Jim Butcher Dresden Files books and upcoming TV series

There is a new (well, to me) fantasy/thriller/crime drama author named James Butcher that is having quite a lot of success this decade.

He was discovered by the same agent that gave Laurell K. Hamilton her big break. He has subsequently been publishing books since the start of this decade.

Pretty cool-sounding books.

Here is a super brief excerpt from one of them. I urge you to chase the link and go read the chapter it is in, and the next two chapters in fact, over at the Jim-Butcher.com website.


Jim-Butcher.Com: Books - Dresden Files - Book 6 - Ch 1 :

"Yeah," Thomas said. "I need a favor."

I snorted. "What favor? You do remember that technically,
we're at war, right? Wizards versus vampires? Ring any
bells?"

"If you like, you can pretend that I'm employing
subversive tactics as part of a fiendishly elaborate ruse
meant to manipulate you," Thomas said.

I might buy some books in this series myself. They sound really interesting.

What is also interesting is that this is not merely a book series. There is a Dresden Files TV series coming out next year (early 2007) on the Sci Fi channel.

The books, and presumably the show, feature werewolves, vampires, wizards - and so forth.

Interesting, no?

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