Speaking of fantasy books with magic that makes sense within its given universe, right now I'm reading a Jim Butcher Harry Dresden novel, which is very much in that category, and adding even more to my love is that in this one, Dresden makes a geeky Tolkien joke!
"On the street outside the shop stood two figures. they were dressed more or less identically: long black robes, long black cape, big black mangles, big black hoods that showed nothing of the faces inside. One was taller than the other, but other than that they simply stood on the sidewalk outside, waiting.
'I told these guys last week I didn't want to buy a ring,' I said. I glanced at Shiela. 'See that? Witty under pressure. That was a Tolkien joke.'"
That's from "Dead Beat", which seems to be about zombies, although I'm not fully into it enough to know for sure (and I really need to get to the next chapter to see what happens with these Nazgully guys). Butcher's books skirt *almost* too close to horror for my comfort level, but Dresden is such a smart*ss wizard, and there's so much humor woven throughout, it gives it a lighthearted tone that makes it more of a fantasy romp than a "make you sleep with the lights on" horror story. Which I don't like. If there's going to be zombies, I want it very clear that the universe in the story is Not Real Life. LOL
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Speaking of fantasy books with magic that makes sense within its given universe, right now I'm reading a Jim Butcher Harry Dresden novel, which is very much in that category, and adding even more to my love is that in this one, Dresden makes a geeky Tolkien joke!
"On the street outside the shop stood two figures. they were dressed more or less identically: long black robes, long black cape, big black mangles, big black hoods that showed nothing of the faces inside. One was taller than the other, but other than that they simply stood on the sidewalk outside, waiting.
'I told these guys last week I didn't want to buy a ring,' I said. I glanced at Shiela. 'See that? Witty under pressure. That was a Tolkien joke.'"
That's from "Dead Beat", which seems to be about zombies, although I'm not fully into it enough to know for sure (and I really need to get to the next chapter to see what happens with these Nazgully guys). Butcher's books skirt *almost* too close to horror for my comfort level, but Dresden is such a smart*ss wizard, and there's so much humor woven throughout, it gives it a lighthearted tone that makes it more of a fantasy romp than a "make you sleep with the lights on" horror story. Which I don't like. If there's going to be zombies, I want it very clear that the universe in the story is Not Real Life. LOL