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  • Summer Knight

  • The Dresden Files, Book 4
  • By: Jim Butcher
  • Narrated by: James Marsters
  • Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (30,111 ratings)

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Summer Knight

By: Jim Butcher
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Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a very powerful wizard and a dedicated private eye. He is also a wise cracking trouble magnet. Fueled by a tempest of guilt, sleep deprivation, malnutrition, bad temper and frankly awful personal grooming. Harry is hurtling toward oblivion. According to Harry that is nobody's business but his own.

The Winter Queen of Faerie manipulates him into accepting a case to solve a murder and stop a war between the courts of Summer and Winter that could have literally earth shattering consequences. His own soul is up for grabs. Dresden must dig deep to discover that at time a willingness to accept a little help from your friends, be they a cub pack of werewolves, old loves in sheep's clothing, or a battalion of pizza loving dewdrop fairies, is a very good thing.

©2002 Jim Butcher (P)2006 Buzzy Multimedia

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@#$%@#^ Lord of the Rings!

When I read this book I think of Lord of the Rings, albiet modern day. There are mystical creatures, lands to explore, and you wait until the ending of this book. Then try to watch the Lord of the Rings again without thinking that Dresden would have it wrapped up in about half the time.

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Harry Potter + Severus Snape= Harry Dresden

Where does Summer Knight rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 10% and the series is climbing my list as it progresses.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I am a fan of James Marsters as a narrator however I find this seires much more enjoyable if I set the narration speed at 1.5

Which scene was your favorite?

Murphy's conversation with Dresden about her ex husband gave new insight into her character.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Good is sometimes hiding in a filthy foul mouthed suit covered by a leather duster!

Any additional comments?

Disappointed that Audible has offered for immersion reading reading at $3.99 for the first four books of this series but the price for immersion reading beginning with #5-Death Masks, that price skyrockets to $11.99!

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Wonderful magical book

James Marsters is probably my favourite narrator, I love how he does those little laughs, how he screams, how he breathes. Brilliant reading of the best Dresden book so far. The action never stops, time is running out and Harry has way too much on his plate. Again. And before I forget: meep meep!

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Awesome series

I have to thank my friend Leah Tamasa who got me hooked on to this series. I love James Marsters performance thus far

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awesomeness as always

loved it....Jim butcher can spin a wonderful tale of magic fighting love and friendship like no other...I always get a lump in my throat at the end of the book....then eagerly rip into the next one.

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The sum is greater than the individual parts

This series started out good but has developed into something great. Each book builds a more complex and more engrossing world. James Marsters is an absolute master of narration. I am eager to continue the series and I only hope that Jim Butcher keeps up the pace.

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I don't believe in fairies!

Shall we thier fond pageant see?
Lord, what fools these mortals be!

~ Billy Shakespeare

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Marsters and Butcher wow again

This book really shines as an audiobook. It's a fantastic novel and Marsters' narration really takes it over the top!

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Very Dresden

All in all a pretty good story. I missed some of the comedic lines and more conversations with Bob. It re-explained some of the relationships between Dresden and previous women in his lives which I liked.

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Best So Far!

absolutely loved it; a step up from the first 3! can't wait for the next one.

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