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Small Favour (Dresden Files 10) (Paperback)

by Jim Butcher (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit (5 Feb 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 184149688X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841496887
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,044 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Does what it does excellently...sure is fun to read' SFX '[The Dresden Files are] going from strength to strength' Starburst 'Flawlessly blending classic noir mystery with a fresh take on fantasy, every installment of the Dresden Files is a treat' SciFiChick.com


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Harry Dresden is feeling happy. No one's tried to kill him in nearly a year, and the worst problem he's had lately is trying to remove the stains his apprentice bungled into his carpeting. The future looks fairly bright. Unfortunately, the past isn't nearly so optimistic. An old bargain placed Harry in debt to Mab, faerie monarch of the Winter Court and the Queen of Air and Darkness. Harry still owes the Winter Queen two favours, and it's time to pay one of them off. It's a small favour that he really can't refuse, but it will trap Harry between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, stretching his skills and loyalties to their very limits. It figures. Everything was going too well to last.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant but more loose ends than a frayed rope, 17 April 2008
By C. Green "happily low brow" (Faringdon, Oxon, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Small Favour (Dresden Files 10) (Hardcover)
Anyone who has read my reviews of previous novels in the Dresden Files series will know that I am great fan of Jim Butcher's Chicago based wizard. It will hardly come as a surprise therefore, to know that I was very much looking forward to this latest installment in the on-going saga that is Harry's life, which for the first time UK readers are getting in hardback at the same time as their compatriots in the US. The question is, did it live up to my expectations?

Well the five star rating and the review title answers that pretty conclusively. Admittedly the good will the author has built up with me over the previous novels means I would forgive him a great deal but there is nothing in Small Favour that requires forgiveness. From the get go this is classic Dresden, with a fast moving plot that pulls in a wealth of supporting characters, picks up plot strands that were introduced in previous books, twists and turns with abandon and doesn't scrimp on the action in the slightest. Its also by turns funny, scary and emotional. In other words its has everything long term readers of the series have come to expect from the books.

My only significant criticism of the book, which can be applied to other volumes in the series and has been highlighted by other reviewers, is the author's apparent unwillingness to tie up the myriad of loose ends and subplots he has established over the course of so many books. I am not demanding a neat conclusion to every wider story arc he has set in motion, but his apparent refusal to offer closure on any of them is becoming just a little frustrating. Its also becoming harder and harder to keep track of everything that has and is happening. Small Favour offered Butcher the chance to put at least one or two outstanding plots, like the activities of the Denarians, to bed once and for all. The fact that he once again failed to do so is starting to grate slightly.

Still, that's not enough to detract from my enjoyment of the book. As I always warn when reviewing Dresden File novel, if you're new to the series go back to the beginning and start with Storm Front. If you're already a fan of Harry, Karrin, Thomas, Mouse, Michael, Molly, Bob and all the other human and inhuman characters that populate Dresden's world then Small Favour will definitely not disappoint you.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing chapter in the life of Harry Dresden (book 10), 8 April 2008
By A. Wilks (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Small Favour (Dresden Files 10) (Hardcover)
This is possibly my favourite Dresden book since Dead Beat, with lots of action and so much going that I couldn't put it down and read it start to finish in a day. Buy it now, you won't regret it!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars How Many Loose Ends!, 26 May 2008
By Ms. Sja Hardy "Batfink" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Small Favour (Dresden Files 10) (Hardcover)
I am a huge Harry Dresden fan and enjoy all the books for differing reasons each time. I felt at the end of this book that there were more questions than answers and I sometimes got lost with references to other characters and had to back track from my speed reading to try and work out who they were and sometimes even which book I had met them before.

The ending definately left me feeling that the next instalment must be released shortly as it was very open. Usually I find that the books have a distinct ending even if the overall story of Harry and his cohorts continues.

Also not enough of Thomas in this book for me but as usual well worth buying and please hurry up with the next one
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I am a pretty dedicated fan of the Dresden files but I think this is perhaps the start of the slow decline of the series. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Keep 'em coming Jim
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Published 7 months ago by Dr. Stephen Culshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent Dresden ride
I was very engaged in Small Favour from start to finish, and I am pleased to say that I found Harry to be much less whiney in this book than he has been in the previous two... Read more
Published 7 months ago by D. McFarlane

5.0 out of 5 stars Another good one.
Fast moving, gripping, even more twists! How will Jim keep track??? Loved it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Harry in brilliant form...
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Have you caught this on Sky? Well Dresden anyway. If they keep the series going Butcher is going to have to write faster before they run out of episodes. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jo Wharrier

4.0 out of 5 stars Suprised at criticism
I'm surprised at the criticism from some quarters of loose ends not being tidied up. For me that's the real strength of the series, what gives it its foundation in reality. Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Blake

3.0 out of 5 stars So many characters...
I have a great fondness for this series. It started a little shakey and then rocked. However, the previous book, 'White Knight' frustrated me with its myraid of characters and... Read more
Published 19 months ago by P. Lewis

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Not one of the best Dresden novels - but fast and furious from start to finish. I'm intrigued to know where Jim Butcher is going with these novels as there seem to be more and... Read more
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