White Night by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Michael M Jones
As any Spider-Man fan can tell you, with great power comes great responsibility. As Harry Dresden, wizard, private investigator,
and Warden of the White Council, can tell you, with great responsibility comes even greater headaches. And in Harry's case, the
headaches tend to be magically explosive, often fatal, and always messy.
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Michael M Jones
As the war between the White Council and the vampiric Red Court rages on with ever-higher casualties,
Harry is tasked to find out what the Summer and Winter Courts of the Fae
have up their sleeves. He's got some history with the two Courts, which makes him ideal for the task. Find out why the
Fae haven't acted in response to earlier slights. Find out why the Red Court has gotten away with blatant acts against
the Fae. Discover what it will take to bring the Sidhe to bear against the vampires, and not the mages. Oh, and by
the way, all evidence supports the existence of a traitor within the White Council.
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Michael M Jones
This being Harry Dresden's life, he's immediately plunged into a vicious multi-element struggle that makes the Maltese
Falcon affair look like a Bobbsey Twins adventure. The crazies start popping out of the woodwork, everyone looking for
either the Word of Kemmlar, or an ancient book about the mythical Erlking, and they either want Harry to find said
books, hand them over promptly, or please die now. In some cases, all three. The really bad news? Six of the new
nasties in town are necromancers. Before you know it, Harry's up to his wizard's staff in zombies, with no end in sight.
Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Michael M Jones
Harry Dresden, the only openly-practicing wizard and private investigator in Chicago, is on the job once again.
Over the past few years, he's tangled with everything from vampires to werewolves to demons, and helped to save Chicago,
and sometimes the entire world, from destruction. He's been used as a pawn by forces far greater than he can imagine,
stared into the abyss, and laughed at death. He's made some strange allies, and strange enemies along the way. But old
enemies lurk in the shadows, and some history is about to come back and bite him in a very sensitive spot.
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Death Masks by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Victoria Strauss
As usual, Harry's in trouble. The war between the White Council of Wizards and the Red Court of Vampires, which Harry accidentally precipitated in
Book 3 of The Dresden Files, is still claiming casualties. Now Harry's been approached by
Paolo Ortega, a Duke of the Red Court, with a challenge to settle matters in
single combat. If Ortega wins, the Red Court will accept peace overtures from the White Council. If Harry wins, the city of Chicago will become
neutral ground. It's an offer Harry can't refuse...
Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Victoria Strauss
Harry Dresden, Chicago's only wizard for hire (he's in the Yellow Pages, under "Wizards") is working his way through the supernatural
catalogue. In the previous books in this popular series, he's faced demons, werewolves, and vampires, plus assorted ghosts,
spirits, revenants, and supernatural manifestations. Now, in this one, he's mixed up with
faeries -- and the stakes are higher than they've ever been.
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Victoria Strauss
Harry Dresden, wizard for hire, is up to his neck in ghosts. All over his hometown of Chicago, angry
apparitions are making trouble -- more of them than Harry has ever seen before. Even with the help of
Michael Carpenter (a.k.a. the Fist of God, bearer of one of only three God-given swords dedicated to the
fight of good against evil), Harry has been run ragged trying to send the spooks back to the Nevernever where they belong.
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Victoria Strauss
Things have not been good lately for Chicago's only professional
wizard. His previous case, in which he worked with the Chicago PD
to solve a series of gruesome murders committed by a mad warlock
turned druglord, brought him a lot of publicity, but not the
helpful kind. When another set of brutal killings comes to light, his police contact, Lt. Karrin Murphy, is the
only one who makes the connection between the timing of the
killings and the full moon.
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Victoria Strauss
Harry is a wizard for hire (in the Yellow Pages, under "Wizards"). He
doesn't have a lot of competition. Then again, he doesn't have a lot of
business. At the turn of the millennium, popular awareness of the paranormal
has skyrocketed, but most with paranormal skills still prefer anonymity.
When the police department asks Harry to assist with a particularly gruesome
double murder that may have been accomplished by magic, he can't afford to say no.
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