URBAN FANTASY - Page 2

Admiral_Young · March 9 2011, 05:59 AM

Actually I've envisioned former "24" star Reiko Aylesworth for Anita Blake for some reason or perhaps Michelle Rodriguez.

Skywalker · March 9 2011, 06:03 AM

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files are another excellent example of the genre.

timothy · March 9 2011, 06:06 AM

you have a picture of her ? what has she been in ?

Klaus · March 9 2011, 06:21 AM

Greg Cox wrote:

Klaus wrote:

Greg Cox wrote:

Tim Powers is great, but I'm not sure I think of him as urban fantasy. Books like The Anubis Gates and On Stranger Tides are more gonzo historical fantasy . . . .

Here's hoping the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie makes him a household name!

Amen to that.. I was thinking of the Last Call/Expiration Date/Earthquake Weather series, not the historical ones.

Good point. I admit I've fallen behind in my Powers reading. I'm mostly familar with his early historical fantasies like The Stress of Her Regard . . . .

They're set in Las Vegas and California in the 1980s... excellent books, the first two seem standalone until the third one combines their plotlines.

Vendikarr · March 9 2011, 12:06 PM

Admiral_Young wrote:

Actually I've envisioned former "24" star Reiko Aylesworth for Anita Blake for some reason or perhaps Michelle Rodriguez.

If I had ever seen Michelle Rodriguez play a character whose first trait wasn't angry, I might agree with you.

I thought Erica Cerra would make a good Anita.

timothy · March 9 2011, 02:45 PM

I think anita would like you're avatar she very much into pinguines .

Greg Cox · March 9 2011, 05:19 PM

Klaus wrote:

Amen to that.. I was thinking of the Last Call/Expiration Date/Earthquake Weather series, not the historical ones.

Good point. I admit I've fallen behind in my Powers reading. I'm mostly familar with his early historical fantasies like The Stress of Her Regard . . . .[/QUOTE]

They're set in Las Vegas and California in the 1980s... excellent books, the first two seem standalone until the third one combines their plotlines.[/QUOTE]

I read and enjoyed Last Call. Bugsy Siegel as the Fisher King!

Haven't caught up with the later books, though. I still need to read Declare as well.

P.S. If you like Powers, you should check out Graham Joyce. A bit more literary, verging on mainstream, but great stuff. Requiem, Indigo, The Tooth Fairy . . . .

(Full disclosure: I acquired Graham's first four novels for Tor, although he's since moved on to other publishers.)

Klaus · March 9 2011, 06:10 PM

ty for the heads-up, I'll do that!

...and Declare was fun, it partly reminded me of the Roberta Lincoln parts of your first Khan novel.

timothy · March 9 2011, 10:33 PM

has anyone read aberham lincoln vampire slayer yet great read . looking forward to the movie .

Temis the Vorta · March 9 2011, 11:22 PM

I like the actor they got to play Lincoln. That movie sounds like it will be entertaining.

timothy · March 10 2011, 01:01 AM

who's playing lincoln ?

Velocity · March 10 2011, 02:14 AM

Bishop76 wrote:

Checkmate wrote:

Shadowrun is probably the ultimate example of urban fantasy as far as I'm concerned.

Dresden Files is pretty awesome urban fantasy.

I agree! Harry Dresden is my favorite. The new Dresden Files book usually comes out in April but it's been pushed back to july this year, sigh.

timothy · March 10 2011, 02:49 AM

have you seen the tv series ?
it ran only one season it was pretty good . I've read the first two novels and liked what I have read . plan to get back to it later this year .

Admiral_Young · March 10 2011, 02:53 AM

Benjamen Walker is playing Lincoln. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is playing Mary Todd. Trent Reznor is playing vampire Jack Barts. Excellent and fun book and am looking forward to the film.

I also recently finished a book called "Blood Oath" the first in the President's Vampire (now a duology as the sequel is being released next month) written by Christopher Farnsworth which I would recommend checking out. Awesome book. The author has suggested Christian Bale and Justin Long as the leads for his two characters.

There's also Scott Synder's excellent "American Vampire" comic. Lots of good stuff out there.

timothy · March 10 2011, 03:24 AM

well my main goal this year is to finish all 20 novels before the summer and then back
to st:tng relaunch and then jim butcher the dressden files followed by star trek vangaurd . the true blood series followed by st : ds9 relaunch then onto l a banks .
this way I keep up with several series this year and dont get burned out .
I buy two books a week . This week I picked up star trek tng resistance and laurell k hamilton's obsidian butterfly . and then I picked the new true blood graphic novel .

has anyone read lock and key ?

March 9 2011, 05:59 AM	#16
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: URBAN FANTASY Actually I've envisioned former "24" star Reiko Aylesworth for Anita Blake for some reason or perhaps Michelle Rodriguez. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

March 9 2011, 06:03 AM	#17
Skywalker Admiral	Re: URBAN FANTASY Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files are another excellent example of the genre.

March 9 2011, 06:06 AM	#18
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: URBAN FANTASY you have a picture of her ? what has she been in ?

March 9 2011, 02:45 PM	#21
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: URBAN FANTASY I think anita would like you're avatar she very much into pinguines .

March 9 2011, 06:10 PM	#23
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: URBAN FANTASY ty for the heads-up, I'll do that! ...and Declare was fun, it partly reminded me of the Roberta Lincoln parts of your first Khan novel. __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

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March 9 2011, 10:33 PM	#24
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: URBAN FANTASY has anyone read aberham lincoln vampire slayer yet great read . looking forward to the movie .

March 9 2011, 11:22 PM	#25
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: URBAN FANTASY I like the actor they got to play Lincoln. That movie sounds like it will be entertaining.

March 10 2011, 01:01 AM	#26
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: URBAN FANTASY who's playing lincoln ?

March 10 2011, 02:49 AM	#28
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: URBAN FANTASY have you seen the tv series ? it ran only one season it was pretty good . I've read the first two novels and liked what I have read . plan to get back to it later this year .

March 10 2011, 02:53 AM	#29
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: URBAN FANTASY Benjamen Walker is playing Lincoln. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is playing Mary Todd. Trent Reznor is playing vampire Jack Barts. Excellent and fun book and am looking forward to the film. I also recently finished a book called "Blood Oath" the first in the President's Vampire (now a duology as the sequel is being released next month) written by Christopher Farnsworth which I would recommend checking out. Awesome book. The author has suggested Christian Bale and Justin Long as the leads for his two characters. There's also Scott Synder's excellent "American Vampire" comic. Lots of good stuff out there. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

March 10 2011, 03:24 AM	#30
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: URBAN FANTASY well my main goal this year is to finish all 20 novels before the summer and then back to st:tng relaunch and then jim butcher the dressden files followed by star trek vangaurd . the true blood series followed by st : ds9 relaunch then onto l a banks . this way I keep up with several series this year and dont get burned out . I buy two books a week . This week I picked up star trek tng resistance and laurell k hamilton's obsidian butterfly . and then I picked the new true blood graphic novel . has anyone read lock and key ?