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Fool Moon / Storm Front / Grave Peril (Dresden Files, 1-3) Paperback – December 22, 2010

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“Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”—Midwest Book Review

“Superlative.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”—Cinescape

“Butcher...spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”—Booklist (starred review)

“What’s not to like about this series?...It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”—SF Site

“A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”—Library Journal

“What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of [the Dresden Files].”—The Washington Times

About the Author

A martial arts enthusiast whose résumé includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives mostly inside his own head so that he can write down the conversation of his imaginary friends, but his head can generally be found in Independence, Missouri. Jim is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera novels, and the Cinder Spires series, which began with The Aeronaut’s Windlass.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ace; Box edition (December 22, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451949617
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451949615
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.38 x 2.97 x 7.63 inches

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Ellie

Don't mess with a wizard while he's wizarding

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 29, 2009

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By day, wizard Harry Dresden works as a private investigator for hire and as a police consultant regarding "special investigations." By night, he battles the supernatural baddies he couldn't snuff out during the day. Needless to say, Harry doesn't get much sleep... and neither will you once you read this series. I meant to read this set during my train commutes to/from work, but read all three at home within two days. I couldn't concentrate at work with a Dresden novel in my bag. They're that addictive. I'm currently on book seven, and like most reviewers I agree that the novels get much better. However, this set is definitely not a bad introduction to the series.

Harry Dresden doesn't exactly fit the wise mage image made popular by Merlin, Gandalf, etc. Harry is more of a wiseass who doesn't have all the answers. In fact, he often takes a beating before he has any clue about what's going on. He's awkward in certain social situations. He has a weakness for beautiful women. When he's nervous, he mutters "Uh..." He has a sarcastic sense of humor. He spits out witty one-liners at the most appropriate inappropriate moments. He lives in a messy bachelor pad. He doesn't always get the girl. Most of the people he meets don't take him seriously. Harry doesn't even take himself seriously. He describes himself as a magical thug whose brute magical power lacks refinement. He considers himself lucky if he can pay the rent and more importantly, if he lives to see another day.

I can see how some people can find Harry to be "annoying." The arguments are generally: "He's a wizard! He should be rich and have bunch of women hanging off him like Hugh Hefner" or "He's a whiner. All he does is complain about how bad his luck is." As you read on, you'll discover exactly why Harry doesn't take advantage of his magical abilities and why he always seems to have more enemies than friends, hence the bad luck. While Jim Butcher's style, like his hero, is a bit reckless at times, it's clear the writer has a lot of imagination and the ability to really flesh out his characters while giving them the opportunity for improvement. Butcher has made a humble, sympathetic hero who puts the "human" in superhuman - which makes him all the more endearing.

P.S. I found the lack of gratuitous sex scenes refreshing.

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Alexicon

An excellent introduction to the Dresden Files

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 16, 2010

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I bought these on a whim, having heard of some of the awesomeness of the Dresden Files from [...]. I was not disappointed! Includes the first three books in the Dresden Files (currently 12 books long), Storm Front, Fool Moon, and Grave Peril. The books are pretty fast-paced, lots of action, cultural references, snarkiness and usually one or two climatic magic and gun-slinging brawls.

In Storm Front, we meet protagonist Harry Dresden, private investigator wizard in Chicago investigating the supernatural, finding lost objects and people, and helping out Lieutenant Karrin Murphy of the Chicago PD's SI (special investigations) unit with weird cases. We also are introduced to girlfriend/reporter Susan Rodriguez, crime lord Marcone, Bob the Skull (an expy of Morte from Planescape), and Morgan and the White Council. In Fool Moon, we get every variety of werewolf possible as a series of grisly murders hit Chicago. Grave Peril really kicks off the rest of the series, introducing recurring characters Michael Carpenter, Knight of the Cross, and Thomas Raith, White Court vampire, as the beginning of a 10-book story arc with the Red Court of vampires.

While not my favorites in the series, (hence the 4 stars, it really picks up the pace with book 4, Summer Knight), these are a great introduction to the rich and detailed world of the Dresden Files. Highly recommended. The box set came with a pretty nifty poster as well!

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A good start for a unique series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 11, 2007

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The Dresden Files contains an implausible but brilliant mix of swords & sorcery and noir mystery. When I heard the premise, I never thought it would work. Never been so glad to be wrong.

The series gets off to a somewhat rocky start here, with three stories that were somewhat formulamatic, but nonetheless clever and frequently amusing. Harry Dresden is always likable and endearingly flawed. And his world is as unique as they come, combining regular joes who know nothing about magic with supernatural criminals (and cops), faeries, spirits, ghosts, and even werewolf street-gangs. Through it all, Harry gets help from a smart-@$$ talking skull, a tough-as-nails cop who's wise to the ways of the supernatural, a modern-day Knight of God, and some even less likely allies.

Plus you get three books for the price of one!!! What's not to love there? If you enjoy fantasy (with a fair bit of humor and a surprising ammount of heart), you'll fall in love with Harry, his side-kick Bob, and his friend and confidante on the police force Karrin Murphy. There's a trio I would want defending me against the forces of evil any old day...

Wizard for Hire and the stories within provide a good start for a GREAT series!

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Just too good

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 10, 2010

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There are not many authors who can pull off first person writing at all, much less do it so well that the pages just keep on turning. Jim Butcher is the best in the business. Having first read Butcher through his Spider-Man novel, I was impressed beyond words at how well he wrote in first person. After that experience, I finally got around to starting his Dresden Files series. I lament that I waited so long.

There's nothing to take away from these novels. The characterizations leap off the page, with the descriptions and narration never failing to keep the reader interested. The ignorance of the main character of what might be occurring off stage is so well-done that it is difficult to stop reading for breaks of any length. Truly, Jim Butcher is a master.

The tales of Harry Dresden, a wizard/private investigator, are good beyond compare. In all aspects, from the story to the characters to the dialogue to the settings to the supernatural aspects to the fallibility and humanity of Dresden himself, these books belong on the shelf of any reader of fantasy, horror, or science fiction. And considering that the box set basically makes it 3 for the price of 2, you really cannot go wrong. Buy these books!

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PerfectID

Great box with the first 3 novels! Why are the next boxes so superexpensive?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 22, 2014

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I got the first boxed set at a very reasonable price (yay!). Up to now I have always borrowed the Dresden novels, but I thought it might be nice to possess them myself. Actually the series gets better with every book: the first story is nice, the second (exp. the second part) really cool and after reading the third one, I was a fan. :) Unfortunately, the 2nd box is much too expensive (outside the US at least), so I will have to buy the next novels book by book (second hand or new) whenever there's a bargain to be made...

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B. Ward

A wizard name Harry

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 21, 2013

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If you've never read a Harry Dresden novel, then your life hasn't begun yet. This is a great set of books to get you started on the series.

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Matt D

How I did not read these books sooner, I ...

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 16, 2017