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Storm Front

The Dresden Files, Book 1

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Storm Front

By: Jim Butcher
Narrated by: James Marsters
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My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I'm a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I know, I'm the only openly practicing professional wizard in the country. You can find me in the yellow pages, under Wizards. Believe it or not, I'm the only one there.

With rent past due and a decent meal becoming an issue of some importance, Harry needs work, and soon. A call from a distraught wife, and another from Lt. Murphy of the Chicago PD Special Investigation Unit makes Harry believe things are looking up, but they are about to get worse, much worse. Someone is harnessing immense supernatural forces to commit a series of grisly murders. Someone has violated the first law of magic: Thou Shalt Not Kill. Tracking that someone takes Harry into the dangerous underbelly of Chicago, from mobsters to vampires, while he himself is under suspicion of the crimes.

©2000 Jim Butcher (P)2002 Buzzy Multimedia Fantasy Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Crime Magic Fiction Magic Users Paranormal Wizardry Chicago Exciting Funny Detective

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I missed the TV series but I had the impression it was the sort of story I'd like and I was right.

The story has kept me hooked and I've looked forward to my bus journey to and from work but I've even found myself listening while doing the housework - it's the equivalent of the 'unput-downable' book.

James Marsters is pleasant to listen to and although there's quite a lot of irony, which we're often told Americans 'don't get', I found the delivery spot on.

I'm definitely going to get the next one in the series.

Amusing and gripping

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This is a great romp of a story. A grumpy wizard / detective, in the style of Sam Spade, with lots of fallen women, sex, power, a mob ring and a ticking timebomb of a deadline thrown in for good measure. Even though I had the plot twist figured out half way through (I've done a LOT of detective novels) the magic angle made everything fresh and new. I will definitely be getting the next book.

Dashiell Hammett with Magic bits

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My first Jim Butcher book,absolutely loved it...reeked sarcasm and humour giving Dresden an addictive quality. looking forward to going through all the Dresden Files.

great tale

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beginning and plot was gripping but the ending felt rushed.
narrator was really good however.

quite a good P.I. fantasy book. need more!!

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If you're looking for something that has fantasy set in the modern Times, mystery, Wizards, magic, demons, comedy and action. This is a good place to start a series!

I had a very good time with this audio book, what sold this for me is the characters like Harry Dresden and Murphy and more having good personalities and interesting interactions.
If you tend to judge a book by its cover, this may mislead you with the tone.
There definitely dark moments but also good sense of comedy around and nice character traits that just give more context to this story.

The world has wizards and magic, and Harry Dresden is your wizard! I began to quickly take a liking to him, he isn't some overpowered wizard but still in fact human with magic and lives long.

My issues with this recording is you can notice some rough cuts and edits that knock you off your immersion.

I'd give this book a try, there are many books in this series and even a TV show and comics. But in my opinion, you can be happy with book as a single story that doesn't try to lead into a sequel.
But then you're missing out on the much loved characters and world.

Stop reading this and start listening!

A Fun Contemporary Fantasy-Mystery Story

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