Friday, October 3, 2008

The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher

Hello all! I haven't actually reviewed/recommended anything in a while, so I thought I'd recommend these. The Dresden Files is a series of books by Jim Butcher (Storm Front, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rites, Dead Beat, Proven Guilty, White Night, Small Favor, and the upcoming Turn Coat.)
The book are about a Wizard, Harry Dresden, who works in Chicago as a private detective and sometimes a consultant for the police. They have a wicked sense of humor, an intriguing protaganist, and great one liners.
Each one has a different plot, and I'm recommending them all, (Although, I'd have to mention I went from liking the books to LOVING the books around book 4) but I should probably at least tell you a little about Storm Front to get you all started.

Here's the summary from www.jim-butcher.com

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 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 black 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.

I'm telling ya, y'all should read these, or check out the one season of Dresden Files that the SciFi Channel produced before they canceled it (those JERKS!!!) The tv show captured some of the magic of the books, but why mess with the original!
Check them out!!!

2 comments:

PJ said...

So, i have checked out the tvseries I like it, i'm going to the library to get stormfront.

Beth said...

Yay! Go PJ. You'll love it - keep reading they get better and better!!!!!