Seriously? The cover art is what's turning you off from the series? Just buy the old covers if it bothers you that much, because you are missing out on one of the greatest series! I accidentally picked up book number eight when I discovered the series, and immediately had to go back and read all the others.

The first couple are somewhat slow, as they are setting up the world and introducing the characters, but the books steadily pick up from there. My husband and I also had the opportunity to meet the author last summer and he is an amazing person with a great gift for story-telling. I'm telling you, you will not regret picking up this series!

I watched the series and then got into the books. I like both, but have to say Terrence Mann is way better than some silly skull with glowy eye-holes.

I enjoyed the TV series for Paul Blackthorne and Terrance Mann. As a big fan of the books, I was a bit meh because of some changes, a few of which I thought were major (the complete overhaul of Karen, for instance).

Still, the show had promise and I thought PB was a perfect Harry Dresden, to the point that I now imagine him as I read the books. ;-)

And ITA with the comment about Terrance Mann being a better take on the skull. It certainly made for a better adaptation on TV, as the skull would have been too campy.

I've read all the books, including the short stories, I've met and talked with Jim Butcher about both the books and the show, he was a fan of the show and in the episode where Justin was brought back, he was the coroners assistant standing behind the coffin of the dug up justin. Anyway, I can answer alot of questions if any and as far as the duster goes, it has "magic" cast on it to make it vitually bullet proof as well as other proofs and the leather one is a gift from someone harry cares a great deal about. I can go on, but again fan of both.

Read the books, seriously. They are out of this world good! ;)

I got hooked on Paul Blackthorne's charms, then picked up the first book. I don't think I've ever fangirled a book series so hard before!

I read the books first, and I liked them both equally. Even bob. I loved the TV show's original adaptation, and it was just about equal to Bob, who man... you just cant beat a sex crazed sprit. The thing is, they are both based on different premises; one being a dead sorcerer, the other an air spirit that is basically like a supernatural Google. So two different things, that you can just like as much.
I viewed the TV show as different as the book, like books between books, even though that doesnt really make sense, but hey, what the heck.
I loved it. Watch and read. Read and watch. Doesnt really matter

I'd read most of the books that were out at the time before seeing the show, and so was both pleased and disappointed by the show. You can't beat Terrence Mann as Bob. He's fantastic, and has ruined BookBob for me forever. Still, I love bookMurphy and the book characters that weren't in the TV series. They are very different, but both enjoyable.

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