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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent series,
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This review is from: Wizard for Hire (The Dresden Files) (Hardcover)
This is a special edition omnibus of the first three books of the Dresden files--available only from the Science Fiction Book Club or second hand.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good start for a unique series,
By Katherine "Kat" Rowe (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wizard for Hire (The Dresden Files) (Hardcover)
The Dresden Files contains an implausible but brilliant mix of swords & sorcery and noir mystery. When I heard the premise, I never thought it would work. Never been so glad to be wrong.
The series gets off to a somewhat rocky start here, with three stories that were somewhat formulamatic, but nonetheless clever and frequently amusing. Harry Dresden is always likable and endearingly flawed. And his world is as unique as they come, combining regular joes who know nothing about magic with supernatural criminals (and cops), faeries, spirits, ghosts, and even werewolf street-gangs. Through it all, Harry gets help from a smart-@$$ talking skull, a tough-as-nails cop who's wise to the ways of the supernatural, a modern-day Knight of God, and some even less likely allies. Plus you get three books for the price of one!!! What's not to love there? If you enjoy fantasy (with a fair bit of humor and a surprising ammount of heart), you'll fall in love with Harry, his side-kick Bob, and his friend and confidante on the police force Karrin Murphy. There's a trio I would want defending me against the forces of evil any old day... Wizard for Hire and the stories within provide a good start for a GREAT series!
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dresden Files,
By Mouse "mcmouse" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wizard for Hire (The Dresden Files) (Hardcover)
I bought my first Jim Butcher "Summer Knight" as a "Well, this looks interesting" on 1/12/07. Stayed up til 3 in the morning reading it and couldn't wait til the bookstore opened Sunday morning. I haven't gone through a series this fast since my father gave me "Ice Station Zebra". Excellent piece of writing, I'll be waiting for every Dresden book that he comes out with and will be checking others that he has written. Already recommended to all my friends.
His books are worth buying hardcover.
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