The Dresden Files is a series of contemporary fantasy/mystery novels written by author Jim Butcher. telling the story of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. (There's also a great limited 12 episode tv series of it) The series is slated to run 23-24 books, and he's up to 17 already. I have previously read and enjoyed three in the series and most recently read the 9th book: White Night (note better to read them in order!) . Today's blog is my take on the book, and you'll read the book synopsis.
PLOT SUMMARY: A year after the events in Proven Guilty, Dresden is called by Murphy to the scene of an apparent suicide, and senses the victim is a magical practitioner. After investigating another victim, Dresden realizes a serial killer of magical practitioners is loose in Chicago.
MY THOUGHTS- I enjoyed the book and the mysterious killings were a real mystery. Women who were witches in one "order" were being killed and they were set up to appear as suicides. The person or entities behind these were uncovered by Harry and other characters. There were two parts that dragged- which was about 20 pages of a flashback with Harry and another Wizard colleague named Ramirez (I flipped through it), and the battle scene at the end with ghouls, although the story says it lasted one hour, seemd to go on for about 100-120 pages, and it became tedious to read- so, I wound up flipping through the last 20-30 pages of it to get to the end result! The last 2 chapters wrapping it up were great.
CHARACTERS- I really enjoyed this book and the characters.Murphy, the police sargeant calls on Harry to help solve weird murders, and she's a main character. There's also a ghost named Bob who lives in a skull that Harry keeps in his workshop, and Bob helps out. In this book, Harry has taken on a protege named Molly, a 19 year old with magical abilities. She plays a bit part in the story.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and nonstop fun. In this complete 17-book collection of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series, follow Harry Dresden into the darkest depths of magical Chicago. Included books 1. Storm Front2. Fool Moon3. Grave Peril4. Summer Knight5. Death Masks6. Blood Rites7. Dead Beat8. Proven Guilty9. White Night10. Small Favor11. Turn Coat12. Changes13. Ghost Story14. Cold Days15. Skin Game16 .Peace Talks17. Battle Ground
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