Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)

Posted on 19 October 2018 by Jim Butcher

HARRY DRESDEN WIZARD Lost Items Found Paranormal Investigations Consulting Advice Reasonable Rates No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.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 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. Read Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Author Jim Butcher – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I m not going to pull any punches This book is a misogynistic piece of shit.All I knew about it before I picked it up was the very basic premise a wizard in modern day Chicago, who works as a sort of detective and that it had picked up quite a cult following I was expecting to really like it, but before I got to the end of th...I never got around to reading these books until The Name of the Wind was published And when I first did, I was a little pissed First person point of view Magic based on thermodynamics Gritty, realistic world Arrogant wizard who doesn t know when to keep his mouth shut It struck rather close to home Some people say that the first few books of this series were kinda rough But I didn t notice anything particularly untoward about them In fact, I burned through the whole series 11 books I never got around to reading these books until The Name of the Wind was published And when I first did, I was a little pissed First person point of view Magic based on thermodynamics Gritty, realistic world Arrogant wizard who doesn t know when to keep his mouth shut It struck rather close to home Some people say that the first few books of this series were kinda rough But I didn t notice anything particularly untoward about them In fact, I burned through the whole series 11 books at ...Let me tell you how a wisecracking Chicago wizard for hire with the most rotten luck imaginable won a permanent spot in my heart, making me a devout Dresdenite Twas a week before USMLE Step 1, the most important test for any medical school student as it pretty much determines which medical specialty you are supposedly smart enough to pursue Basically, the stakes were high and the stress reached the previously unknown heights By then my poor average sized brain has been fully stuffed with all Let me tell you how a wisecra...You know, the premise of this book actually sounded good A wizard P.I., sure why not I like wizards and I like P.I.s, so what could be the problem The problem was I over estimated this author s abilities.The main character is like some kind of emotionally retarded uber geek s idealized life He lives in a basement and subbasement He ALWAYS wears a black duster and cowboy boots even when he s wearing...The Dresden Files is one of those books that s intimidating to approach It has a hard core fan group that will scream its praises from the top of the roof Usually, I would approach with extreme caution I rarely read a series when I ve been assured that it gets good after six books When people tell me that, I simply quietly encourage them to read the Fever Series and avert eye contact.However, after a discussion regarding male readers and writers of the Urban Fantasy genre, I felt I should gi The Dresden Files is one of those books that s intimidating to approach It has a hard core fan group that will scream its praises from the top of the roof Usually, I would approach with extreme caution I rarely read a series when I ve been assured that it gets good after six books When people tell me that, I simply quietly encourage them to read the Fever Series and avert eye contact.However, after a discussion regarding male readers and writers of the Urban Fantasy genre, I felt I should give this series a go since the UF male demographic tends to be on the small side.The Dresden Files has an immersive, interest...2 7 18 ON SALE for 2.99 by Rabid Reads3.5 starsLover of Urban Fantasy that I am, it may come as a surprise that before nowI have never actuallyread Jim Butcher .I KNOW I m such a poser.In my defense, I haven t had much luck with male authors in the genre, and come onwe re up to what FIFTEEN installments, with the SIXTEENTH already in the works, so yeah DAUNTING Cut me some slack And besides, better late than never, right Also, I 2 7 18 ON SALE for 2.99 by Rabid Reads3.5 starsLover of Urban Fantasy that I am, it may come as a surprise that before nowI have never actuallyread Jim Butcher .I KNOW I m such a poser.In my defense, I haven t had much luck with male authors in the genre, and come onwe re up to what FIFTEEN installments, with the SIXTEENTH already in the works, so yeah DAUNTING Cut me some slack And besides, better late than never, right Also, I m holding all of you partially to blame, b c someone should have told me that around book 3 or 4 the series becomes seriously FAE oriented So what s up with that, huh I ve saidthan once that Fae are my FAEvorite, and based on the PUNS in Storm Front alone, I m the one who should be feeling betrayed, not you snickers Okay I have adequately blame shifted, so moving on.I knew going into this that I d be entering a longterm relationship with Harry Dresden I was willing, but skeptical Even with the image of Paul Blackthorne firmly planted in my subconscious, I knew from experience that commitment requirestha...Urban fantasy is a sub genre that I have been very much enjoying for a few of years and Jim Butcher s Harry Dresden series usually tops the lists of readers favorites and it has proven wildly popular.For good reason.Butcher first published Storm Front in 2000 and it was in this first edition that Butcher introduced readers to Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Wizard Butcher describes his protagonist as a kind of occult private investigator, being chiefly active in the Chicago area Dresden Urban fantasy is a sub genre that I have been very much enjoying for a few of years and Jim Butcher s Harry Dresden series usually tops the lists of readers favorites and it has proven wildly popular.For good reason.Butcher first published Storm Front in 2000 and it was in this first edition that Butcher introduced readers to Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Wizard Butcher describes his protagonist as a kind of occult private investigator, being chiefly active in the Chicago area Dresden s advertisement is as follows WIZARDLost items found Paranormal Investigations.Consulting Advice Reasonable Rates.No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.I m coming to the party late, as I write this review Storm Front has over 160,000 ratings on Goodreads, so a lot of fantasy fans are already well acquainted with Harry and what a cool series Butcher has created To date, there are over 15 novels and scores of related media, and there are two upcoming novels already planned....The first volume in the Dresden Files series introduces us to our hero, Harry Dresden, a wizard who is also a private investigator and police consultant It is written in a breezy, colloquial style that makes you want to keep reading, but except for a few interesting magical twists on the private dick genre e.g., Harry s tipster is a faery, lured with a bowl of milk and honey and confined within a magic circle until Harry gets the information he needs , the book is thin on plot, lacking in wit The first volume in the Dresden Files series introduces us to our hero, Harry Dresd...Unexpected BR with my girls Robin Shelly And some other people But I have no idea who they are I m sure they re lovely Then again they might not be Oh well It wouldn t make any difference if they were I m a total BR slut anyway Robin wants it known that she didn t recommend this to me I wonder why view spoiler Your bad Robin See how well this went P hide spoilerPointless review 2586 coming right up Ladies gentlemen Introducing Harry Dresden, aka Book Boyf Unexpected BR with my girls Robin Shelly And some other people But I have no idea who they are I m sure they re lovely Then again they might not be Oh well It wouldn t make any difference if they were I m a total BR slut anyway Robin wants it known that she didn t recommend this to me I wonder why view spoiler Your bad Robin See how well this went P hide spoilerPointless review 2586 coming right up Ladies gentlemen Introducing Harry Dresden, aka Book Boyfriend 8462 BAM Kidnapped Before I go any further,...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 Harry Dresden is Chicago s only wizard One day he is contacted by a nervous woman who wants him to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her husband, whom she thinks has dMy 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 Harry Dresden is Chicago s only wizard One day he is contacted by a nervous woman who wants him to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her husband, whom she thinks has dabbled in the forbidden arts of magic Shortly afterwards, Harry s contacts in the police summon him to a scene wh...

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19 October 2018

Jim Butcher