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Hi /lit/
I've read all the books of the Dresden Files series so far and found them to be fairly enjoyable. And now that I have gotten back into reading (Used to read only textbooks for a while because of college) I wanted to ask you guys if there are any other interesting urban fantasy series somewhat similar to Butcher's works.

>> No.3857112

I haven't read the Dredsen Files myself (Although I am very looking forward to picking the first book up in a few days) but Night watch is probably my favorite urban fantasy novel series. I don't know if the English translation for it is any good though

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3859175

>>3856670
You might like the red ones read up and see if they interest you.
The greens are IFFY, the only reason i liked them in the first place was that i read them before i read better material. Maybe they might interest you? Who knows.

>> No.3859183

Simon Green's Nightside series.

>> No.3859200

>>3857112
i read "night watch" the English translation isn't horrible and i recommend it

>> No.3859209

>>3859183
NO
I REPEAT NO!
If you looked here >>3859175 you will notice that i have the books there but it is not highlighted. The books are complete shit, i don't know if it is because i read 1-12 of them one after the other but its shit. The fucking dude just keeps repeating "serious magiks" and "serious defenses" all through out the book, i wanted to punch a baby after reading through all that shit. It started off nice but it became repetitive. I enjoyed the first couple books but couldn't take anymore.
That was the Nightside Series, they same shit happens in the Secret Histories Series. I don't know if the repetition is because it was made for ADHD autistic kids but.... read at your own peril... Maybe this guy was trying to troll you into reading shit and i just ruin it for him or maybe he actually liked it its up to you OP.

>> No.3859210

>Start reading Dresden Files on /lit/'s recommendation
>It's complete pulpy bullshit aimed at preteens

Remind me never to listen to /lit/ ever again.

>> No.3859212

>>3859200
You liked the Night watch?
You heard there is to be a next book out?
I think the series ended there how do you think they will make this one work?

>> No.3859213

>>3859209
>"I drew in my last ounce of magicalz powa"

Dresden does this at least 6 times a book.

>> No.3859217

>>3859175
>>3859209
>Dat pic
Bro do you even read?

>> No.3859219

>>3859210
>Start reading Dresden Files
See that is where you went wrong. You started but i am sure you never finished. The first 3 books are BLEH but it really picks up later. Why do you think it is, that the the days leading up to a new release there are tonnes of Dresden Files threads? Because it is shit? It is one of those starts off lazy and breaks into a constant, sustainable jog.

>> No.3859272

>>3859217
What i "read" during my leisure for pleasure is magic and fantasy, if you want your dfw and Gravity's Rainbow go make another thread.

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>>3859272
sry man it was just a joke u know like
do u even lift?
u know cause they are audio books

>> No.3859491

>>3859212
There is 6 "-watch" books, they are all decent although the last few are not as good as the earlier books.
I am not sure how many of them were translated though

>> No.3859494

just read shit-covered toilet paper its basically the same thing

>> No.3859498

>people actually tolerating this pleb shit

i miss elitist /lit/

>> No.3859513

>>3859491
I think we are talking about different books.
I am talking about Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko and its only 4 books. A fifth one is suppose to be coming out soon.

>> No.3859606

>>3859513
I am talking about night watch, its one of my favorite series
1.Night Watch
2. Day Watch
3.Twilight Watch
4.Last Watch
5.Tiny Watch (Short story)
6.New Watch (Came out last year)

Maybe they just havent been translated yet

>> No.3859639

>>3859606
Those are the books i am talking about you you include the short stories.
Also
>New Watch was sent to the publishing house in January 2012, with release to the Russian market Summer 2012.[1] New Watch was published in English on May 2, 2013 (ISBN 0434022314 Publisher: William Heinemann, 2013), in UK Only. At this time there has not yet been any listing for a US release.

>> No.3859640

Dead beat is the only good one.

>> No.3859649

>>3859639
Yeah, sorry I just misread what you said at first, I thought you implied that there is only one book