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Ghost Story

A Novel of the Dresden Files

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Ghost Story

By: Jim Butcher
Narrated by: James Marsters
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About this listen

 Chicago wizard Harry Dresden gets a taste of the dead life in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

In his life, Harry’s been shot, stabbed, sliced, beaten, burned, crushed, and tortured. And after someone puts a bullet through his chest and leaves him to die in the waters of Lake Michigan, things really start going downhill.

Trapped between life and death, he learns that his friends are in serious trouble. Only by finding his murderer can he save his friends and move on—a feat which would be a lot easier if he had a body and access to his powers. Worse still are the malevolent shadows that roam Chicago, controlled by a dark entity that wants Harry to suffer even in death.

Now, the late Harry Dresden will have to pull off the ultimate trick without using any magic—or face an eternity as just another lost soul... Detective Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Paranormal Magic Ghost Magic Users Haunted

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Critic reviews

Praise for the Dresden Files

“Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”—Midwest Book Review

“Superlative.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”—Cinescape

“Butcher...spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”—Booklist (starred review)

“What’s not to like about this series?...It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”—SF Site

“A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”—Library Journal

“What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of [the Dresden Files].”—The Washington Times
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I've been steadily listening through this series and this might be my favourite book yet. Definitely not a book to start in with - but for fans it's a satisfying bit of character development and plot resolution. To me it's more developed than previous Dresden novels, which although I enjoy immensely I wouldn't say they always deliver on really developed characterisation and relationships. Plus James marsters performance continues to be some of the best audiobook reading out there!

Great series development

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I really enjoy the Dresden books and James Marsters is perfect as Harry.
What I like most, and Ghost Story is a great example, is the depth of the characters and the exploration of complex moral issues in the context of an absorbing plot line. Fabulous entertainment and good for the soul, with some great “geek” world references and martial arts thrown in for free.

The story goes deeper

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Another outstanding book! This tale just gets better and better and better! I found myself smiling and laughing out loud at many points. Harry would that that defiant role model you would be proud for your children to idolise! Also a very interesting perspective on 'What comes next'.

It just gets better and better!

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great to have this with James Marsters as narrator. the entire audio book rose from 3 stars to 4-5 star story.

solid dresden. not the best but WAY better with JM

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What a great way to continue Harry Dresden's story! Definitely a new direction, but still the same awesomeness!

Different, still awesome!

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