Description
'The Dresden Files is my favourite series ever' Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Name of the Wind
***THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING SERIES***
Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I.
Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in.
Harry's business as a private investigator has been quiet lately - so when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, he's seeing dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name.
Magic - it can get a guy killed.
The first case file of Harry Dresden, private investigator and wizard, Storm Front is the first novel in the Sunday Times bestselling Dresden Files series, perfect for fans of Supernatural and urban fantasy fiction by authors such as Benedict Jacka and Ben Aaronovitch.
'Butcher's storytelling is satisfying on a level that's bone-deep'
io9
'One of the most reliable post-Buffy supernatural thriller series on offer'
Time Out
'Dresden has a vitality that few urban fantasy heroes can match'
SFX
The Dresden Files novels begin with STORM FRONT, and continue with FOOL MOON, GRAVE PERIL, SUMMER KNIGHT, DEATH MASKS, BLOOD RITES, DEAD BEAT, PROVEN GUILTY, WHITE NIGHT, SMALL FAVOUR, TURN COAT, CHANGES, GHOST STORY, COLD DAYS and SKIN GAME.
For more of Harry Dresden's adventures, check out the Dresden Files short story collections SIDE JOBS and BRIEF CASES.
An action-packed case file from Harry Dresden, private investigator and wizard, by international bestselling author Jim Butcher
About the Author
Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera and the Cinder Spires series. His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. An avid gamer, Jim plays tabletop games in varying systems, a variety of video games and LARPs whenever he can make time for it. He currently resides mostly inside his own head, but his head can generally be found in his home town of Independence, Missouri.
Reviews
The Dresden files is my favourite series ever -- Patrick Rothfuss, author of THE NAME OF THE WIND
Butcher's storytelling is satisfying on a level that's bone-deep -- IO9
One of the most reliable post-Buffy supernatural thriller series on offer -- TIME OUT
Dresden has a vitality that few urban fantasy heroes can match -- SFX
Book Information
ISBN 9780356500270
Author Jim Butcher
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Orbit
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Series Dresden Files
Weight(grams) 232g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 122mm * 22mm
Reviews
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I honestly fail to envisage anyone who wouldn't enjoy this book.
I don't think I remember ever reading a 'fuller' book. How Butcher manages to introduce so much of his world and so many of the characters populating it in such a relatively short novel is quite mind-blowing. Usually, if a novel bombards me with names, places and items it expects me to remember throughout the book I just wind up getting annoyed. I want to enjoy the story, not keep a memorised checklist in my head and then have the story fall apart because I just can't keep track. This is one aspect for which Butcher displays complete mastery. He doles everything out to you at regular and well-spaced intervals, running with each character or element for a while to be sure you've got it securely in your head. Oh, sweet perfection. I'm not a fan of your typical fantasy wizard types, but luckily Harry Dresden is by no means your usual Gandalf. Do I like Harry? Actually, at least for this book, I would have to say no, he kind of loves himself. Did I enjoy being 'inside' this character during this whole ride? Absolutely. Very little goes Harry's way in this story. He's constantly beaten, ridiculed and berated. No one seems to like him very much, even Mister, his tailless great lump of a cat, only likes him as a pillow. And that's what keeps you reading, you're desperately wanting something, anything, to go the poor guy's way. My favourite side character? I think that would have to be a toss-up between Bob and Morgan. Bob is hilarious in his horny self-interest. And Morgan, the unswayable grim reaper, always in the back of your mind, expecting him to turn up on any page. I honestly fail to envisage anyone who wouldn't enjoy this book.
