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Grave Peril: Book :Dresden Files #3

by Jim Butcher

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ISBN13: 9780451458445
ISBN10: 0451458443
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Harry Dresden's faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory when you're the only professional wizard in the Chicago area phone book.

But in all Harry's years of supernatural sleuthing, he's never faced anything like this: the spirit world's gone postal. All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble — and not just of the door-slamming, boo-shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly. Someone — or something — is stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc. But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn't figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself...

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"[A] haunting, fantastical novel....Butcher successfully lends human dimensions to vampires and spirits through his vivid descriptions and colloquial dialogue." Publishers Weekly

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"Harry is a likable protagonist with more than his share of troubles, and Grave Peril will keep readers turning the pages to find out how he overcomes them." Kristine Huntley, Booklist

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"A fun new occult mystery series. Unusually well crafted." Locus

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"Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this new fantasy series." Midwest Book Review

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Chicago's finest wizard-for-hire, Harry Dresden, faces the toughest foe of his career: the ghost of an evil wizard, who invades people's nightmares — and uses other ghosts as lethal weapons...

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Ealasaid, June 7, 2007 (view all comments by Ealasaid)
Harry Dresden has a knack for facing up against baddies who are way out of his league. He's a powerful wizard, sure, but he's only one guy and there are significant limitations to the magic he can do when under attack. In Grave Peril, Harry is up against very, very powerful undead forces - ghosts, vampires, you name it. He has to survive repeated attacks while figuring out what is going on, and those two goals keep him very busy.

Butcher uses some cliched techniques for keeping us interested - dropping statements at the ends of chapters so we'll keep reading, that sort of thing. But they're cliched techniques because they work. I whipped through this (like the other books in the series) and had a lot of fun. Dresden is a great character, and I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780451458445
Subtitle:
Book Three of the Dresden Files
Author:
Butcher, Jim
Publisher:
Roc
Location:
New York
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Fantasy - Series
Subject:
Fantasy - Contemporary
Subject:
Illinois
Subject:
Wizards
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Dresden Files
Series Volume:
03
Publication Date:
September 5, 2001
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
7.04x4.50x1.04 in. .41 lbs.

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