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Originally Posted by alansplace
Hmmm...as UF recomendations go and especially for Jim Butcher folks, here are my top choices (in alphabetic order by author):
1. The Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch.
2. The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs.
3. The Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
4. The Hollows series by Kim Harrison.
5. The Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka.
6. The October Daye series by Seanan McGuire.
7. The Kara Gillian series by Diana Rowland.
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I'll gladly second Peter Grant, I hammered through them one after another not too long ago, when Alan first recommended them here. Being a fan of British Cop Novels, I had no trouble with the slang or the coptalk differences, but they might be a bit unclear to others not familar with the genre.
I very much enjoyed Monster Hunters as well. It's certainly not Shakespeare, though it never, ever takes itself too seriously. It's fun.
The Hollows I quite liked in the beginning, but found that it really started to drag on for me by the end, kind of a "sigh, they should have stopped in Season Five before the series dipped" kind of feeling.
Alex Verus I really liked, but I need to reread to get back into it before I pick up the next one, as it takes (in my opinion) a bit of a mindshift to "get" how the magic works, and it can feel jarring almost.
I tried the October Dayes, but just couldn't get into it, although I think it's because I had a real lack of time to read at the time. I'll probably jump into it again at some point.
The others, I haven't tried.
As for The Iron Druid, I detested Atticus immediately, and I gave up within the first third of the book. I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style either.