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The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher has been a vice of mine for years. The quality of the books can be uneven, but overall it had a cast of memorable characters set against a vivid backdrop of modern urban fantasy. But I haven't picked up a book since Book 12 of the series, Changes, and am unlikely to do so again because some of the details of crafting and development bothered me or just left me cold.
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