Harry Dresden died in the last book
or did he? Harry's demise seems to have
been exaggerated. He wakes to find
himself the Winter Knight and beholden to the seemingly psychotic faerie queen
Mab.
You would think that the plot of
Harry Dresden standing as the last of the Maginot line between utter disaster
and implacable foes would get boring after awhile. NOT!
Butcher is never boring. Sometimes the action comes close to
sublimating the plot but boring is never the result.
Once again I find that the
characters are the best part of Butcher’s tales. Don’t get me wrong, his plots are excellent
and his story telling sublime but his characterizations are terrific.
Harry Dresden is the classic
anti-hero. He over compensates with
humor and self deprecating manners but he is still a character that earns
loyalty even, on occasion, from his enemies.
The soul searching and ego
demoralizing plays a large part, once again, in the function of the plot. Butcher emphasizes human will and the
ability to chose the right path.
I highly recommend the book.
Web Site: http://www.jim-butcher.com/
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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