# Next books to read. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-books-to-read/642883 "2012-12-03T18:45:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-books-to-read/642883/21 "2012-12-11T13:26:56Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Now I feel all responsible for that. Sorry. ☹ > > 🙂 A minor bit of necromancy I suppose, but appropriate given the context. I just wrapped up the second book in the series. I’m rather enjoying it so far. I like the limitations that the main character has to deal with. The Dresden series definitely has a bit of power creep going on. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-books-to-read/642883/22 "2012-12-11T15:07:41Z")
Next on my list is Tom Clancy’s _Threat Vector_, as soon as my DiL-to-be gets it for me for Christmas. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-books-to-read/642883/23 "2012-12-11T15:49:21Z")
> [@](#): > > Dresden Files > What I liked: Fun trashy entertainment. Butcher can write an action scene that rocks. There are Scary Monsters, and a rich if somewhat haphazard universe. Just finished that one myself and it was pretty good, though now I have to wait for the next one which is always a bit of a struggle. I read the latest Iron Druid book before that…if you haven’t read the series, you might want to check it out. It’s similar to the Dresden Files, but different enough to still be a good read. I especially like the dog, though to get the full effect you need to listen to the unabridged audio books from [Audible.com](http://Audible.com), IMHO. Currently I’m re-listening to Gathering Storm…after that I’ll hit Towers of Midnight, hopefully right in time for A Memory of Light which is coming out January 8th. Probably the most anticipated book for me in years. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-books-to-read/642883/24 "2012-12-14T17:39:33Z")
So I did pick up the first Mike Carey novel. Also, the first of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher thrillers, though I doubt I’ll see the movie. I didn’t mean to bias opinions so much in favor of urban fantasy, though I appreciate all the recommendations. I like other genres, and haven’t read any urban fantasy other than the Dresden Files. I’m going to start _Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell_ for my next, more involved read. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-books-to-read/642883/25 "2012-12-14T18:17:50Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I didn’t mean to bias opinions so much in favor of urban fantasy, though I appreciate all the recommendations. I like other genres, and haven’t read any urban fantasy other than the Dresden Files. > > I’m going to start _Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell_ for my next, more involved read. _Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell_ is a great book. I know it was only published eight years ago but I think it’s going to be one of the classics of the fantasy genre and something that people will still be reading a hundred years from now. Other fantasy recommendations, out of the urban fantasy sub-genre: _The Curse of Chalion_ by Lois McMaster Bujold. I just reread this one (I picked up a copy at a library sale). Bujold’s mainly known for her science fiction but she’s also written several fantasy novels. This one, in my opinion, is her best. A good central character and a tightly-woven plot. _Devil’s Tower_ and _Devil’s Engine_ by Mark Sumner. Excellent mixture of the fantasy and western genres. The central premise is the Civil War caused a major necromantic event which caused civilization to collapse in the old west. The books are set twenty years later showing how people are coping with a Old West where magic works. So you have gunfights that use spells and sheriffs that are wizards. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-books-to-read/642883/26 "2012-12-15T03:10:39Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > _The Curse of Chalion_ by Lois McMaster Bujold. I just reread this one (I picked up a copy at a library sale). Bujold’s mainly known for her science fiction but she’s also written several fantasy novels. This one, in my opinion, is her best. A good central character and a tightly-woven plot. Haven’t read that one, but I really enjoyed _The Hallowed Hunt_, which is set in the same world. Am I the only Mercedes Lackey fan around here? The Diana Tregarde series (especially the third book, _Jinx High_), the SERRAted Edge, Bedlam’s Bard… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-books-to-read/642883.md?page=1)