09-02-2013, 08:57 PM
i just finished the latest "Dresden" book and they keep getting better and better. The whole series started with a lot of moxie and not a lot of depth, but as far as beeing the best of the Urban Fantasy/Magic Noir stuff, the last few novels have put it there.
They start out with a little too much cracking wise, but as his characters build and deepen through their unrelenting pommeling by forces magical and political, they react in real ways that allow the author to explore power, leadership, and responsibility, dealing with consequences of actions both apparently noble and some wrenchingly hard.
Or, to put it another way: This shit gets *dark*, man, real dark.
(and the action sequences are great, too).
They start out with a little too much cracking wise, but as his characters build and deepen through their unrelenting pommeling by forces magical and political, they react in real ways that allow the author to explore power, leadership, and responsibility, dealing with consequences of actions both apparently noble and some wrenchingly hard.
Or, to put it another way: This shit gets *dark*, man, real dark.
(and the action sequences are great, too).
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