• Storm Front

  • The Dresden Files, Book 1
  • By: Jim Butcher
  • Narrated by: James Marsters
  • Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (55,356 ratings)

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By: Jim Butcher
Narrated by: James Marsters
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My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I'm a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I know, I'm the only openly practicing professional wizard in the country. You can find me in the yellow pages, under Wizards. Believe it or not, I'm the only one there.

With rent past due and a decent meal becoming an issue of some importance, Harry needs work, and soon. A call from a distraught wife, and another from Lt. Murphy of the Chicago PD Special Investigation Unit makes Harry believe things are looking up, but they are about to get worse, much worse. Someone is harnessing immense supernatural forces to commit a series of grisly murders. Someone has violated the first law of magic: Thou Shalt Not Kill. Tracking that someone takes Harry into the dangerous underbelly of Chicago, from mobsters to vampires, while he himself is under suspicion of the crimes.

©2000 Jim Butcher (P)2002 Buzzy Multimedia

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Love Dresden Files

Enjoyed this thrilling listen! Loved the narrator and great plot. I have watched the television series a long time ago. Listening to the books will provide many hours tied to my headphones!

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Love this series. Live the narrator

I read a few of the books years ago and have always liked them. It's twice as nice now. I really like listening to James Marsten. He has a natural cadence and way he reads which is pleasant to listen to. The story is action packed enough for me and I like the appearances of different characters. Yes, Harry's bemoaning and melancholy gets to be too much at times. But then out pops something funny from it so I guess it works itself out. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Jim Butcher = word master.

I can listen or read Jim Butcher's work over and over ; especially with James Masters narrating.

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Dresden Files are Excellent!

Anyone who enjoys fantasy should checkout this series. The interplay between characters is as enjoyable as the story line in any of the books. I especially love the audiobooks! I listen to them over and over.

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Better Than The TV Series

I loved the TV series, but the book is even better. Dresden is a smart aleck, and being able to experience more of what and how he thinks is very entertaining.

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Good story, poor audio production.

I don't know what to say that hasn't been said in other reviews. It was good story, but the audio production was not even to the level of amateur.

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Predictable but very entertaining

Kept me in the story the whole time. Narrator is pretty good but not great. Story was predictable but that didn't bother me..still very much like it and ready for the next!

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The Dresden Files are just plain fun.

Where does Storm Front rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

As far sci-fi series go, this ranks among my favorites. Each book is short, simple, and incredibly entertaining. There's a little magic, mystery, sex, and violence-- all in the right measure.

I wouldn't call the book masterful, but I can say that I tore through the series at speed, and that I don't regret a minute of it.

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Dresden Files

Such a great start to the series. I've flew through the first four books in the series. - great characters and a fantastic ride

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best magical series

this is one of the best magical series ever. can't wait for the next book

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