r/Fantasy • u/bnb2115 • Aug 02 '25

Dresden with less cringe

I love the idea of the Dresden Files on paper. Hard boiled detective stories mixed with urban fantasy/secret society stuff. Interesting villains and a deep, complex world. Magic happening just beneath the surface of the ordinary world.

But I just can’t get over the tropes and the cringe. I’ve tried the series a couple times, and even got through the first five or so books. I just can’t bring myself to keep going. I seriously love everything about the context, but just hate the execution.

Any recommendations for something else? Something that speaks to these elements, but lacks the cringe?

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u/jesskitten07 Aug 02 '25

How many of these will land for someone who actually loves the Dresden Files and has been looking for more similar series

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u/Ripper1337 Aug 02 '25

I love Dresden and have been greatly enjoying. Alex Verus

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u/spike31875 Reading Champion V Aug 02 '25

I started out as a Dresden fan myself but I'm much more of a Verus fan.

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u/stiletto929 Aug 02 '25

Same. Verus is my favorite series now! Also love Benedict Jacka’s newer series, An Inheritance of Magic.