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Storm Front by Jim Butcher Series: The Dresden Files #1
Published by Roc on April 1, 2000
Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Source: Library
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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 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.
Also in this series: Strange Brew, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rites
Storm Front is book one in The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher.
I had my first taste of Harry and The Dresden Files series, when I read a novella in an anthology. My interest got piqued and I’m finally picking up the books.
I enjoyed learning about Harry and having the story in his POV. Having a wizard and male protagonists was unique. It’s not common in Urban Fantasy and this was my first taste of this. The murder mystery was fascinating and became a catch twenty-two for Harry. The magic and world building shows promise, but I felt a little lost at times and some areas needed more explaining and development.
We get some secondary characters like Murphy the detective and Susan the reporter. I liked Murphy, but didn’t like Susan.
This story is fresh and unique even with it being an older series. That’s saying something about the series and world. I’m glad I’m finally trying this one out and I’m look forward to the next adventure with Harry.
Rated: 4 Stars
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About Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and a new steampunk series, the Cinder Spires. His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. An avid gamer, he plays tabletop games in varying systems, a variety of video games on PC and console, and LARPs whenever he can make time for it. Jim currently resides mostly inside his own head, but his head can generally be found in his home town of Independence, Missouri.
Jim goes by the moniker Longshot in a number of online locales. He came by this name in the early 1990′s when he decided he would become a published author. Usually only 3 in 1000 who make such an attempt actually manage to become published; of those, only 1 in 10 make enough money to call it a living. The sale of a second series was the breakthrough that let him beat the long odds against attaining a career as a novelist.
All the same, he refuses to change his nickname.
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I’ve only found this series The Dresden Files that has a Male Protagonist. It’s not common.
Their is always going to be someone out their that will make a snide remark about something. We just take it and move on. I’m going to have to look into the other series you listed. I haven’t heard of them, maybe the Iron Druid, but it’s not ringing any bells. I need to pick up book two and read it. I very much enjoyed the mystery and Harry. I found it refreshing to have lead male. Thank’s for stopping bye. Always great to hear from you.
I’m really glad you started this series. It is so much fun and only gets better. I had someone make a snide remark to me when I commented about the Iron Druid series had a male MC that doesn’t exist much in UF. They said there was a ton of them. I think I read like four (Dresden Files, Heartstrikers, Iron Druid and Fred, the Vampire Accountant). Great review. I hope you keep enjoying this series as much as I have.
That’s great Tammy. I’m glad I finally picked up the first book in this series. It surprised me and Harry was great. Loved the humor and action. Thank’s for stopping in and checking out my review.
HAHA I know what you mean. Lots of readers have raved about this series and I’ve seen it several reviews, so I thought it was time to give it a try and I was surprised with how much I enjoyed it. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Harry, a male protagonist, but he surprised me. Lots of humor and action. Very unique and fun!
No we don’t get a lot of male protagonist. It was different to read it that way. I’d say adult. Teens could read, but not younger. It was impressed. I just need to get through my review books before I can get back to library books and the next one in this series.
This is on my keeper shelf. I even have Backup which is hard to find. Love the humor in it and the action is never ending. Rereading this series never gets old either.
I love this series so much. I used to listen to the whole thing at least once a year before it got as big as it is. It’s still a comfort listen for me, though. I usually turn to them when I’m in an audio slump. I’m glad you enjoyed your first taste of Harry Dresden. That didn’t sound right. You know what I mean, though. 🙂
Tanya, it’s definitely an adult series, though there’s not really anything that would be inappropriate for teens, especially older ones.
I’ve got this on my TBR. Is it adult or YA? I’ve seen a lot of families letting their children read this series so I wasn’t sure. It would definitely be different to have a male protagonist. We dont’ get a lot of that in the genre.