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carpetmojo · 12-03-2011, 03:21 PM

[QUOTE=CWatkinsNash;1861740.....I'm also rather enmeshed in The Dresden Files. I'm on book #7 of the 13 already completed. Butcher's planning like 23 or 24, I can't recall the exact number. I just started the series this year, and I didn't know I'd get hooked, but I am and, again, I can't complain because I get a lot of enjoyment out of reading them.......[/QUOTE]

Ah, yes, I now realise that I was solely thinking about theme/story series, of course.
Which I do prefer not to go on for yonks and yonks...

But, the character-led series, yes, that's a separate thing, for me, altogether.
A good character/s, and I'll read as many as you can sling at me - I've just started Dresden.
I am a devotee of James Lee Burke - by now, I'll read anything of his, and indeed have read everything of his, but particularly Robicheaux. If you like crime, but above that, intelligent, powerful, meaningful, just damn good writing, he is your man. He defies stereotyping really. A good start is "Neon Rain", or his short stories.
Bosche, Parker, and, even I am surprised sometimes, Reacher - these are all series I can't get too much of. Oh, and Dresden now.
I had just the right amount of Potter, too.

12-03-2011, 03:21 PM	#49
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	[QUOTE=CWatkinsNash;1861740.....I'm also rather enmeshed in The Dresden Files. I'm on book #7 of the 13 already completed. Butcher's planning like 23 or 24, I can't recall the exact number. I just started the series this year, and I didn't know I'd get hooked, but I am and, again, I can't complain because I get a lot of enjoyment out of reading them.......[/QUOTE] Ah, yes, I now realise that I was solely thinking about theme/story series, of course. Which I do prefer not to go on for yonks and yonks... But, the character-led series, yes, that's a separate thing, for me, altogether. A good character/s, and I'll read as many as you can sling at me - I've just started Dresden. I am a devotee of James Lee Burke - by now, I'll read anything of his, and indeed have read everything of his, but particularly Robicheaux. If you like crime, but above that, intelligent, powerful, meaningful, just damn good writing, he is your man. He defies stereotyping really. A good start is "Neon Rain", or his short stories. Bosche, Parker, and, even I am surprised sometimes, Reacher - these are all series I can't get too much of. Oh, and Dresden now. I had just the right amount of Potter, too. Last edited by carpetmojo; 12-03-2011 at 03:24 PM.