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Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the "everyday" world is full of strange and magical things—and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Since his girlfriend left town to deal with her newly acquired taste for blood, Harry's been down and out. He can't pay his rent. He's alienating his friends. He can't recall his last shower. Then when things are at their worst, the Winter Queen of Faerie saunters in with an offer Harry can't refuse. All he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Knight, the Summer Queen's right-hand man, and clear the Winter Queen's name. It seems simple, but Faerie politics seldom work out that way. Then Harry discovers the fate of the entire world rests on this case. So no pressure…Magic—it can get a guy killed.

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A martial arts enthusiast whose resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives with his wife, his son and a ferocious guard dog.

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Diana Canup

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This book in the series is my favorite one yet. Here's hoping the rest in the series live up to this one.

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Buckle up, because things are about to pick up

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Summer Knight is when The Dresden Files truly picks up and starts to become the series so many people have fallen in love with. The faerie conflict and cultures are handled brilliantly, and the detective work is particularly satisfying in this one. I can't really speak highly enough about it. The only reason I don't rate it higher is that the subsequent entries are even better.

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I read the first four of the Dresden Files books right in a row and made myself promise to catch up on book reviewing before continuing the series (I took advantage of a Kindle daily deal to get the first 7 books but will be buying the rest at regular price...)!

As has been a theme in previous books (with vampires and werewolves), we get more information on a paranormal "species" in this volume -- the Summer and Winter Courts of the faeries, including their members and powers, their seasonal conflicts, their governance, the existence of changelings (half-fae/half-human kids), and so forth. I'm glad Butcher pulled back in this volume to focus pretty much only on the faeries because book 3 got a little complicated with fae, ghosts, faith-based power, and vampire politics. I feel like I have a better grasp of what was going on, supernaturally, with this book.

One of my favorite scenes so far also occurred in this book (it was the one at the Wal-Mart; I won't say anything else because I don't want to spoil anything). I thought the action was described, the danger was real, and I liked that Dresden had to work with Murphy and didn't solve everything himself with fire (for once). In general, he is forced to accept help here -- both from people he has reason to trust and from those whose motives he questions. I preferred this over the hero complex of book 2 and the rather spectacular magical ending of book 3.

I also thought characterization continued to improve in this book. Dresden has really let himself go at the beginning, and we hear a little bit of Murphy's background as well. Dresden has to confront his past in this volume, and he finally opens up about some of what happened to him as a teenager. This turn is taking the series a little bit away from the hardboiled detective style of story that we saw before (especially in books 1 and 2), but I like where it's going. Despite the turn away from the hardboiled style, there's still a mystery in this book -- someone has killed the Summer Knight -- a mortal individual who was affiliated with the Fae Summer Court -- and Dresden gets roped into looking for the killer.

I feel like the writing style has improved, as well. It's still first-person POV, but there's more humor in this volume than in past books (book 3 had a fair amount, as well), and it works very well with the character and story. Once again, this book is easy (and quick) to read. There are a few 4-letter words but they don't break immersion; they feel totally plausible coming from someone like Dresden who lives in the modern era (even though I would assume he doesn't have a lot of access to media, what with his very presence causing electronics to malfunction).

I can't help but draw a comparison to Harry Potter #5, since this book opens with a wizard (named Harry, who has a last name that is a famous type of pottery) being called before other wizards to defend himself and his actions (complete with Latin words and robes...). I'm sure this is deliberate since the Harry Potter book was released about 6 years before this one. Personally, I find it humorous (your mileage may vary). We learn more about the Wizards' White Council in this book, although those scenes are short and mostly kept to the beginning of the book.

The setting is the same as always (i.e., Chicago and environs) and works as well this time as it has in the other books. Some characters from previous books appear here (Karrin Murphy, Morgan, Billy and his werewolf friends, etc.) so it is definitely beneficial to go back and read volumes 1, 2, and 3 before picking up this one.

Another great thing about this series is that individual volumes are self-contained in terms of an overall plot, but that each contributes something to worldbuilding and to the overall story arc of the series. The backdrop of this book is the war between wizards and vampires that is brewing following the conclusion of book 3; the wizards need to be able to travel through Fae lands and must do a favor for the Faeries in return. That's where Harry and his quest to figure out who murdered the Summer Knight come in (if he solves the case, the wizards get their access). I think Jim Butcher has done a great job of bringing all the elements together -- a mystery, furthering the series' story arc, adding humor, character development, and worldbuilding. This is definitely my favorite Dresden novel yet. Even if you're not enthralled by the first two books (I thought they were good, but not as good as this one), stick around for The Summer Knight. I definitely felt it was worth my while.

