Imagined crossover · Magic and fantasy
What if V.I. Warshawski met Harry Dresden?
Chicago’s toughest investigators. Both are stubborn, wisecracking Chicago investigators who take on powerful enemies to protect the vulnerable.
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The pair
V.I. WarshawskiChicago private investigatorBy Sara Paretsky · V.I. Warshawski · first in Indemnity Only
Harry DresdenWizard and private investigatorBy Jim Butcher · The Dresden Files · first in Storm Front
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Where and when
Chicago
The 2000s to today
The story
- How they might meet
- A corporate fraud V.I. is investigating turns out to involve something Harry Dresden would call very much his business.
- Why they would work
- Both are stubborn, wisecracking Chicago investigators who take on powerful enemies to protect the vulnerable.
- What each brings
- V.I. knows the city’s money, politics and courts inside out. Harry knows its magic, and can take on threats no gun will stop.
- Where they would clash
- V.I. does not believe in wizards, and Harry’s habit of burning buildings down would test her patience and her insurance.
Strengths compared
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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.
- Indemnity OnlySara Paretsky · 1982 · V.I. Warshawski's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- Storm FrontJim Butcher · 2000 · Harry Dresden's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
