• 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 (55,362 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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Very much enjoyed it. Narator was very good. loved the story! Compared to tv show hard to picture Murphy as a blond.

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the beginning - and an excellent one

The Dresden experience is fabulous. These books just hold and hold under time, and Marsters does a fabulous (if relatively unpracticed) job here. Just fabulous.

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I really loved this book!

James Marsters turns in a highly talented performance. Very distinct characters! Jim Butcher tells a highly consistent story with very human and therefore believable characters.

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amazing

an amazing story of a private detective wizard dry humor and action and much more ...

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is good, listen

great story that leads into more great stories. the start of great series, worth your time

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Engaging story, but the narrator was distracting.

Would you consider the audio edition of Storm Front to be better than the print version?

Hard to say. I read the book well over a decade ago, and wasn't too impressed, but a friend of mine urged me to give it a try again. I did, and I enjoyed it much more this time.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I didn't care for Mr. Marster's performance that much. His performance was mostly done in a low, near-monotone. The biggest problem I had with the performance was more noticeable in the early half of the book, where he would breathe in, LOUDLY. It was very distracting, almost nauseating sometimes.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not really. The audio performance was distracting.

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I Liked it overall

What made the experience of listening to Storm Front the most enjoyable?

James Marsters gives a great performance. I love his voice.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The beginning was the best. I like how they set up the characters, the story. I love Mister.

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

He brings James Marsters. The guy could read the phonebook and make it awesome. He has a great voice. HE really puts a lot into it. It really is a movie in my head.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Kinda. I listened to it at work. So I'd drift in and out...but I'd rewind if I needed. It is great for listening to in long stretches.

Any additional comments?

I couldn't WAIT to get the second book. Just to have James Marsters whispering in my ear makes it awesome.

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A great book and a masterful performance.

Full of grit, wit and just the right amount of fairy dust. A fiercely magical world sworling around a main character whose imperfections draws you in further. A pace so fast it leaves Dan Brown panting.

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Buy this! Do it now!

Wonderful! James Masters is, as always, brilliant. The story is intriguing, the characters are believables and the magic is perfectly balance with modern day-to-day annoyances, making the impossible believable, at least for 10hours. Buy this book now!

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A MODERN DAY WIZARD FOR HIRE!!!!???

WHAT A GREAT CONCEPT. A MODERN DAY WIZARD FOR HIRE, WITH MAGIC AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT COMES WITH IT. THE STORY IS FUN AND ALMOST BELIEVABLE ESPECIALLY WITH THE TERRIFIC NARRATOR. A LOT OF ACTION, SOME SUSPENSE AND A LITTLE ROMANCE TO BOOT. DEFINITELY NOT YOUR USUAL RUN OF THE MILL DETECTIVE NOVEL, DEFINITELY RECOMMEND FOR A GREAT READ.

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