Book Recommendation Requests > Fred’s Request

she said: " A little more humour and a little less suspense, but feels somewhat similar to the Dresden Files. It's a police procedural where the MC starts apprenticing as a wizard and ends up in a case with a bunch of genii loci of the various rivers in and around London (why Rivers of London, the British title, is much better.) Slower paced than Dresden Files, but very funny; humour is something like Terry Pratchett or Doctor Who if you know of them. A little more humour and a little less suspense, but feels somewhat similar to the Dresden Files. It's a police procedural where the MC starts apprenticing as a wizard and ends up in a case with a bunch of genii loci of the various rivers in and around London (why Rivers of London, the British title, is much better.) Slower paced than Dresden Files, but very funny; humour is something like Terry Pratchett or Doctor Who if you know of them. ...more "

she said: " Apparently one of the first UF series, Garrett PI is still fun. It takes place in a fully fantasy (but definitely UF) world; MC is a PI; general feel is pretty dresden-files-ish. "