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by Jim Butcher (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 72 pages
  • Publisher: Subterranean Press; Deluxe edition (31 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1596061820
  • ISBN-13: 978-1596061828
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 211,587 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Warning, 5 Jan 2009
This is a very short and thin book. I am a big fan of the Harry Dresden series and of Jim Butcher in general. However, on receiving this - like the previous reviewer - I felt I had been conned. This is not even a novelette but a rather weak short story and I was very surprised a publisher would let this out as a stand alone publication. The premiss is good but the writing was not up to Jim Butcher's normally high standards. Short stories need even more work than full books as the limited space needs punchy writing to really hit home. This ends up reading as more of a outline of a possible future book yet to be developed and written.

I think you could perhaps see this being sold as a limited edition collection piece supported by the illustrations from Mike Mignola (Hellboy artist)- and done well it would have been a collectors item I would have wanted to own. But it fails to deliver even this as it is neither a limited print run or of artistic merit. There are only 4 rather poor illustrations and the hype claiming that these are all two colour prints actually means they are rendered in black and grey. The best of these is the cover illustration.

Subterranean press are doing this excellent author no favours by presenting this shoddy offering.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Backup: A step on the expensive side of life!, 31 Dec 2008
I ordered this as a present for Christmas as I have all the previous Dresden files books and the codex Alera, so didn't pay much attention to the discription, perhaps the following should teach me to read the blurb first, but whilst the story line is quite up to Jim Butchers usual high quality, at £20 for just 73 pages (the equivalent of over £100 for a full length 400 page novel) I can't give it anything better than two stars as it left me feeling more like the victim of a mugging than as a satisfied customer. Unless you are a die hard fan that has to have this book now and it is a good story, I would suggest waiting for the paperback version.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thomas! Brilliant!, 20 Dec 2008
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I've been a fan of The Dresden Files for years now and have been in love with Thomas Raith since he appeared. Seems I'm not the only one as Butcher gives him his own book. A tiny story, but beautifully plotted and giving Raith a backstory and a secret of his own. It seems very likely that this will rebound on Raith in future books - excellent!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A taster of what is to come?
Having read all of the Dresden books I was intrigued by the idea of hearing Thomas Raith's side of the story. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kerri Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars Good read but little short
Fills in some blanks, is fast paced but very short.

The book is actually only $20.00 not £20.00. This makes it around £13
Published 5 months ago by michaels_r

4.0 out of 5 stars Even Harry needs backup

"I'll be damned if I know how. But then, I'll be damned regardless. My name is Thomas Raith, and I'm a monster. Read more
Published 5 months ago by E. A Solinas

4.0 out of 5 stars Give inde publishers a break
I can understand how the majority of the reviewers feeling ripped off paying £20 but I think that they have neglected to realise that this was a very small print run from... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. C. J. Carr

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
A thin story that lacked the usual pace and excitement.Read in a couple of hours and cost £20. Not a good deal.Disappointing.
Published 6 months ago by C. Shepherd

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