Describe Appertaining To Books Summer Knight (The Dresden Files #4)
| Title | : | Summer Knight (The Dresden Files #4) |
| Author | : | Jim Butcher |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 446 pages |
| Published | : | September 3rd 2002 by Roc |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Fiction. Mystery. Paranormal. Magic. Audiobook |
Jim Butcher
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 446 pages Rating: 4.29 | 118867 Users | 3880 Reviews
Description In Pursuance Of Books Summer Knight (The Dresden Files #4)
For the 1st printing edition of this ISBN, see here. HARRY DRESDEN -- WIZARD Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment Ever since his girlfriend left town to deal with her newly acquired taste for blood, Harry Dresden has been down and out in Chicago. He can't pay his rent. He's alienating his friends. He can't even recall the last time he took a shower. The only professional wizard in the phone book has become a desperate man. And just when it seems things can't get any worse, in saunters the Winter Queen of Faerie. She has an offer Harry can't refuse if he wants to free himself of the supernatural hold his faerie godmother has over him--and hopefully end his run of bad luck. 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. It seems simple enough, but Harry knows better than to get caught in the middle of faerie politics. Until he finds out that the fate of the entire world rests on his solving this case. No pressure or anything...Identify Books Supposing Summer Knight (The Dresden Files #4)
| Original Title: | Summer Knight |
| ISBN: | 0451458923 (ISBN13: 9780451458926) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Dresden Files #4 |
| Characters: | Donald Morgan, Toot-toot, Leanansidhe, Elaine Mallory, Karrin Murphy, Harry Dresden, Billy Borden |
| Setting: | Chicago, Illinois(United States) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Summer Knight (The Dresden Files #4)
Ratings: 4.29 From 118867 Users | 3880 ReviewsJudgment Appertaining To Books Summer Knight (The Dresden Files #4)
Before I start gnawing on the book, let me first say that I enjoy Butcher's writing overall. He does good character, a romping pace, and makes me care about his protagonists. In fact, Butcher's a good enough writer that he enters the "good enough to realize his mistakes, which makes it so frustrating when he misses them" category. So...yes...he's quite good.But....This is definitely the lesser of the 1st four books. I'm muchly bothered by the severe escalation of the power scale in this book, asIt has been two years since I read a Dresden Files book, Grave Peril, I enjoyed it a lot but not much of it lingered and while I intended to get back to the series, I felt there is no rush to do so. Still, these books are always fun reads, and sometimes the simple enjoyment is just what I need after a tedious day at work. Time for another wild ride with Wizard Dresden.The Dresden Files is an urban fantasy / hardboiled detective series set mostly in modern-day Chicago, featuring cocky consulting
Harry Dresden, a wizard-for-hire, is in the thick of it. He's started a war between the vampires and wizards and the White Council is not happy about it. And, there's the small matter of his former girlfriend, Susan, who's been infected with vampire blood.Can he save her from a terrible fate? Can he save himself?Then, there's Karrin Murphy, the head of the supernatural department at the Chicago PD. She's suffering from nightmares caused by the last adventure that Harry brought to her doorstep.
This is a revised review as of 4/14/2013. The strength of this novel is on the world building and character of Harry Dresden with a plot that moves along fast. One thing you can always say about the recent books is that they are fun and fast reads. This presumes you're a fan of Harry (a wise-cracking detective for hire style wizard, who had a tendency to piss off a lot of people) and the writing style. In fact if you don't like Harry then you shouldn't be reading these books.In book four,
To reiterate my criticism of the series as a whole: Harry Dresden is a stupid, narcissistic, nerd (nerdcissist?) who's first impulse when it comes to problem solving is to run into the villain's lair and shout "Who's making all the bad magic!" and then get surprised when people attempt to murder him.The cover art for all these books, and the casting choice for the television show give me the impression that Butcher views Dresden as a sort of wizardly Han Solo, a roguish figure marginalized by
[4.5 Stars]
Really starting to enjoy this series. Props to Harry for finally starting to trust Murphy and stop making his life needlessly difficult with misapplied chivalry.
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