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  • 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 (55,879 ratings)

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Storm Front

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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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I was tired of reading

I was tired of reading and then I happened upon Dresden files. Started with book two and then went here, which is still very underappreciated. Going to be very happy for the next month.

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Audio could be crisp

The story was fun and entertaining and the over all performance was good but being able to hear the narrator pausing to swallow or catch his breath was distracting

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wonderful! looking forward to more

Narration by James Marsters was fabulous. Harry Dresden is a compelling character and, although a wizard, is just trying to live his life and keep the world around him sane... like we all are.

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great story, narrator too quiet.

There were definitely times where I felt the narrator was too quiet, or took awkward pauses. very good otherwise.

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First review

My first audio book I thoroughly enjoyed all of it. narration and story were fantastic.

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man that guy can write

i read Storm Front 6 or 7 years ago then bing read all th Dresden files. The more i learn about the American novel the more mystified by Butchers ability to tell a good tale. I enjoyed the book twice as much as i did the first time.

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Best book I've read in a long time

My friend told me about this series a long time ago and I shrugged it off for years. What a fool I was! If you like compelling characters, witty dialogue, magic, monsters, and detective books, this series is for you!

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A good sense of Dresden, but not quite him...yet.

What did you love best about Storm Front?

What I love best about this book is how young it feels. Having read the entire series, it's a delightful trip in the 'way-back machine' as Dresden would say. It feels so noir in a sense that the rest of the series only improves upon.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Storm Front?

Whether it was Toot-toot, or Dresden drooling for the first time at Mac's ale, this is loaded with just downright funny moments. While the story sometimes gets away (it is the first in the series after all) the heart of what makes Butcher such a great author is still here.

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

I have, and this one feels as if Marsters was dragged in off the street, set in an easy chair, had a mike stuck in front of his face, the book in front of him, and told to read it, or else. Given he is my voice for Dresden, this one very nearly turned me off to the series. He hadn't cemented what each character sounded like yet (looking at you Toot). And I'm sorry. The way he pronounces the spells just sounds so silly, given my future knowledge. Also. MARCON-Y?! Inexcusable.

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

I mean, all the Case Files are. But there simply isn't enough time. Large chunks however are a must.

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Noir

Audio book was the way to go here. This was my first experience with Dresden but I'm already in love. The writing isn't anything special but it's perfectly cheesy. Oozing with a noir charm that is exponentially enhanced by James Marsters, a master of modern fantasy performance, and his smooth deep voice. It's like my own personal noir mystery movie every time I started listening. I will undoubtedly finish this amazing series in no time.

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So much fun.

This book is so fun. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys comedic fantasy-mystery. The author is amazing and the narrator is very impressive.

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