• Side Jobs

  • Stories from the Dresden Files
  • By: Jim Butcher
  • Narrated by: James Marsters
  • Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (14,613 ratings)

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Side Jobs

By: Jim Butcher
Narrated by: James Marsters
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Publisher's summary

The first short-story collection in the number-one New York Times- best-selling series - including brand-new Harry Dresden short stories!

Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of best-selling author Jim Butcher - a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of Changes. This is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan, as well as a perfect introduction for readers ready to meet Chicago's only professional wizard.

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©2010 Jim Butcher (P)2010 Penguin Audio

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Awesome combo!

Perfect combination of author and narrator...Marsters is Dresden. So glad he's done the whole series!

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Great book, and series,

i am glad i waited to hear this book at the end of the series, after book 14, i would like to hear more about Thomas, Harry's brother and all the other characters ie. butters, molly, the Alpha's maybe their own book or more short stories about them.

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Great Job Buthcher!

This collection is FANTASTIC the interaction between Butcher and the stories makes this a very special collection. Marsters as usual is AMAZING.

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always a good story .

narration is excellent. I strongly recommend the entire Dresden series. make sure you start from the beginning.

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great side stories

I love the way he writes. he brings me into his world and keeps me there till its over.

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Loved It

Wish there were more Dresden Files stories with James Marsters reading. They make an awesome team!!

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Nice fill-in book...

If you could sum up Side Jobs in three words, what would they be?

It was making me dizzy trying to figure out what book I was going to have to buy to just read all of the novella and short story books for this series. This book was perfected and filled in alot of storyline holes.

What did you like best about this story?

Everything about Butcher's books are great.

Which character – as performed by James Marsters – was your favorite?

All of them. I was very disappointed when I found out that Marsters did not do Ghost Story. The book was not the same. James Marsters is Harry Dresden.

If you could take any character from Side Jobs out to dinner, who would it be and why?

That is too hard a questions to answer. Karrin Murphy is just so cool so if I was forced to make a decision it would be her....of course only after Harry Dresden.

Any additional comments?

James Marsters should always be the writer for these books.

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Good for true fans!

This was kind of short for the money. It was interesting to here from Thomas point of view.

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fantastic

James marsters sets the standard high for audio books!!!great stories and characters!Looking for the next one.

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Yes!

The biggest take away I can offer this anthology is that it is an excellent way to introduce people to the Dresden Files. As I have done to the spousal unit. Instead of making her lumber through the early books I got her to listen to this so it would give her a glimpse into this series.

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