tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932376865726081805.post3673614335851553910..comments2023-12-15T05:43:23.005-05:00Comments on The Other Stephen King on Writing: Dam the reading list. Dam it to heck.The Other Stephen Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471972807328125155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932376865726081805.post-34579905141444373882012-01-31T15:04:20.423-05:002012-01-31T15:04:20.423-05:00I think my favorites are Death Masks, Blood Rites,...I think my favorites are Death Masks, Blood Rites, and Proven Guilty. I don't read much contemporary urban fantasy, but the Dresden Files books are so fun I can't resist. Storm Front still kind of hangs out alone in my mind, a little separate from the rest of the series. The second, Fool Moon (which could be called 31 Flavors of Werewolves), is where things seem to start pulling together. I'd be interested to see what you think if you work through the series.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866237321627680242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932376865726081805.post-32543345981053021272012-01-31T14:23:36.556-05:002012-01-31T14:23:36.556-05:00Indeed; for Yule some friends got me a copy of Whi...Indeed; for Yule some friends got me a copy of White Night and a copy of Ghost Story. Both books were awesome, but I wanted to see how Butcher manages to introduce the story and his own twist on world-building. Thanks for the comments!The Other Stephen Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471972807328125155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932376865726081805.post-6558080616730001082012-01-31T14:13:01.400-05:002012-01-31T14:13:01.400-05:00You are in for a treat with Harry Dresden. The se...You are in for a treat with Harry Dresden. The series doesn't really hit its stride until about three books in though, and book 1 is the weakest in the series, in my opinion (but still fun). Butcher does a great job of giving episodic stories with just enough "story arc" for the overall series, although he's gotten more into cliffhanger endings with the last two books. <br /><br />A Game of Thrones...I think it's one that you love or you don't. I'm in the "love" camp but I think that when it was released back in the (eek) mid 90s, it was in a league of its own.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866237321627680242noreply@blogger.com