Glen answers “I heard that Dresden files is little slow...”

Grenador asked this question about Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1):

I heard that Dresden files is little slow and less deep in the starting books.Read the first book 2 yrs ago but just left it because it looked like any other urban fantasy. I want to start the series again. From which book it gets really good. If its like 3 to 4 books I can give more time to soak up the initial stories and then be ready for one hell of a ride.

Glen The first few books are rough enough that I remember wondering if I'd even get through them. Hah! I've now read the entire Dresden Files (through Skin…moreThe first few books are rough enough that I remember wondering if I'd even get through them. Hah! I've now read the entire Dresden Files (through Skin Game) 3 times (once in audio, twice in print) and just sort of accidentally read book 3 a fourth time. It's been my favorite series for the past 3 years during which I read over 150 other books including Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series and Daniel O'Malley's Checquy Files, which were both amazing.

The best part of The Dresden Files is the long story arc that forces the characters to change from book to book. Most of the important background information starts in book 3: "Grave Peril" which introduces Michael, Susan, Thomas, Lea, and the Vampire Courts. Book 2: "Fool Moon" is the weakest point of the series so even if you start with book 1, consider skipping book 2. That way the only somewhat slow book you have to slog through is book 4. Others liked book 4, so maybe it's not that slow after all.

If you're reading and thinking, "This is childish. I hate modern magic, humor, and especially Harry Dresden because he's a loser" then this series probably isn't for you.

But if you're thinking "Where did Butcher learn punctuation? Didn't he have an editor?" or "it's a little slow here" - just keep going - it becomes amazing!(less)

flag

View 1 comment

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more