About this title: An old bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe. She's calling in a small favor he can't refuse--one that will strain his skills and loyalties to their very limits. This "New York Times" bestseller is now in a tall Premium Edition.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780451462008ISBN:0451462009
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: ROC, New York
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780451461896ISBN:0451461894
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Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Date Published: 4-1-08
ISBN-13:9780143143390ISBN:0143143395
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"Jim Butcher creates an atmosphere of Armageddon, in my new favorite book of The Dresden Files series. Mab calls in one of her favors that Harry owes the Sidhe, Queen of Air and Darkness. Harry can not refuse Mab on this one, because of the SI crime scene investigation of a building torn by ritual magic. And not just any magic, but Very Powerful ritual magic. Together, Harry and Murphy are drawn into an investigation for the missing person/Baron/criminal, Marcone. Taxied by Thomas, and with the aid of the Knights Michael and Sanya, Harry gets in way over his head, (as usual), when he must battle the Denarians, Summer’s gruff brothers, and himself, (with two black eyes and a broken nose), all while trying to save the kidnapped Marcone and tortured Ivy. With the overwhelming fear of the Denarians’ possession of the Archive, more is revealed about Ivy, her role, her childhood, and her parentage. Also, Nicodemus’ conversations clues Harry in finding who is behind the Black Council. Harry will barter everything he has, including the sword Fidelacchius and their advantage in their collection of the silver coins, in order to try and stop the long term, destructive plans of Nicodemus. Harry shifts his romantic eye away from Murphy and onto Luccio, which I do not care for at all. Table conversations with Luccio will show a secret that Dresden is hiding from the White Council about Bob. With the realization that the war between the Knights and Denarians can finally come to an end soon, Michael sees that he can simply be a father and husband to his family. Or, will a life altering accident allow the possible archangel to continue to be a Knight wielding Amoracchius? Can Harry repay the favor to Uriel, whom his godmother has warned him about?"
"To me, this is one of the best of the Dresden series so far, not as grim as some recent ones (no horrible deaths of young wizards etc.), with an extra helping of humor and heroics. A mission to rescue gangster Marcone morphs into the recue of the Archive (a young girl who has inherited essentially omniscient knowledge) from the Denarians (beings possessed by demons attached to the coins that paid Judas). However, the quest is repeatedly interrupted by attacks from the Gruffs (as in the Billygoats Gruff), culminating in a delightful encounter with the Eldest Gruff and a potentially jelly doughnut (which I see is already listed as a quote and well deserves to be). There are some other good moments, notably a Valkyrie arriving to the rescue by Huey helicopter playing Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, and a comforting exchange with a hospital maintenance man who may be the Archangel Uriel. It does have a couple of down sides, such as the horrible wounding of Dresden's noble friend Michael --for a few pages there I feared Michael was actually dead, and by the end of the book he is still in very bad shape--and a rather disturbing affair between Dresden and the Captain of Wardens Luccio, including her propositioning him with a crude line I last saw in a cheap piece of western porn. Dresden's cop friend Murphy (who decided not to become his lover in the previous book) thinks Luccio is all wrong for Dresden, and I agree, though Dresden is happy with her as this volume ends. There is another volume already out (Turncoat) which I've not read, but I have a feeling that relationship is doomed. Despite these reservations, I enjoyed this volume greatly and lost a lot of sleep last night staying up to finish it."
"Harry Dresden is at it again. Queen Mab, seemingly unable to speak with her own voice, requests favor number two from our favorite Wizard. The favor is to save Gentleman Jonny Marcone from his kidnappers.
Many adventures take place. The magic is fantastic, as always. Many story lines are opened up here, but not completely finished - thought the story is quite excellent."
"A fairly generic Dresden book, but an enjoyable one. It seemed less formulaic, but that may just be because there was a longer gap than usual between this one and the last one I read.
A bit more character development, and a new love interest for Harry. Mostly some repeat characters - some more Denarian hijinks which adds some more depth to the Knights and Michael. Marcone appears, various fae, and the Archive and her faithful Kincaid all show up. Unfortunately, there wasn't much of Molly or Thomas in this one - both tended to exist "off-camera" more than anything else.
Murphy finally takes a bit more of a stand this time around. Though I miss the involvement of Chicago PD, it seems that Butcher is tired of that and is veering more into the supernatural WWIII plots. Things keep hinting more at the Black Council, and the constant squabble between Winter and Summer.
Dresden does appear to be "growing up" a bit as he leads his own apprentice and his various Wardens. Much of this book was spent chasing after baddies with less "crime-solving" than some previous books. The series seems to be leaving behind a lot of the paranormal mystery stuff, and becoming much more urban fantasy plot. Still enjoyable, but I felt that the mystery stuff was kind of the appeal.
A good, quick read for any Dresden fan. I'm happy to see that Butcher hasn't gotten into a rut and seems to be trying to keep his characters maturing and going in new directions."
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