Nightgasm t1_irt6qhw wrote on October 10, 2022 at 9:12 PM

The first book is the first novel he ever wrote way back when he was in college. Most authors first few novels go into a trunk never to be seen again. So it's pretty remarkable its any good at all. The series does pick up a lot around book 3 or 4 which is where you can tell Butcher has really figured out his craft and what he wants the characters to be.

ChipsAhoiMcCoy OP t1_irt98gx wrote on October 10, 2022 at 9:30 PM

Oh wow, I had no idea. It was his first book ever wrote actually. That is very impressive.

Krazikarl2 t1_iru24c2 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 1:12 AM

Just as some warning:

As people are saying, the writing does get better. But the 2nd book is usually considered the worst in the series - its actually the only Dresden book that I actively dislike.

A lot of people actually recommend just reading a summary of the 2nd book and skipping to the 3rd.