Dead Witch Walking discussion

I adore Rachel. I think she is strong and funny and I like reading about her exploits, her friendships, and how she tries to correct her mistakes. I like that her character develops through the series. She's up there with:

Kinsey Millhone (Sue Grafton's Alphablet series)
Ender Wiggin (Orson Scott Card's Ender series)

for my all time favorites (Kvothe might make the list, Patrick Rothfuss just needs to finish more books first so I can decide).

Who are yours?

Funny, Dead Witch Walking is up next on my to read list!

All time favorite characters, in no particular order:
Evie from the Diviners. All spunk that one :)
Silk from the Belgariad
Loved Ender also!
Morgaine from Mists of Avalon.

Can't think of the villains that I love to hate. There are so many...

Sparhawk from Eddings' The Elenium Trilogy
Belgarath and Polgara from Eddings' The Belgariad and The Mallorean
Drizzt Do'Urden from Salvatore's Drizzt series
Tris from Roth's Divergent

There are plenty more, but that is at least a start.

Rachel, Ivy and Jenks from The Hollows..
Jane Jameson from The Nice Girl series...
Katniss from The Hunger Games...
Cat and Bones From the Night Huntress Series..
Angel from the White Trash Zombies Series...
Karou from Daughter of smoke and bones...

And many many more....

Yossarian from Catch 22.

Edward from the Anita Blake series
Fred and George from Harry Potter
Trent and Al from the Hollows
Jace from TMI
Will and Jem from TID

Jaenelle, Surreal, Saetan, Lucivar and Daemon from the Dark Jewels Series
Rachel, Jenks, and Al from The Hollows
Logan from The Mageri series
Pam from Southern Vampire Series

Katnis from the Hunger Games is definitely up there as well, but mainly in the last book. I loved her progression.

I haven't read all of these, I'm going to check out some of these books!

Jenks, a foul mouthed pixy, and with the way he cusses, what's not to love!

Jenks in the Hollows
Bob the Skull and Harry Dresden in Dresden Files
Harbinger in Monster Hunters International
Roland in The Dark Tower Series
Kaylee in Firefly and Serenity

for starters

I see 3 references to David Edding's Belgariad series..it's on my list to read.

Surreal and Daemon from The Dark Jewels
Lestat from The Vampire Chronicles
Anita Blake
JM and Xhex from the Black Dagger Brotherhood

Where do I begin?

Jason from Anita Blake (Hamilton)
Conseil from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Verne)
Aahz from Myth series (Asprin)
Cutter from Elfquest (Asprin)
One Thumb from Thieves' World (Asprin, et al.)
Doyle from Merry Gentry (Hamilton)

There are so many choices that I am already second guessing myself, but here are my favorites, not in any particular order.

Lisbeth Salander (Stieg Larsson)
Mercedes Thompson (Patricia Briggs)
Sharon McCone (Marcia Muller)

Travis McGee (John D. MacDonald)
Harry Dresden (Jim Butcher)
Nero Wolfe (Rex Stout)

Abbie wrote: "I haven't read all of these, I'm going to check out some of these books!"

Welcome to the club!! I hope you like them ~ if so, check out the group I'm trying to start called appropriately -- 'It's called a Book!'

Rachel, Trent and Jenks from the Hollows
Anyone from Firefly, esp Summer and Inara
Elves in the Elizabethen times
Talia in Arrows of the Queen series
Koko and Yum yum in the Cat who series
keith doyle, mythology series, jody lynn nye
By Tamora Pierce: Alanna, Daine, Keladry
Septimus Heap and all the other Heaps and asst'd characters

Well, that's a good start anyway!

Casey Cox from if I run by Terri
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Rachel Morgan is one of the great fictional characters in fantasy literature. But if we're talking about any book we're given an impossible task. Fiona Griffiths, Sherlock Holmes, Lucas Davenport, Virgil Flowers, Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Marple, Dracula . . . you see my point? That's not the tip of the iceberg and it's a very, very big iceberg.

Anita Blake from Kim Harrison series

But why why why do she insist minks are rodents. It drop 1,5 stars for me! It’s like Insist horses are pack hunting meat eaters without explain its fiction connected to the book. This just make it look stupid.

This is impossible task because there are too many. Unless you are talking about a certain series XD

I absolutely ADORE Rachel Morgan, she is definitely one of my favorites.
I also like Mac, Dani, and Barrons from Moning's "Fever" novels (but I have to admit I always picture Barrons as Aidan Turner with those picturesque Poldark smolders and that dark deliciousness, ha!).

Leslie wrote: "Surreal and Daemon from The Dark Jewels
Lestat from The Vampire Chronicles
Anita Blake
JM and Xhex from the Black Dagger Brotherhood"
Wait, how did I forget John Matthew/Tehrror from BDB??? You are right!
That was a fabulous character arc.

Al from The Hollows, as well as Rachel.