Just one paranormal romance or urban fantasy....

[nancylebov]

One of my friends has asked which PR or UF he should read if he's just going to read one.

I'm so overloaded on the genre that I don't have a recommendation, so I'm asking you guys.

Please let me know why you're recommending a book-- your favorite? Most typical? Acclaimed as best? Other?

If you pick up this question to ask in your own lj, could you let me know?

Comments

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Jim Butcher, "The Dresden Files". If you're only allowed one book... start with book 4, "Summer Knight"

They're fun, clever, quick reads, and fluffy.

[sterlingspider.livejournal.com]

Agreed, that series is SO much fun.

Though I think I might actually vote Dead Beat. I don't know that it's necessarily stand alone, but the awesomeness of the awesome part of that book is just so freaking awesome.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

While Dead Beat is a great book, I think too much of it depends on the rest of the series. It doesn't stand alone all that well.

Whereas Summer Knight stands alone reasonably, comes before most of the super-huge-mega-plot stuffs, and is significantly better-written than the first three.