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Mar 08, 2024 CALS_Amanda rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Dresden Files are just what I want urban fantasy to be: tense, high-stakes adventures in a version of our modern world where magic is an active force. Harry Dresden is reasonably smart, with a sense of humor. He learns from his…
Jan 13, 2024whiskers60 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
First in the series with wizard Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden who helps Chicago PD Special Investigation Unit with supernatural crimes. He's sarcastic & witty; honest about his strengths & weaknesses. James Marsters does an…
Sep 25, 2023mrkymrc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wizard Noir - An Amazing First Entry! Stars the gruff, slightly chauvinistic Harry Dresden - a consultant to the Chicago Police Department, private investigator, and… Wizard! While this book deals with a lot of real locations and cities;…
Sep 08, 2023StormNight rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Storm Front introduces you to Harry Dresden, Wizard Privet Investigator for Chicagoland. We get a small look into his world – The Laws of Wizards, Demons waiting to be set free, and what happens when Bad Guys learn magic. We also get a…
Jul 13, 2023rainbowmt18 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Give this series a chance. I'll be honest I enjoyed this first book but as I read the series it COMPLETELY builds and builds upon the characters and each experience! If you like the first book even a little then I'd definitely recommend…
Mar 24, 2023janerf rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Not my genre. I like real magic, not vampire magic.
Feb 19, 2023krzab05 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Didn't like it.
Feb 15, 2022Blakec_scott rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is just okay... I waited two years before I read the second book, and I didn't love that one either... I read the third one anyway, and noticed that every book was progressively better... Each book got better for 16 books... Holy…
Jan 18, 2022iktomi23 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wizard Noir- I love this series and Storm Front is a strong first installment. One of the great things about the entire series is the fantastic world-building and cast of supporting characters that, once introduced, keep appearing in later…
Jan 11, 2022JCLAnneG rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is the first time I have read a Harry Dresden adult book for young adults and I love it! I'm so glad for my friends for bringing me into his fantasy mystery world. I had no idea the hard boiled Harry was so freaking funny! I love…
Jan 10, 2022WPLStaff_DIH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A modern day wizard investigates supernatural crimes in modern day Chicago. This is the first book of many that recount the adventures of Harry Dresden. Urban fantasy at its best.
Mar 22, 2021khristinemarcinowski rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Storm Front by Jim Butcher was an incredibly fun, and quick urban fantasy I burned through in a day! Set in modern day Chicago, we follow a wisecracking wizard as he investigating a case that could very well end his oh so glamorous life…
Feb 27, 2021
Book #1 of The Dresden Files
Jan 25, 2021JCLCharlesH rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The first book in the Dresden Files series - This detective noire features a P.I. with a very different background. Harry Dresden is a wizard with a gruff exterior and a heart of gold. The story has tons of campy magical realism, and would…
Oct 30, 2020midori_hon rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
i didn't love this book. the dresden files series gets rave reviews on the subreddits i follow, and apparently the series gets better after several books, so i'll keep going and see what transpires.
Apr 10, 2020OPL_JacobL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The first book in the long running "Dresden Files" books. This book is far more influenced by noir mysteries and crime fiction than the later books in the series. A quick read that delves into a great world of magic, murder, and…
Apr 03, 2020spiritedaway rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
As a whole, I absolutely love The Dresden Files, but this is the first book in the series and you can definitely tell. It's the start, the beginning, and while it's not the best it is a look into a very magical world.
Jun 21, 2019ReadingAdviser_leni rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I love the blend of urban fantasy with a noir private investigator mystery twist!
Feb 28, 2019
In this fast-paced hard-boiled urban fantasy, Harry is hired by a women to find her missing husband; on the same day he is contacted by Chicago PD to solve a grisly double homicide with paranormal undertones. Harry is a well-developed,…
Dec 05, 2018
Dresden Files Book 1
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Aug 15, 2018JCLS_Medford_Jessica rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Dresden Files as a whole series is a definite win. Like all long-running series, some installments are better than others, but there is a reason that this series is the standard by which most Urban Fantasy books are measured. Until I…
May 02, 2018JCLAndrewE rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I gave this a 5 Star, not for the writing in this specific book, but for the series as a whole. Jim's first novel in the world of Harry Dresden (in the Yellow Pages under Wizard), is an absolute gem of world building. Mixing Crime Noir…
Jan 03, 2018Dreamstime rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I like hard boiled detective fiction. Not so much fantasy now. Why not a blend of the two? Far fetched? Of course. Harry has great wizardly power but is far from god-like. He’s a blue-color guy. I also loved the portrayal of how his power…
Sep 11, 2017mmontserrat rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Wow! Great start to the series. Good take on the noir, detective genre - love the storytelling of Butcher, the magic twist on the PI trope is well done, totally believable. Downsides are the gender role stereotyping, we'll have to see how…
Jun 08, 2017
Meet Harry Dresden, a down-at-the-heels wizard for hire with a good heart that often leads him into trouble in his magical consulting business. This is more complicated because he has a wizardly parole officer who is just waiting for him…