Series: Book 10 in the The Dresden Files series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: Fiction, General, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Wizards, Dresden; Harry (Fictitious character), Contemporary, Chicago (Ill.), Epic, Lang:en
Summary
The new novel in the New York Times
bestselling Dresden Files series. No one's tried to kill
Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally
seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks fairly
bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow. An old
bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the
Winter Court of the Sidhe, the Queen of Air and Darkness-and
she's calling in her marker. It's a small favor he can't
refuse...one that will trap Harry Dresden between a
nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and one that will
strain his skills- and loyalties-to their very limits. It
figures. Everything was going too well to last... Intricate yet accessible plotting and near-Arctic winter
weather mark the 10th Harry Dresden adventure from bestseller
Butcher (after 2007's
White Night). A friendly snowball fight opens the
Chicago-based wizard-detective's latest tale, but it's not
long before a host of more dangerous foes are out for Harry's
blood. A missing human mobster is said to be seeking greater
influence among Chicago's extranormal population, but the
true threat proves both more subtle and of much greater
consequence. Butcher smoothly manages a sizable cast of
allies and adversaries, doles out needed backstory with crisp
efficiency and sustains just the right balance of
hair's-breadth tension and comic relief. Encounters with a
series of increasingly dangerous Billy Goats Gruff unfold
with particular cleverness, and key developments involving
Sgt. Karrin Murphy, Harry's reluctant police liaison, will
intrigue seasoned fans as well as newcomers attracted by last
year's TV adaptation of the series.
(Apr.)
Investigating a questionable crime scene, Harry Dresden
realizes something much nastier than simple arson is
involved. Then the Winter Queen Mab shows up, requesting one
of the two favors he still owes her. Soon Harry is embroiled
in Fae maneuvering and fighting an even nastier enemy, all
because Mab maneuvered him into helping crime boss Marcone.
Fortunately, Harry has amazing friends, including some
characters he hasn’t gotten along with in the past.
Packed with the epic battling characteristic of the Dresden
Files, promising something fascinating for the next volume,
this is another fine combination of mystery and fantasy,
seasoned by Harry’s appalling sense of humor. --Regina
SchroederFrom Publishers Weekly
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