Synopsis:
Basically Harry Dresden is a professional wizard... living in Chicago.
I've listened to all of these books on audio. The greatest part of that - they're all done by James Marsters. If you're unaware of who that is, then shame on you. He played Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel. He's a great actor, but wow - he sure is a great book reader. I can see him playing the perfect Harry Dresden if they ever make a movie, or a better TV Series. Yeah, okay so we'd totally have to fix how he looks. The novel "Ghost Story" was recorded by someone different, but was still done very well. (I would totally go back and re-listen to it if James came back for it though.)
These are all done in first person, in sort of like a journal format.
One thing a lot of people don't know. All of the books have two words. The first word has the same number of letters as the second word. With one exception.
Book 1: Storm Front
Harry Dresden goes after an amateur magician.
4/5 Stars
You instantly get into the characters, Harry's personality is great, and so is Karrin Murphy.
Book 2: Fool Moon
Basically this novel sets Harry against what appear to be werewolves, and is pretty epic.
4/5 Stars
Book 3: Grave Peril
Harry Dresden against Red Court Vampires. (Yes there are plenty of different courts, white, black, etc, all have different specialties.) And it never hurts to have a Knight of the Cross fighting alongside you.
4/5 Stars
Book 4: Summer Knight
Harry Dresden helps out the fae after the death of the Summer Knight. Pretty epic going against faeries/fairies.
4/5 Stars
Book 5: Death Masks
Harry is out to find a shroud for the church. While he is doing that, he is challenged to end the war of the White Council (Wizards) against the Red Court (Vampires) by a duel.
4/5 Stars
Book 6: Blood Rites
So poor Harry Dresden, the notorious wizard, is forced to work on a porn set to see why people keep ending up dead.
5/5 Stars.
Book 7: Dead Beat
Harry has to find the Word of Kemmler, a powerful necromancer that died several times many years ago. This one is full of zombies, and of course who doesn't want to ride on an undead T-REX?
4/5 Stars
Book 8: Proven Guilty
Harry gets to investigate the murders at Spattercon, a horror movie convention, where the murderers happen to appear just like the horror movie murders. He also finds someone that could have talent with magic.
5/5 Stars
Book 9: White Night
Harry investigates the murders of persons talented with magic. Yup, someone is killing people that can use magic.
4/5 Stars
Book 10: Small Favor
The winter queen asks Harry to watch over a crime lord, and he soon discovers everybody is after a little girl that has all of the written knowledge.
4/5 Stars
Book 11: Turn Coat
A Warden named Morgan (he despises Harry because of the dark magic he once used) shows up wounded at Harry's door. He begs Harry for help, there is a traitor in the White Council (Wizard Council), and everyone thinks it's him.
5/5 Stars - Excellent
Book 12: Changes
This book is where everything changes. Harry finds out he has a daughter, and she is in mortal danger. How far would you go?
5/5 Stars
Book 13: Ghost Story
Harry Dresden is dead. What better fun can a dead wizard have than to haunt the living? Except there is a lot at Stake if he can get them to believe him.
5/5 Stars
Book 14: Cold Days
Harry Dresden is the new Winter Knight, and he must ask the talking skull how it is possible to kill an immortal, only the earth is at stake.
4/5 Stars
Book 15: Skin Game
Harry Dresden is forced to ally with one of the fallen, and a mortal enemy of his. All he has to help the man do is rob a vault of Hades.
5/5 Stars.
Overall, this series is great. If you love dry and sarcastic humor with an element of Urban Fantasy, this series is great. It has had some criticism because the writing seems to have a distinct pattern. A standard climb with action, fall into chaos, and pull a miracle at the end. Even with that style of writing, the characters and story are excellent. And he gives something to those special critics in "Changes" (The only title without two words of the same length). I hope you give the series a go, and as I said, the audiobooks are excellent!
Entire Series: 4.5/5 Stars
Craig A. Price Jr.
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