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Reddit mentions of Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3)
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Reddit mentions: 3
We found 3 Reddit mentions of Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3). Here are the top ones.
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Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 7.5 Inches |
| Length | 4.18 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | September 2001 |
| Weight | 0.53792791928 Pounds |
| Width | 1 Inches |
If she loved Harry Potter, some urban fantasy might be worth trying. Dresden Files is one of the archetypal examples that everyone brings up, though it does have a first-person Guy Perspective complete with a bit of a staring problem and some unconscious condescension/patronization (early-series in particular, he does get better on that one). I still love the books and I know a bunch of wimminfolks do as well, but it's worth noting in case that'd be a big turn-off. Skip straight to the third book if you try Dresden tho - first two are skippable and not the best intro. Some people say skip to fourth, but those people are wrong. Third-book intro place ftw.
To run through a couple other urban fantasies:
Twenty Palaces: Very very good IMHO, but a bit (kinda) (sometimes a lot) bleak and sad. YMMV.
Magic Ex Libris: Books are magic. A bit cheesy but a fun premise. I read the first two and I might keep going if I ever diminish the size of Mt Readmore.
Eric Carter: Pitch-black supernatural LA noir. If she doesn't like GoT b/c it's too dark this is a definite no-no, but I thought I'd mention just because I like these books and you never know.
Aaand there's a bunch more UF out there but I'm kinda worn out on typing right now. Hope some of this helped!
The Devil and Daniel Webster is short. Though if you're interested in recommendations for books that are longer that you may like check out these:
The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass
On Basilisk Station
The Hobbit
The Dresden Files 1, 2, 3. (The first two books of the series are the weakest, the quality jumps tremendously in Book 3 and each one is better then the last after that.)
The Lost Fleet
The Ex-Heroes series is a personal favorite. great character development and really clever power usage. When you figure one of the villains powers you have that "Oh shit it was there this whole time and I didn't notice it!" moments.
Later on in the Dresden Files Harry Dresden has his own Rouges Gallery, sidekick, and car named the blue Beetle. He has the luck and mid-battle banter of Spider-Man and as many allies as the X-Men but fewer true friends.
There's a lot of power crawl and he struggles with morality and fighting a never ending battle against evils that most of the world doesn't recognize while getting no respect.
Seriously, Dresden Files is my favorite thing maybe ever and I try to convert people to the light whenever I can. The books started out a little rough but started getting really good with book three but book four is also a great place to start. I'm not exaggerating when I say the series gets better and better with each book. The third acts always manage to leave me on the edge of my seat and then the next one comes along and blows it away. Sorry for going on fore awhile but I fucking love the Dresden Files.