Imagined crossover · Magic and fantasy
What if Peter Grant met Harry Dresden?
Two wizards, two police forces. Two magical investigators with a wry sense of humour and a habit of working with, and around, the police.
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The pair
Peter GrantPolice constable and apprentice wizardBy Ben Aaronovitch · Rivers of London · first in Rivers of London
Harry DresdenWizard and private investigatorBy Jim Butcher · The Dresden Files · first in Storm Front
Chemistry8/10
Friction5/10
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Where and when
London
The 2010s
The story
- How they might meet
- A Chicago wizard visiting London to consult an old book stumbles into the Folly’s latest case, and the Met is not amused.
- Why they would work
- Two magical investigators with a wry sense of humour and a habit of working with, and around, the police.
- What each brings
- Peter is curious, scientific and properly trained. Harry is powerful, experienced and very good in a fight.
- Where they would clash
- Peter asks how magic works; Harry just wants it to work. Nightingale would have views on Harry’s methods.
Strengths compared
Peter Grant Harry Dresden
Our own ratings out of 10, for fun.
On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- Rivers of LondonBen Aaronovitch · 2011 · Peter Grant's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- Storm FrontJim Butcher · 2000 · Harry Dresden's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
