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Summer Knight: Book Four of the Dresden Files (Dresden Files #04)

by Jim Butcher

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ISBN13: 9780451458926
ISBN10: 0451458923
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Now that his girlfriend has left him, professional wizard Harry Dresden can't pay his rent and alienates his friends. He's soon approached by the Winter Queen of Faerie with an offer he can't refuse — all he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen's name. Soon, Harry finds out that the fate of the entire world rests on his solving this case.

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Private detective/wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is suckered into tangling in the affairs of Faerie, where the fate of the entire world — and his soul — are at stake.
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About the Author

A martial arts enthusiast whose resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives with his wife, son, and ferocious guard dog.
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Ealasaid, June 7, 2007 (view all comments by Ealasaid)
I really dig the version of Faery in Butcher's books. The fey cannot tell a lie, for example, but don't have to tell you the truth, either, which makes them very interesting characters. This book follows Dresden's efforts to figure out who killed the Summer Knight, the human champion of the Summer court of Faery, and why. He's under pressure from the Winter Court (whose queen stands suspected of the murder) to solve it, and from the White Council of Wizards to broker a deal with the Winter Queen -- they need her as an ally in the brewing war between wizards and vampires.

This is a politics-heavy book, but Butcher balances the politics with humanity very well. Dresden is a good guy who has done some bad things in his time, and he has to come to terms with them. Good stuff. I'm taking a little break from the Dresden Files next - I'm halfway through the series now and don't want to rush through 'em only to find myself whining about how long Butcher is taking writing new ones.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780451458926
Subtitle:
Book Four of the Dresden Files
Author:
Butcher, Jim
Publisher:
Roc
Location:
New York
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Fantasy - Contemporary
Subject:
Fantasy fiction, American
Subject:
Illinois
Subject:
Wizards
Subject:
Chicago (Ill.)
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Dresden Files
Series Volume:
04
Publication Date:
September 2002
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
676x430x97 40
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