LOLOL - I like the Star Wars ending comparison. Exactly so :D

I attribute the draw of the Dresden books to the same thing I attribute the draw of the Harry Potter books. Both serieses have serious flaws from a technical writing perspective at the very least, but both spin a good yarn. And we humans are all happiest when, deep in our back brains, we're gathered around a fire listening to our favorite yarns with rapt attention.