It's still book 3, but I found it interesting how different it is from Dresden Files. There is no forces of nature with personal enmity with the protagonist (yet), it's just (magic) crimes being solved by (magic) police. More of a police procedural then whatever genre Dresden Files is 😀

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Iain M. Banks' Matter. It's the second-last Culture novel and I'm sad because I'll be done with them soon. It's also been a pleasant surprise because it seems like a lot of people suggest that the novels drop off in quality, but I've really enjoyed the last couple and this one so far.

[–] zout@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I actually read all Culture novels until Matter, but stopped reading that one after a few chapters. I couldn't get into the story, it was too complex for me.

[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

It gets a bit easier a few chapters in once you've got a few of the more annoyingly verbose names committed to memory. There is still one plot thread that throws me for a loop because it only comes up once every hundred pages or something and has no apparent ties to everything else going on, but still, I don't think it's any more complicated than say, Use of Weapons.