Hawk & Fisher

Mel and Stephanie have recently brought to my attention an author I knew nothing about a year ago, but who I currently hold a couple steps lower than Butcher on my list of active authors.  From me, that's high praise.  The first books I read were three of the Tales of the Nightside, which are novellas reminiscent of Harry Dresden as written by Clive Barker and/or Neil Gaiman.  Very entertaining.

What's really caught my imagination though are the Tales of Hawk and Fisher.  The books are collections of short stories which are reminiscent in all ways of Fritz Leiber's excellent Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser.  I loved those books, and I like these no less.  The main characters are a husband and wife team who represent the only two honest city guard captains in a thoroughly corrupt and filthy city.  Most of the stories are mysteries, which are fun but nothing special, in and of themselves.  The excellent characters and lurid imagery of the city of Haven are what make these books and I'm absolutely loving them.

The two books I'm aware of can be purchased from Amazon in paperback or Kindle format at:

http://www.amazon.com/Swords-Haven-Adventures-Hawk-Fisher/dp/0451460863/...

http://www.amazon.com/Guards-Haven-Adventures-Hawk-Fisher/dp/045146169X/...

Not in Kindle format:

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Blue-Moon-Simon-Green/dp/1857987659/ref=ntt...

I'm told there are more books to be unearthed, and I'll be getting them all.