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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 (55,889 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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Absolutely Thrilling!!!!

The narration was astounding. James Marsters voice is a thing of beauty. What really kept my attention was both the quality of writing and the point of view it was written in. Jim Butcher's devilish sarcasm really humanized the main character while the first person point of view made the audio book experience extremely personal. It made it possible for the listener to lose themselves completely in the story. I highly recommend this book both in audiobook and paper back!!!!

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one of my favorites

Jim butcher is my favorite aurthers and who got me into reading. infact it was this very book that launched me into the world of books in the first place. I never knew I needed glasses until I was 20 at 5am trying to get in one more chapter wondering why my head hurts.

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A grand opening to this series

I’ve owned a copy of this book for like a thousand years. A good friend recommended the series to me way back when there were a quarter as many books as there are now. And just think, had I taken his advice to heart I would have just gobbled down the latest book, not the first. Ah well such is life sometimes. This is most defiantly the year of reading all the old books I never touched for one reason or another.

So way back when, I had a hard time getting into the first book let alone the whole series. I’m not even really sure why in all honesty, but I’m glad that I gave it another go because wow! This book was go-go-go from the very beginning. It’s like it never stopped to breathe. Sometimes I think I stop to breathe too much in my books, and this was the extreme opposite. It was refreshing, I laughed, I was shocked at one point, I was kept wondering page after page.

I read that this was Jim Butcher’s first novel and all I have to say is how impressed I am. Everything comes back around.

I know this is an extra short review. Sometimes that’s just life. I did start book two today, so maybe there will be a bit more depth to that review. Until next time.

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A good start

I really like the LA Noir style of story telling with the fantasy elements. A little predictable though. Going to go on to the next book still.

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the sound of breath in your ear

I love James Marsters but the dramatic breathing was so distracting. Once you get past it though enjoyable story

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the narrator's preformace made this story.

not much stoy. same kind of detective narrotive. but the audio preformance was spot on

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awesome

Great book, great performance. Overall A+. I look forward to the rest of the Dresden files series.

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Boyfriend's childhood book

I know.. i was surprised when he told me that he listen to this in middle school and his mom recommended it o.o but I loved the story. at one point I zoned out and couldnt grt back into it until the last chapter but the forst 5 chapters were awesome! we started listening to it on a roadtrip and finished it at home with a cup of coffee, I cant wait to read the other books in the series! (16 more books!)

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Proto Harry

A good start, looking back a bit rough and unpolished. For James more readingthan preformance.

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Couldn’t put it down

Roughly 8 hours after starting up this audiobook, I found myself finished and wanting more. The Dresden Files are a fantastic blend of classical noire and modern fantasy that I can heartily recommend anyone with at least a passing interest in both.

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