The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
The Dresden Files is a series of contemporary fantasy/mystery novels and comics written by Jim Butcher. He provides a first person narrative of each story from the point of view of the main character, private investigator and wizard Harry Dresden, as he recounts investigations into supernatural disturbances in modern-day Chicago. Butcher's original proposed title for the first novel was Semiautomagic, which sums up the series' balance of fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction.
In the world of The Dresden Files, magic is real, along with ghouls, vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves, and other mythical monsters. Harry Dresden works to protect the general public, who are ignorant of magic and the dark forces conspiring against them. This makes it difficult for Harry to get by as a working wizard and private eye. The Chicago PD's Special Investigation unit, when led by Karrin Murphy, regularly employs Dresden as a consultant to help solve cases of a supernatural nature.
The White Council, the recognized governing body of Wizards, has decreed the Seven Laws of Magic, which all magic users are expected to follow. Breaking any of the laws carries a death sentence except under very rare and special circumstances.
In The Dresden Files universe, each species (humans, fairies, vampires, etc.) has its own political and societal rules and organizations. The human wizards depend on the White Council, while faeries may belong to either the Summer or Winter courts, or they may belong to neither court, in which case they are known as Wyldfae. Vampires may belong to any of three vampire Courts, be it the White, Red, or Black Court. There are rumours of a Jade court based in the far east.
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I liked the novels. I'm curious to see how the graphic novels compare. Thanks.
I am attempting to get complete sets of the other 2 books that are out in comics . I loved the books, TV Show, audios and the comics.
Have you listened to the Rivers of London series There are 3 in Audiobooks and they are excellent. They are about a police trainee in London who finds out that he has abilities and is assigned to learn from the Inspector that is The last Wizard in the force. The reader is the best I have ever heard. He has a different voice for each character and they are very good, even the female voices. it is almost like listening to a full cast audio. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rick
Rivers books - Haven't had time yet, but they are definitely on my list.
Dresden - I didn't know there was aTV show .. gotta go hunting ...
I will look an see if I can find the DVDs I have and figger out how to get them to you if you can't find them. Usenet 131 days ago. You should have that much retention. ------------- Rick
Found 'em - thanks for the lead.
You're Welcome Bob