First of all, let’s be fair: this series is a complete rip-off! Stolen primarily from Jim Butcher but also to some degree from Tolkien, L. Frank Baum and even Dorothy Parker… and yet, once you’ve read all the Jim Butcher and Tolkien and are hungry for more there is E. A. Copen’s Lazarus Codex. No, not original, but well written and well paced, this series is totally engaging and completely addictive. The story runs through all the books in a connected line with characters you come to care about and who evolve in a way that keeps me coming back for more. Well constructed and expertly read by Travis Baldree, this is a series I can recommend without reservation.