I think you'll wuite like the rest of the Dresden books. I get them as soon as they're on the shelves, and promptly devour them. Also, SciFi Channel is doing a miniseries later this year based on the books. Hopefully they'll do a decent job of it.
As for the dividing line: Yes, magick exists, but the general public at large is in disbelief/denial about it. It's almost like an SEP Field until it happens to them. The public think that Harry's a crackpot and a loony calling himself a Wizard, basically. I don't know if Butcher has gone into too much detail about it in the past, but it seems like the number of spells or workings that Harry knows is quite limited. I've seen him use a firebolt (Fuego, focused through his blasting rod), summon wind (Vento Servitas), light candles (Flickum Bickus), and use a Shield bracelet that has charges. Oh, and he's done one demon summoning. The rest of his workings have been alchemical in nature. Oh, and his residence has protective wards. I guess that's enough, or he's got talents that he has yet to show as yet.
But, to conclude, reading the books is very much worth the time, in my opinion. Definitely one of the best urban fantasy series that's out there. It toppled Laurell K Hamilton from being high on my list, that's for sure... well, other factors helped with that as well...
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Date: 2006-03-16 02:02 pm (UTC)Also, SciFi Channel is doing a miniseries later this year based on the books. Hopefully they'll do a decent job of it.
As for the dividing line: Yes, magick exists, but the general public at large is in disbelief/denial about it. It's almost like an SEP Field until it happens to them. The public think that Harry's a crackpot and a loony calling himself a Wizard, basically.
I don't know if Butcher has gone into too much detail about it in the past, but it seems like the number of spells or workings that Harry knows is quite limited. I've seen him use a firebolt (Fuego, focused through his blasting rod), summon wind (Vento Servitas), light candles (Flickum Bickus), and use a Shield bracelet that has charges. Oh, and he's done one demon summoning. The rest of his workings have been alchemical in nature. Oh, and his residence has protective wards. I guess that's enough, or he's got talents that he has yet to show as yet.
But, to conclude, reading the books is very much worth the time, in my opinion. Definitely one of the best urban fantasy series that's out there. It toppled Laurell K Hamilton from being high on my list, that's for sure... well, other factors helped with that as well...