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Skin Game

The Dresden Files

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Skin Game

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

Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day. As Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it's something awful.

This time, it's worse than that. Mab's involved Harry in a smash-and-grab heist run by one of his most despised enemies, to recover the literal Holy Grail from the vaults of the greatest treasure horde in the world - which belongs to the one and only Hades, Lord of the Underworld.

Dresden's always been tricky, but he's going to have to up his backstabbing game to survive this mess - assuming his own allies don't end up killing him before his enemies get the chance....

©2014 Jim Butcher (P)2014 Hachette Digital Fantasy Fiction Horror Scary Thought-Provoking Paranormal Magic Magic Users Wizardry Game Programming

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Critic reviews

PRAISE FOR THE DRESDEN FILES

"Any new Butcher story is a joy" (Tor.com)
"Addictive page-turners" (SciFiNow)
"If there is an author that defines urban fantasy, it is Jim Butcher" (Fresh Fiction)
"Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe" (Entertainment Weekly)
"Butcher's storytelling is satisfying on a level that's bone deep" (Io9)
"Extremely well-written and addictive . . . the best urban fantasy series being published" (Walker of Worlds)
"An outstanding series" (Booklist)
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I always love Jim Butcher's story and as usual James Marsters knocks it out of the park. I listen to this series over and over again and can't wait for the next instalment

Skin Game

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Would you listen to Skin Game again? Why?

Yes I will listen to this book again and again. THe Harry Dresden series is fantastic and the choice of James Marsters as the narator was inspired.

What did you like best about this story?

I have been a fan of the Dresden books for years and this latest addition takes the story to the next level - the reationship between Dresden and Murphy, Dresdens two daughters, Butters coming into his own - a good read

Have you listened to any of James Marsters’s other performances? How does this one compare?

James Marsters performance is without flaw - he is a superb narator who brings the charactes to life.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Supernatural skullduggery in Hades

Any additional comments?

The combination of Jim Butchers story telling and James Marsters naration make this a highly enjoyable book - can't wait for the next one

Jim Butcher does it again

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Loved it and kept me engrossed. I found it easy to listen and follow the plot.

Great book

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Funny, well performed. One of the better written and produced Dresden books. Must read series in order.

This is definitely one of the best Dresden books.

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I came late to the Dresden File party and can’t believe I let a mediocre television show put me off listening to this series for so long. And oh my, It’s been such a joy binge-listening to the entire series. I’ve developed a serious love for the Dresdenverse and James Marsters, who’s narration is simply superb!

This book once again combines great characters, great dialogue and great action in a way that makes it nearly impossible to put down. There’s plenty of development for the series, and for Harry in particular. My only complaint; I wish we could've seen Thomas. Can’t wait for peace talks!

A fine return to the Dresdenverse

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