Harry & Cows
Not that Harry (though I love Harry Potter, too), Harry Dresden, of the Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher. The current novel is Dead Beat, book 7 of the Dresden Files.
I still find myself entirely enchanted by this fantasy detective series, and the detective himself. The mixture of whimsy and reality delights me. I like how magic works in this universe; it's purely a power thing (not religious), and has very definite rules. Plus there are ghosts and vampires and all kinds of things that go bump in the night. Harry himself is wonderful self-deprecating, very powerful, yet seemingly young as wizards go. I also think he sounds pretty hot... I like how he's masculine AND has a sense of humor.
I guess the plots and some of the structure aren't exactly groundbreaking. But for often amusing, sometimes heart pounding fun, you can't go wrong with these books.
About the cows (possibly squicky)... I watch Boston Legal. Last night one of the subplots was around bestiality; one of the semi-regular characters, we discover, is in love with his cow. Now, I am very! familiar with the concept of loving companion animals; I am right there. And I can understand sex with animals... but being 'in love with' an animal as if it were human? That one leaves me scratching my head. A 10-30% of adults have had some sexual contact with an animal at some point stat was thrown out during the show. I wonder if that's accurate? I suppose it must be, or they would get a done of flak. And it does actually seem plausible to me. But 'in love'? I honestly love my cat, and all of my pets of the past.. but romantic feelings? I can honestly say it had never occurred to me someone could have romantic feelings about a cow.
I still find myself entirely enchanted by this fantasy detective series, and the detective himself. The mixture of whimsy and reality delights me. I like how magic works in this universe; it's purely a power thing (not religious), and has very definite rules. Plus there are ghosts and vampires and all kinds of things that go bump in the night. Harry himself is wonderful self-deprecating, very powerful, yet seemingly young as wizards go. I also think he sounds pretty hot... I like how he's masculine AND has a sense of humor.
I guess the plots and some of the structure aren't exactly groundbreaking. But for often amusing, sometimes heart pounding fun, you can't go wrong with these books.
About the cows (possibly squicky)... I watch Boston Legal. Last night one of the subplots was around bestiality; one of the semi-regular characters, we discover, is in love with his cow. Now, I am very! familiar with the concept of loving companion animals; I am right there. And I can understand sex with animals... but being 'in love with' an animal as if it were human? That one leaves me scratching my head. A 10-30% of adults have had some sexual contact with an animal at some point stat was thrown out during the show. I wonder if that's accurate? I suppose it must be, or they would get a done of flak. And it does actually seem plausible to me. But 'in love'? I honestly love my cat, and all of my pets of the past.. but romantic feelings? I can honestly say it had never occurred to me someone could have romantic feelings about a cow.