Anybody read any good books lately?

Hmmmm. Good idea then.

I'm contemplating spending a large amount of what's left ofmy wage this week on all Robin Hobb books - four trilogies. I think I've got about £50 ($100) to spend (£120-odd is going to my parents to pay for things like my graphics card).

Anyone read the series "The Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher? I'm about to start the series, so I was curious what I should expect.

I haven't read it, but members on the other forum I'm active on seem to be crazy about it. By all accounts it's very good.

What are some of the books called?

Storm Front
Fool Moon
Grave Peril
Summer Knight
Death Masks
Blood Rites

Forgive the double post, however I wanted to let others know that I just finished Storm Front, the first book in the Dresden Files series, and it was fantastic.

One of the better stories to blend modern technology with magical forces that I've read, and full of dry humor. I'd recommend it to any fan of Scifi or Fantasy books, and apparently this has spawned a SciFi channel show (according to the sticker on the cover stating "As Seen On SciFi".

I'll be checking out the next books over the next day or two.

I just want to chime in since I was reminded just now of a book I read recently called The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris. A few parts seem slightly too theory-heavy but the rest of it (while pretty much all informed theory) is very engrossing and I'd recommend it for anyone interested in humans and/or biology.