He’s a bit pulpier, but I’d imagine Jim Butcher has a lot of the same experience here. I love me some urban fantasy, and Jim’s one of the few authors out there pumping it out to a relatively good standard on a regular basis.
Having come to the Harry Dresden series late, it’s fascinating to see the author mature and evolve over the course of his books digested in a relatively short period of time.
I’ve also just finished the latest Laundry novel, The Labyrinth Index, and while I’m getting a little tired of vampires now, it’s interesting to pick up little hints of Charlie’s own experiences with middle age, such as the references to Derek’s creaky knees. I definitely relate to that one!
Also, did I miss an intermediary novel where Derek was the focus? Or have I forgotten him? Also-also, for those that have read the book, is Derek dead or what? Mhari’s exclamation that she lost the DM seemed pretty conclusive, yet from my viewpoint, the last we saw of him he’d been infected with Nazgul v-parasites, but beyond that, nothing else.
