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The Dresden Files is tied with The Dark Tower series as my favorite series. It gets progressively better as it goes along. I hope you'll love it. It's amazing.
Sadly I'm only reading a textbook for class right now. But I'm about to start A Stitch In Time, the Garak/star trek novel.
Yeah, Dresden Files is really good. I have read first 5 books a long time ago. Now plan to read the whole series, just hope the series is finished by the time I reach the ending.
I have never read any Star Trek novel, A Stitch in Time looks interesting. Let us know how you like it, when you get around to it.
And don't worry. Textbooks are very important, you can always read other books later on.
Dresden won't be done anytime soon, sadly. The whole series is currently at 17 books (not counting "Side Jobs" or "Brief Cases" short story collections) and planned for 23 books total, with no idea when #18 is coming yet.
Really? I was quite sure the next two books will be last. I should look it up again.
The numbers are a bit in the air because of some of the plot got shifted around and that added 1-2 books. If I recall the current plan is 22 regular casebooks, 3 short story collections, and one trilogy to finish the series (some times referred to as “Big Apocalyptic Trilogy” or BAT).
See here: https://www.jim-butcher.com/faq
Honestly, I'll be devastated when the series is concluded. The idea of no more dresden, ever. Ah. Breaks my heart. But I hate endings. I'm the type that wants things to go on for as long as possible.
I don’t know if I can say that I will be devastated, but given it’s my current favorite series it will definitely be a big moment. But it’s something I’ve already gone through with another series, so I’ve had practice 😀
Which other series? I can still remember when I was a kid and the last Harry Potter book came out. OMG, I felt so lost.
Raymond Feist’s Riftwar series (starts with Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master). It’s a great series overall though the books are a bit inconsistent in quality. The opening 4 books are superb though. And I would strongly recommend any fantasy fan read the two magician books, if nothing else.
The Rook series by Daniel O’Malley, Iron Druid by Kevin Hearne, Libriomancer by Jim C Hines and Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovich are all really good series with good world building to read while waiting for Dresden too. Iron Druid and Libriomancer are finished but they were only a few books long.
Oh damn, is iron druid finished? I've read a bunch of them, but I haven't kept up with the series. It's good.
Rivers of London is one of my top favorite series. So freaking good.
Thanks fro the details!
So, after 2013, he has only released two Dresden Files novels, both in 2020. Though he said in a recent interview that he will finish the next Dresden Files novel this year, by Christmas, so I think we can expect 2024 release date for Twelve Months.
He is also releasing the next Cinder Spires novel this year, as well as a novella. I am hopeful he will be releasing books regularly now.
Though, I think I should start adding a bigger gap between each book, to keep them going for couple of years.
He had a bunch of personal life drama after 2013 that involved a divorce, a move, building a house with radioactive complications, a wedding, and a second divorce.
He seems to be back on schedule though.
Yeah, let's hope for the best!
Interesting, I love The Dark Tower so maybe I should check this out, I haven't heard of it before now.
Also does your name have anything to do with Lost? xD
They're not really similar, but Dresden is so good. Definitely check it out!
Alas, no, Dharma as in the philosophical concept. Though now I really wish I'd intended the double meaning. I loved Lost. Lol.
I will check it out and I have just finished a re-watch of Lost so it is fresh in my mind. Wishful thinking on my part but glad you also enjoyed it :D
I never got to finish the series during it's original run. Got super busy in the second to last season. I finally researched and fi finished it last year. Dammit I enjoyed that show. It was weird seeing both a Mikail Bakunin and a reference to Dharma in a show, as a Dharmic anarchist. Haha.