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The first case file from Harry Dresden, a modern-day wizard and P.I.
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Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Reasonable rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment. Harry Dresden is the best and technically the 'only' at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal capabilities, they come to him for answers. For the 'everyday' world is actually full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a - well, whatever. The first six Dresden files novels will be published over three months - a great introduction to Harry Dresden, a modern-day wizard who manages to get into some seriously tricky situations.
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I heard the mailman approach my office door, half an hour earlier than usual. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Take traditional hardboiled fiction, give it a mind bending preternatural twist and you have Storm Front, the first book in a new series with the potential to send author Jim Butcher to the top of the gumshoe sub-genre of horror/fantasy fiction.
Harry Dresden, the series' protagonist, is everything that's great about the hardboiled anti-hero, with a twist: He's a wizard trying to make a living working practical magic in a modern world that's foolishly rejected the supernatural in favor of science and technology. Part average guy, part renaissance man, Harry's got a dark side, a wicked sense of humor and a deeply rooted, personal code of honor that drives him to risk everything to fight the supernatural forces preying on his clients, an attitude that puts him at constant, dangerous odds with both the bad guys and the authorities alike.
In Storm Front, when a routine murder investigation turns out to be anything but routine, the police reluctantly turn to Harry for help. But a case that started as a way to pay the rent soon gets complicated for Harry when he's forced to cross paths with the Chicago mob and a mysterious figure known as the Shadowman, drawing Harry into a web of black magic and danger.
Already under the Doom of Damocles (a form of probation placed on him by the White Council who oversee the ethical use of magic in the world of the mundane) Harry himself falls under suspicion and is forced to risk execution to solve the mystery and stop the Shadowman, before the killer takes another victim.
Storm Front is a riveting, action packed roller coaster ride of a novel, a damn good mystery with compelling characters set in a rich alternate reality universe where anything can happen. There's a little something for just about everyone here from black magic and the Chicago mob to vampire madams, demons and the fey.
I enjoyed this novel immensely and am looking forward to the next in the series.
155 of 163 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As always, Jim Butcher grabs you and holds you until the last page. Storm Front is the first book about Harry Dresden, a wizard and private detective. This is a recovered paperback of the original. To get the most out of this series you have to read them in order. Hope this helps you:
1--Storm Front
2--Fool Moon
3--Grave Peril
4--Summer Knight
5--Death Masks
6--Blood Rights
7--Dead Beat
8--Proven Guilty
9--White Night
by Martin Harris
1--Storm Front
2--Fool Moon
3--Grave Peril
4--Summer Knight
5--Death Masks
6--Blood Rights
7--Dead Beat
8--Proven Guilty
9--White Night
by Martin Harris
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A wizard, working in Chicago as a PI. Quite a unique idea and one that works very well. Harry, our wizard, isn't always such a nice man, but that does make him interesting. The magic used in the plot is nicely encorporated, making it belieavable. Not over detailed and I liked the dry humour that runs through the story. A thoroughly enjoyable read, and a story that capture my attention.
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A fun spin on the PI genre
I loved this book. It captivated me from the first page to the last. It's clever and funny (I laughed out loud several times and had a grin on my face the rest) and its as tight as... Read more
Published 27 days ago by Rob Kitchin
Fantastic read
This book was so enjoyable. Such a fun, easy read that had me flicking through the pages in a couple of days. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sally
Read this book, there is more and better to come!
Felt the need to come back and review this first installment of the Dresden Files in case I could help persaude anyone to give it a go! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Debbie L
A blistering good romp!
I was exhausted after I read this book! And for a very good reason! By the time we reach the final chapters, Harry Dresden has been chased by police, demons, vampires, the local... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Marie B. Stein
so-so - a few notable flaws in the first few - but stick with it
Urban fantasy is a bit of a sideline genre for me - i don't read buckets of it, and this is a average (so far) series. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Misty
entertaining light read
I only read this because it was lent to me by a friend who's opinion i trust. while in the initial books harry is a basic 2d character. Read more
Published 5 months ago by P_mack@mack35.freeserve.co.uk Peter Mc Cormack
great series to read
This is one of those series that you wish you could lock up author until he finishes the series and then release them all at once so you don't have to wait for a whole YEAR to get... Read more
Published 6 months ago by weelenny
Intriguing And Fun
The first book in The Dresden Files series, of which there are thirteen, is an urban fantasy (I said I was weak) where magic is present in the sceptical scientific world. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Eden
Engaging
I think that it deserves 5 stars for the simple reason that from page one I was completely hooked. I could not stay away from Storm Front for long. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jason
Not my cup of tea
This is written as general review of the first 5 novels in series. Was recommended to me, but by friends who tend to like adolescent fantasy novels. Read more
Published 10 months ago by chris
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