When Dresden was six, his father died of a brain aneurysm. His mother died in childbirth, so Malcolm took care of him while traveling across the country trying to make a career as a stage magician. Harry Dresden was born on Halloween, to Margaret LeFay and Malcolm Dresden. I believe that there’s a cloud for every silver lining. “What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”- Library Journal “A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. “What’s not to like about this series?.It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”- SF Site

The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”- Booklist (starred review) “Butcher.spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. “One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”- Cinescape “Superlative.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”- Midwest Book Review “Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”- Entertainment Weekly To prevail, Harry may have to unleash the full fury of his untapped power-and he may have no choice but to embrace the darkness within himself.īecause this time, he’s fighting to save his child. Now, she needs Harry’s help more than ever.įor the vengeful Duchess of the Red Court has discovered a secret Susan has long kept from everyone-including Harry-and she plans to use it. She disappeared to South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it.

Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry's Dresden’s lover-until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her caught between humanity and the relentless bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. But nothing could have prepared him for this… “A can’t-miss entry in one of the best urban-fantasy series currently being published.”- Booklist (starred review)Īs Chicago’s only professional wizard, Harry Dresden has faced demons, vampires, werewolves, dark sorcerers, and hosts of horrors from beyond the mortal realm.

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