So a bit ago I discussed an Author named Jim Butcher, the creator of the series "The Dresden Files" which is also a TV show on Sci Fi. Having read all of the books in print in paperback so far, I must say this series is awesome. Mix "Buffy", "Angel", "X-Files" and Phillip Marlowe; blend thoroughly and you've got the world of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago's only Wizard listed in the yellow pages. Written in the first person narrative the story really flows. Jim Butcher is also writing a Fantasy series called "The Codex Alera" about a world where everyone can commune with elemental spirits and make them do their bidding; everyone that is except for Tavi (the main character) who has shown that you don't need elemental spirits, or Furies, to survive. Told in the usual narrative style they are slower paced but interesting novels. The new series I just picked up is by Simon R. Green. He wrote a series my Buddy Darren and I read a bit ago called "The Deathstalker Series" that was kind of a Space Opera type series. It had some interesting characters though the series ended quite lamely in my opinion. Simon R. Green has written a new series called "Tales from the Nightside" about a parallel world that exists in London where it is always 3 AM and nightmares quite literally roam the streets. The main character is John Taylor a PI with the gift of being able to find anything. He has a psychic "third eye" that he "opens" so he can see through anything. He has friends with names like Shotgun Suzie (an tough chick with a shotgun who leaves destruction in her wake), and Razor Eddie, Punk God of the Blade (an assassin who cannot die....). The enigmatic "Authorities" run things and one of their representatives is named Walker. He dresses like and Old West Gentlemen complete with Bowler hat. Very cool series indeed. The second book has a great wrap up that you may see coming but it's still worth the payoff.
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