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Started Dead Man's Hand by James Butcher (son of Jim) About a third of the way through it.
Judging by the number of pop-up ads that I've received, it's being heavily promoted.
it posits a world where magicians are in a sort of guild, with admission closely regulated and the practice regulated.
James B. actually throws in so much stuff that it's pretty herky jerky, not developing one thought/sequence before dashing onto another.
So I have set it aside, Also was more interested in Ben Aaronovitch's latest Rivers of London novel,
Amongst Our Weapons.
Aaronovitch really has a love for London, the byways, the slang, the people and the history. - to which he adds some of his own inventions. Although he strays from time to time to the hinterlands of England and even to Germany (for a couple of books), his soul is in the capital.
This one, like all of the series, is in essence a police procedural with the addition that the criminals and police are magic practitioners. Here it starts with a seemingly impossible murder. Told first person, the cop narrator makes being a copper interesting with both his personality and his constable perspective. BA does throw in lots of characters and events. But unlike Butcher, they continue the plot thread and, incidentally, the characters are often interesting in and of themselves.
It is perhaps a little too dense for new readers of the series. I would suggest that newbies start with a couple of earlier volumes to get a feel for the world and the characters. If you are an oldie, you'll really like this one. AND, like all the series, it is short.
Judging by the number of pop-up ads that I've received, it's being heavily promoted.
it posits a world where magicians are in a sort of guild, with admission closely regulated and the practice regulated.
James B. actually throws in so much stuff that it's pretty herky jerky, not developing one thought/sequence before dashing onto another.
So I have set it aside, Also was more interested in Ben Aaronovitch's latest Rivers of London novel,
Amongst Our Weapons.
Aaronovitch really has a love for London, the byways, the slang, the people and the history. - to which he adds some of his own inventions. Although he strays from time to time to the hinterlands of England and even to Germany (for a couple of books), his soul is in the capital.
This one, like all of the series, is in essence a police procedural with the addition that the criminals and police are magic practitioners. Here it starts with a seemingly impossible murder. Told first person, the cop narrator makes being a copper interesting with both his personality and his constable perspective. BA does throw in lots of characters and events. But unlike Butcher, they continue the plot thread and, incidentally, the characters are often interesting in and of themselves.
It is perhaps a little too dense for new readers of the series. I would suggest that newbies start with a couple of earlier volumes to get a feel for the world and the characters. If you are an oldie, you'll really like this one. AND, like all the series, it is short.
