it here
http://www.scifiwright.com/samples/fic/pale-realms-of-shade/

Don't say I never gave ya nuthin'.

KipIngram:
My problem here is that there just ISN'T anything as good as Dresden, period.  I've read some great books over the years - individual books - but never a SERIES that comes even close to what I get from these.

That's where I always fall back to when I find myself feeling frustration over the wait for PT.  I believe a solid professional writer could produce something on a predictable timeline - but that's not what I want Jim to do.  I want him to take his time and write when he feels like that's what he wants to do - I can't believe the quality could be like what we've seen if he tried to "force himself."

Yes, I'm eager and want the next book.  But I want THE next book - the way Jim wants it to be.

Con:
Yancy Lazarus, is the closest I've found to Dresden, it might as well be a spinoff or alternate to Dresden. Wizard Black Ops agent, been around since Vietnam takes on various supernatural creatures. There's a Guild instead of the White Council. It's very good.

KipIngram:
Oh...  I just read the teaser for the first Yancy Lazarus book, and I actually do find myself wanting more.  Thanks for the suggestion!

Nightfall:
http://www.ljagilamplighter.com/sample-chapters/

Sample first chapters of:
Unexpected enlightenment
Prospero Lost
Prospero In Hell
Prospero Regained

And, an extra bonus, from the Prospero books, Mabs Handy Guide to Surviving the Supernatural. Mab is Miranda's (the protagonist from the Prospero books, very Dresden like) "Mab Boreal here. You know me—the Northeast Wind who works for Prospero Inc. as a company gumshoe", an air spirit who appears as a hard bitten detective type, sorta Bob like http://www.ljagilamplighter.com/category/mabs-handy-guide-to-surviving-the-supernatural/  A good addition to your copy of Jane's Fighting Monsters, could keep you alive.

Short excerpt:
Name: Sea Drake
Where To Find It: Under water…usually in oceans.

However, Miss Miranda, her brothers, and I fought one in Hell. It was inside a giant kronosaur. Guess it had been eaten for lunch. Nothing beats being swallowed by a monster and then having to fight another monster while in its stomach.

Oh wait.

Almost anything beats that.

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