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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1)
by: Jim Butcher

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780451457813
ISBN: 0451457811
Label: Roc
Manufacturer: Roc
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: April 01, 2000
Publisher: Roc
Release Date: April 10, 2000
Sales Rank: 5097
Studio: Roc

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Book Description:
Harry Dresden--Wizard
Lost items found. Paranormal investigations.
Consulting. Advice. Reasonable rates.
No Love Potions, Endless Purses, Parties, or Other Entertainment.

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he's the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, 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 too well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a--well, whatever.

There's just one problem. Business, to put it mildly, stinks. So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name. And that's when things start to get... interesting.

Magic. It can get a guy killed.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Surprisingly good
I was apprehensive at first, several of my friends love this series but their descriptions didn't sound that appealing. They gave me the first copy and I must say that 1/4 of the way through the book I was totally hooked. Some parts of the mystery were a bit predictable, I figured out what was going on early in the story, but even still it was an entertaining and exciting ride all the way through. I quickly went out and bought the next 2 books in the series as soon as I finished.

Rating:

- Freaking Awesome
I haven't been this excited and absolutely addicted to a series in YEARS! I love the characters. They are somewhat flat at first but flesh out really well in later books. I totally love that most of the characters are snarky, flippant geeks of one sort or another. The dialogue is good, and I can be found to laugh-out-loud at times!

BtVS meets classic noir. Totally freaking awesome.

Rating:

- The TV show was better
I had high hopes for this book because I liked the series, but they were dashed by the end of page one. First of all, the writing is mediocre at best. As a writing teacher, I expect published authors to rise above first year writing students stylisticly. Too much repitition, some confusing sentence structures, cliches, unrealistic dialogue, and not very inventive (Nevernever was the best name the author could come up with for the alternate magical world?). Characterization is lacking. Dresden's maturity rarely rises above a teenage boy, and his wardrobe makes him come off pathetic. The only people who wear dusters and think they are cool are cowboys (admittedly cowboys do look cool in them), school shooters, and D&D groupies. The tv show was smart to change the duster to a bomber jacket and the VW to a Jeep. The women are interchangeable with little done to develop them. This could have been very compelling reading ... Read More

Rating:

- Great Reading
If you like Harry Dresden you will enjoy this reading very much. The whole book is included, and James Marsters (Spike of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) does an Outstanding job of reading it. I intend to get all these books (with James Marsters reading), and urge the production of ALL the Harry Dresden series using Mr. Marsters as the reader.

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