Cold Days

The Dresden Files, Book 14

By: Jim Butcher

Narrated by: James Marsters

Length: 18 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Harry Dresden lives!

After being murdered by a mystery assailant, navigating his way through the realm between life and death, and being brought back to the mortal world, Harry realizes that maybe death wasn’t all that bad - because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard. He is now Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness.

After Harry had no choice but to swear his fealty, Mab wasn’t about to let something as petty as death steal away the prize she had sought for so long. And now, her word is his command, no matter what she wants him to do, no matter where she wants him to go, and no matter who she wants him to kill. Guess which one Mab wants first?

Of course, it won’t be an ordinary, everyday assassination. Mab wants her newest minion to pull off the impossible: kill an immortal. No problem there, right? And to make matters worse, there exists a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could land Harry in the sort of trouble that will make death look like a holiday.

Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own… his soul.

©2012 Jim Butcher (P)2012 Penguin Audio

Harry is back!

Harry and the gang are back in action. The last book was really just a bridge from Changes to Cold Days.

Really enjoyed it.

perfect imagination voices

The story, narrative, and character voices come together to paint a vivid picture. Dresden at his best!

A change in writing

Having listened to many Dresden Files books, I find it interesting that with this book the author choose to be a lot more liberal with the work 'fuck.' Prior to this novel, the swearing was kept to low key fair. Still a good story, great book, looking forward to more.

Butcher & Dresden

Only 2 words needed "The Best"... But I'll have to add, even more so with Marsters narrating... This series should never ever end

Jonsnow102

OMG Great!

What did you love best about Cold Days?

Suspence Excitment Hope for the future!! Magic, Love, and Regret.... it has it all.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cold Days?

The wild Hunt

What does James Marsters bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He is one of the best, intense readers... He holds your interest and follows the levels of the book without missing a beat. Thank you Mr. Marsters!

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

No one wants to be Dresden!

Welcome back, James Marsters!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If I hadn't so thoroughly enjoyed the whole series, I might have been tempted to condemn Jim Butcher for the turn the series took with the last book. It was great, but where could the series possibly go from there, and how could it continue without losing almost everything that made it wonderful up until then?

So I was very concerned about this book, and I should never have doubted. I can't say it's my favorite in the series - hard to beat making riding a dinosaur through Chicago believable as he did earlier in the series! - but it's darn good and stands on its own as well as making me eager for the next one.

One of the things I loved about the book is that while it has a number of seriously surprising plot twists and new revelations about old situations and characters, none of them felt like cheats - as surprising as they were, I got the feeling that they were things I could have seen coming and were fully supported by what came before - AND make me want to go back and start the series from the beginning to watch the old events with new eyes.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cold Days?

It's hard to share the most memorable moment without unforgivably giving away spoilers, but there are a number of places where the plot suddenly shifts from the direction it was clearly going into a whole and suddenly new direction, one that takes not only the reader, but the characters, by surprise.

Have you listened to any of James Marsters’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

James Marsters IS the voice of Harry Dresden. he combines just the right balance of been-there-done-that and golly-gee-wiz, and just the right balance of deep wisdom and klutzy seat-of-the-pants that it's hard to imagine anyone else doing it. Nothing against John Glover in the last book, but it's a joy to have Marsters back.

Excellent

The story and performance were amazing as always. i will be picking up the rest of the series in short order.

Welcome Back Harry Dresden and James Marsters!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. The plot is great and plus we have Harry back, meaning James Marsters.

What did you like best about this story?

The storyline.

Which scene was your favorite?

The island and the daughters of Mab

Awesome. Best one yet!

Twisting and turning plot that leads you on an amazing journey like no other book I have ever read. Awesome!

Dresden is amazing

I am a huge fan. Very entertaining stories. I love all the pop culture references for geeks. Humor is well written. Love and sex aren't over the top but are there to augment the stories. Cold days is as entertaining as all the rest, with familiar characters and new ones. Excellent !