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Dead Beat :Dresden Files #07

by Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher's Dresden Files novels have been compared to Harry Potter with an adult tone and attitude. Now, in his first hardcover adventure, Harry Dresden must save Chicago from black magic and necromancy — all in a day's work for the city's only professional wizard.

Review:

"Butcher's seventh comic supernatural Dresden Files novel makes a welcome leap to hardcover (after 2004's Blood Rites). Harry Dresden, a wizard PI living in Chicago with his half-brother, who's an incubus, and his dog, Mouse, learns that his girlfriend, a Chicago police officer specializing in occult investigations, is being blackmailed by a vampire. Unfortunately, every dark-magic wielder in Chicago apparently wants the same thing as the vampire — the spells of an unpleasant necromancer, Kemmler, whom Dresden's employers, the White Council, eliminated some years earlier. With Kemmler's spells one can summon the Erlking, the leader of the Wild Hunt, and draw on his magic to achieve godlike powers — at the cost of thousands of lives. To thwart the various ghouls, sorcerers and body-stealers in their evil quest, Dresden must turn for help to a reluctantly heroic medical examiner, Waldo Butters; a pack of werewolves, the Alphas; and a fallen angel, disguised as a bookstore clerk. Horror fans with a sense of humor will be pleased. Agent, Jennifer Jackson at DMLA." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Review:

"Mixing offbeat humor, a hard-boiled style, and rich detail, Butcher's first hardcover...deserves a spot in every library's fantasy or dark fantasy collection." Library Journal

Review:

"A fun-loaded series." Kirkus Reviews

Review:

"Butcher's latest maintains the momentum of previous Dresden outings and builds the suspense right up to a rousing conclusion." Booklist

Synopsis:

When a killer vampire threatens to destroy head of Special Investigations Karrin Murphy's reputation unless Harry delivers the powerful Word of Kemmler to her, he has no choice. Now Harry is in a race against time to find the Word before Chicago experiences a Halloween night to wake the dead.
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About the Author

A martial arts enthusiast whose résumé 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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Amanda Ruff, January 7, 2010 (view all comments by Amanda Ruff)
Jim Butcher is one of my favorite authors, and of all his books I think this is my absolute favorite. That is why I've nominated this book for a Puddly award. If you are looking for some good books to read, I highly recommend you pick up Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. Read them all! You will love them!
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Ealasaid, April 24, 2007 (view all comments by Ealasaid)
I failed to make sure I had gotten the first book in the series before I picked "Dead Beat" up off my to-read shelf and headed for an all-day workshop. It turned out okay, though, because Butcher wrote this well enough that a newbie can do pretty well just going with the flow. I really enjoyed it a lot. The basic premise of the book is that magic is real, and the hero (Harry Dresden) is a wizard. Big staff, air elemental servitor, the works. But it's narrated in first-person, and has a very noir feel to it. Harry's a gumshoe who just happens to be a wizard too, and it works a lot better than you might think.

The plot is a bit video-game-ish: six disciples of a long-dead Evil Sorcerer are in Chicago looking for their late master's last book so they can do a big nasty ritual that will turn one of them into a god. Harry and the rest of the good guys have to stop them. That's standard fantasy stuff, but Butcher has an awesome sense of humor and pulls you through the plot by your lapels with lots of action. One of the best scenes in the book involves a zombie T-Rex rampaging around. It was a blast! I really dug "Dead Beat" and am looking forward to reading the stories leading up to it.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780451460912
Subtitle:
A Novel of The Dresden Files
Author:
Butcher, Jim
Publisher:
Roc
Subject:
Chicago (Ill.)
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy - Contemporary
Subject:
Wizards
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Fantasy-Contemporary
Copyright:
2006
Edition Description:
B-Mass Market
Series:
Dresden Files
Series Volume:
07
Publication Date:
20060502
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
528
Dimensions:
6.88x4.24x1.26 in. .46 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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Product details 528 pages Roc - English 9780451460912 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Butcher's seventh comic supernatural Dresden Files novel makes a welcome leap to hardcover (after 2004's Blood Rites). Harry Dresden, a wizard PI living in Chicago with his half-brother, who's an incubus, and his dog, Mouse, learns that his girlfriend, a Chicago police officer specializing in occult investigations, is being blackmailed by a vampire. Unfortunately, every dark-magic wielder in Chicago apparently wants the same thing as the vampire — the spells of an unpleasant necromancer, Kemmler, whom Dresden's employers, the White Council, eliminated some years earlier. With Kemmler's spells one can summon the Erlking, the leader of the Wild Hunt, and draw on his magic to achieve godlike powers — at the cost of thousands of lives. To thwart the various ghouls, sorcerers and body-stealers in their evil quest, Dresden must turn for help to a reluctantly heroic medical examiner, Waldo Butters; a pack of werewolves, the Alphas; and a fallen angel, disguised as a bookstore clerk. Horror fans with a sense of humor will be pleased. Agent, Jennifer Jackson at DMLA." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Review" by , "Mixing offbeat humor, a hard-boiled style, and rich detail, Butcher's first hardcover...deserves a spot in every library's fantasy or dark fantasy collection."
"Review" by , "A fun-loaded series."
"Review" by , "Butcher's latest maintains the momentum of previous Dresden outings and builds the suspense right up to a rousing conclusion."
"Synopsis" by ,
When a killer vampire threatens to destroy head of Special Investigations Karrin Murphy's reputation unless Harry delivers the powerful Word of Kemmler to her, he has no choice. Now Harry is in a race against time to find the Word before Chicago experiences a Halloween night to wake the dead.
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