Storm
Front - Book 1 of The Dresden Files
Jim Butcher
Orbit, 2000
p322
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About
The Book
Harry Dresden is the best as 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 of 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 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.
My
Thoughts
I bought the first eight books in this
series from a street fair a couple of years ago and have been meaning to get
around to them ever since. I thought about taking them home with me to read
over Christmas… for the past two years but never did. It looks like 2014 will
be the year to read them! I was at the beach when I started reading this book
and within no time I was up to page 48 and it was time to go. It didn't take
long to finish it, just another day and a half!
I quite enjoyed this book and look forward
to reading more of the series. There was quite a bit of time spent setting up
the premise of the Dresden Files world. Some of it was repeated a bit, but once
the story got going I was hooked. It is an Urban Fantasy tale, which has humour
throughout, to keep it from getting too dark.
The book moved at quite a quick pace. I
didn’t even mind that it was told in first person… and I really don’t like
first person narration. I guess it is because Harry Dresden doesn’t spend a lot
of time on self reflection and that is a refreshing change.
Right on to book 2…
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