• 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 (55,376 ratings)

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By: Jim Butcher
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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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Fun fantasy story and a great reader performance

Light hearted but laced with human insight, Storm Front is a real treat. Jim Butcher is a master storyteller and James Marsters performance here is perfect.

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James Marsters DOES get better

Having listened to most of the Dresden Files books already,(with Mr. Marsters reading, of course) I have noticed that with this book, he was still trying to get into Jim Butcher's head. Thankfully, it only really took him one or two more books to get into Harry's rhythm. No one does it better, (James or Jim).

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Best audio book performance that I've ever heard.

The story was a lot of fun, butJames Marsters performance was the highlight for me--engaging and full of character.

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great Listen

I enjoyed the series tremendously. Marsters did a wonderful job reading the series. can't wait for the next book

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Huge fan of this series - and 3x listening!

I will admit, I discovered Dresden because I was obsessed with James Marsters. But I grew to love The Dresden Files entirely on its own as soon as I opened my book all those years ago. This is my third or fourth time rereading and relistening and it only grows richer and funnier as it ages. Hell Bells Harry, we're rootin' for ya. And for gods' sake, get Bob more paperbacks!

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Excellent...

This is looking more and more like over abundance of pleasure in each book so far...? lol

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going back to book 1

its so fun to go back and read these again. Butcher nailed it from the very first book and it just gets better. Dresden as a character really does grow and you can see so many hints that come back 10 years later.

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Wondrous

Locks you in and take you for a ride! Butcher you magnificent bastard. Time to burn through this series.

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Engagingly entertaining

You may or may not notice a few times where words almost get stuck from the narrator.
That being said, as my first listen on audible, don’t think I could have picked a better book I’ve never read. Butcher does an amazing job with detail and feeling. You can truly get lost, relax, sit back, close your eyes, and be immersed in the unfortunate and teasingly expansive wizarding life of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden.

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alway amazing and always will be

I've loved the Dresden files book for a long time after my mother showed them to me and having them on audio book is just fantastic

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