Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
|
Loading... Storm Front (Dresden Files) (edition 2000)by Jim Butcher (Author)
Work InformationStorm Front by Jim Butcher
  
Favorite Series (17) Best Audiobooks (12) » 43 more Books Read in 2021 (53) Books Read in 2018 (147) Faerie Mythology (25) Books Read in 2014 (186) Books Read in 2015 (331) Unread books (239) Witchy Fiction (193) Best Noir Fiction (85) Books Read in 2016 (4,479) Books Read in 2024 (2,855) KayStJ's to-read list (318) BbBooBooks (23) Books Read in 2019 (3,600) Books Read in 2010 (208) Books Read in 2013 (1,554) Great Audiobooks (86) Series to Reread (1) Detective Stories (114) Books About Murder (182) Read in 2014 (37) Book club books (9) Sarah's Wish List (12) Books on my Kindle (109) al.vick-series (143)
  ) GinGirl70 | Jan 10, 2025 |  I was quite disappointed with this book. I love the tv show and this is one of the first times that i feel that the book doesn't live up to the expectations. Dresden, as a concept is real nice. The only wizard praticing magic in the open. And he works as a detective, so there is a reason why trouble comes to him. The whole setup, except for the magic, works as a film noir. Dresden is the narrator, there are women in trouble that drag him in to their problems. But as is kind of cliche in the noir genre, Dresden does a couple of too stupid to live mistakes and he survives, and he even manages to save the girl(s). I thought that was a bit too much. there was no need to create a villan more powerfull than even Dresden could imagine just to say over and over "he is more powerfull than anything I ever saw, but I can beat him". And then there is my pet peeve. Someone skrewed the time line. for a couple of chapters, even thou the action clearly flows from an event to the other, in one moment is Saturday and the next is Friday again. I hate when someone messes the timeline. It always slams me out of the story. And in a story with so many jokes about being alone on a Friday night and having a date on Saturday, when the night after the date is Friday again is pretty obvious. All and all I like the world but I wanted more from the characters. I wasn't expecting a too stupid to live Dresden even if he also is a too daring to live kind of character. I will read the next book in the series if it finds its way to me, but I probably wont go looking for it. (  ) Artemisa | Dec 30, 2024 | I liked the story very much and Dresden as a character is very relatable but something in this book doesn't made me click and want to read the next book. That's my major issue here. The book felt like someone is living their life and we are following his life. Maybe that's how Urban Fantasy books are like (This is the first Urban Fantasy book for me) but there isn't anything that made me excited to read the next chapter or to want to know what will happen next. As a conclusion, I have finished this book by starting next book is a No for me. (  ) vigneshvbr | Dec 30, 2024 | 3.5! (  ) taliainthetardis | Dec 20, 2024 | Rundum gelungene Unterhaltungsliteratur - ich werde bestimmt noch mehr Fälle von Harry Dresden miterleben, die Reihe ist ja zum Glück schon sehr lang. ( ) Ellemir | Dec 18, 2024 |
 Storm Front's premise is pretty slim.. But Butcher makes it work, through a combination of interesting characters, tight plotting, and fresh, breezy writing. This is definitely not deep reading, but it is a whole lot of fun. Belongs to SeriesIs contained inHas the adaptationIs abridged in
In the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series, Harry Dresden's investigation of a grisly double murder pulls him into the darkest depths of magical Chicago... As a professional wizard, Harry Dresden knows firsthand that the "everyday" world is actually full of strange and magical things--and most of them don't play well with humans. And those that do enjoy playing with humans far too much. He also knows he's the best at what he does. Technically, he's the only at what he does. But even though Harry is the only game in town, business--to put it mildly--stinks. So when the Chicago P.D. bring him in to consult on a double homicide committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name... "A great series--fast-paced, vividly realized and with a hero/narrator who's excellent company."--Cinescape No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature American literature in English American fiction in English 2000-LC ClassificationRatingAverage: (3.77)
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Storm Front, Jim Butcher
Wikipedia in English (3)
5