Description
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.
Since his girlfriend left town to deal with her newly acquired taste for blood, Harry's been down and out. He can't pay his rent. He's alienating his friends. He can't recall his last shower. Then when things are at their worst, the Winter Queen of Faerie saunters in with an offer Harry can't refuse. All he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Knight, the Summer Queen's right-hand man, and clear the Winter Queen's name. It seems simple, but Faerie politics seldom work out that way. Then Harry discovers the fate of the entire world rests on this case. So no pressure . . .
Magic - it can get a guy killed.
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
Highly recommended * SFFWorld.com *
Fast paced and tightly plotted, Summer Knight delivers the kind of action-packed adventure Jim Butcher's fans have come to expect * SFSite.com *
Arguably the finest urban fantasy series being written at the moment * Bookgeeks.co.uk *
Book Information
ISBN 9780356500300
Author Jim Butcher
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Orbit
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Series Dresden Files
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 131mm * 28mm
Reviews
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Good, but not the best.
This is my least favourite Dresden Files of the series so far. But, from a completely personal point of view. This book is just as well written as the previous ones, riveting, interesting and well paced. Unfortunately, I’m not a Fantasy fan and there are a lot of excursions into fairyland in this book which just left me cold. Even the typical end of book big fantasy battle had me feeling quite bored. Set all these fantastical scenes and beasties in a tangible earth bound setting I can relate to and I’m well into it! But fantasyland, no thanks. The whole ‘who done it’ premiss was gloriously woven and complex, to the point that I didn’t have a clue who was the culprit. And honestly, I didn’t really care who did the dead, I was having far too much fun drinking in all the crazy goings on. It was great to see Billy and the Alfas back again, although they seemed a little passive for big bad wolves to me. And Toot Toot was an absolute hoot!
