Quote Originally Posted by The Glyphstone View Post
Reading them in order...
Quote Originally Posted by Taevyr View Post
You'll miss out on some worldbuilding, but Butcher writes them in a way
Quote Originally Posted by Rynjin View Post
I would definitely recommend reading the first three, as they're still solid books (even if they are weaker in general than the rest of the series). However, I'd say Book 4 (Summer Knight) is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL reading going forward
Quote Originally Posted by Dragonus45 View Post
I think three is particularly important because the stuff that happens has a profound effect on Dresden mentally, and if someone really felt the need to skip books I would say to start there.
Many thank you's to all of you for the insights.
I have an Amazon coupon that I have not yet used, I think I'll get books 1-3 using that, the used book store didn't have very many Dresden Files books. Glad the one I started with is a decent one.