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Description: Storm Front : Paperback : Little, Brown Book Group : 9780356500270 : 0356500276 : 05 May 2011 : The first case file of Harry Dresden, private investigator and wizard - Storm Front is the first novel in the Sunday Times bestselling Dresden Files series, perfect for fans of Ben Aaronovitch. The Book Depository Storm Front by Jim Butcher - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780356500270
MPN: 0356500276
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Author: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5
Review: It you are a fan of Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series or of Dean Koontz Odd Thomas Series you should probably give this book a shot! I thoroughly enjoyed reading the shitshow that is Harry Dresdens life! Some things I worked out straight away, like that the two cases were connected and who the evil doer was, but the author did a really good job of tying up loose ends and used the story to flesh out more of the side characters. Some stories can concentrate so much on the plot that it can leave characters, other than the lead, feeling very hollow. This book ticked all the boxes for me and I look forward to making my way through the rest of the series. From what I can tell there are 17 books to the series, so I will be pacing myself not to binge and then run the risk of not finishing the whole lot, so fair warning to anyone else wanting to start these books, there will be a lot of material to read!
Author: Tommye (The Fantasy Review)
Rating: 3
Review: This Storm Front book review might never have happened, I tried to read Storm Front by Jim Butcher last year and I had to put it down after a few chapters. I’ve never liked urban fantasy. All those classic mystery books bored the hell out of me. And Harry Dresden was a bit of a dick who said and thought a lot of thing about women that made me wince. Over the past year I have heard that later on in the series, the world gets far deeper and more interesting. That in itself was enough to get me to at least finish the first book, considering how short it is! The plot itself began brilliantly I actually quite enjoyed this book! We are introduced to three separate issues almost immediately, and from there we watch as Harry Dresden tries to figure them all out. The plot was engrossing and made the book difficult to put down – I suppose it goes with the genre, but there was always something at the end of a chapter that made me want to start on the next one! Harry Dresden is a bit of a dick Everyone knows that. He’s also witty and deeply cares about doing the right thing. A main character who has flaws he needs to iron out, or flaws that make his character more realistic, is an interesting character. I wouldn’t have him any other way. The only reason I only rated this book 3 stars is because it’s a solid book, but not a great book. I don’t think it’s trying to pretend that it is. I have heard from other reviewers that future books become great, but the first few are introductions to the character, to the magic, to the world. This leads me on to my only criticism of this book: setting We are told it is Chicago. That’s all I know. I never felt fully engrossed in the place itself, as it is never mentioned really. I put that down to the author focusing on introducing Harry Dresden and making the plot as exciting as possible. Perhaps we will get more of the setting in future books, and then look back on Storm Front as a bit of a prologue for what’s to come.