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Hands-Down the Best of the Books So Far in the Series

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Author Jim Butcher delivers another incredible tale with Summer Knight, Book Four of The Dresden Files. As the story begins, Harry is still reeling from the events of the previous book, wherein he was used by the vampires of the Red Court to initiate a war with the White Council of Wizards. It has been about eight months since then, and to say that Harry is in bad shape emotionally would be an understatement.

He has been holed up as a hermit in his apartment, working desperately to cure his girlfriend (ex-girlfriend actually, as she broke it off and left town for his safety) Susan of her partial vampirism, so she can have a normal life and they can be together. The war isn't going as well for the wizards as they may have hoped, though they do have the advantage. Of course, many of his fellow wizards blame Harry for saving Susan at the cost of the conflict.

To be fair, they do have a point. Many people are dying due to Harry saving Susan, and in raw terms that means a greater loss of life. Nevertheless, I must say that they are rather more amoral and cold-hearted than I would be. I learned in the Army the lesson that you "never leave behind a fallen comrade", so I'm more on Harry's side, to say the least.

Without giving too much away, Harry quickly finds himself in a real bind, as he is forced to accept a case offered him by Mab, Queen of the Winter Fae (winter fairies). In the Dresden Files universe, the fairies vary between the Tinkerbellish ones for the minor fairies, to the major fairies being extremely powerful entities who learn more towards the "fair folk" of older stories. You know, the kind you called "fair folk" for terror of offending so they wouldn't hurt you. Granted, it is more complicated than that, and there are some truly good fairies with morality and views more in line with ours, but overall, Harry has good reason for not wanting to take the case. He is forced to do so, however, to gain the aid of the Winter Court of the fae against the Red Court vampires. If he refuses or fails in Mab's task, he will be turned over to the vamps as a peace offering to end the war.

Harry is tasked with finding out who murdered the Summer Knight, and where the mantle of power from said Knight went. The Summer and Winter Knights are the mortal champions of the respective fairy courts. With the death of the Summer Knight and loss of his power, the Summer Court is severely weakened. Fearing total decimation during winter's ascent after Midsummer, the Summer Court will go to go to war with the Winter Court before the end of Midsummer. Of course, winter will have no choice but to fight back. Wars have happened before, of course, but this time it is more serious than previous wars. This time, one court or the other might win, and if that happens, the mortal world will be devastated and millions could die. Someone is driving the courts towards this conflict, and Harry must stop them before it is too late.

This book is one moment of awesome after another. It just doesn't stop. From Harry and his mentor, Ebenezar McCoy, telling off the head of the Wizards, to Harry and his friends the Alphas (the group of werewolves Harry met in Fool Moon) fighting against impossible odds for victory, to the heroic sacrifice of another character, everything was just a thrill ride. Yet it wasn't all just "knock-'em, sock-'em" action either. There was character interaction, character development and a great deal of humor (as is typical for a Dresden Files book. This really was my favorite of the series so far, and with good reason.

I have to say that I really like the trend started in the third book, and continued into this one so far. That being Harry having friends along for his adventures. Harry is no longer the loner who has no one to care about. Now he has friends, a surrogate family, and loved ones. This adds a layer of emotional depth to Harry that makes these otherwise dark, more noirish stories more bearable.

In this case, we had a "team-up" between Harry and the Alphas, lead by Billy. The interplay between them all and Harry was sweet, and it was great to see Harry get sentimental with them and his other friends. At one point, he actually got choked up by the kindness of others.

I can't say too much more without giving everything away. I'll just say that this book was terrific, and well-worth a read. Pure awesomeness.

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Starting to hit his stride

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 7, 2020

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I read the first three books of this series based on all the amazing reviews... and to be honest I didn't really get it. They were OK, but not what I would call 5-star novels. I don't want to re-hash old reviews here - you can find them if you want.

In 'Summer Knight' you can sense how Jim Butcher has grown as an author. No longer does the progress of the plot rely on increasingly ludicrous failure to communicate between Dresden and Murphy. No longer is the outcome the author is (clunkily) working towards painfully oblivious chapters in advance. Instead the plot flows naturally but unpredictably towards an exciting conclusion, with a much better tempo than previously.

The old virtues of the fantastically imagined and realised magical world lying unseen just below the threshold of the mortal world remain.

I'm glad I gave the Dresden files another chance. Thus was much better, and I'm now actively looking forward to book five.

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Another Page-turner in this Gripping Series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 19, 2020

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I've read the previous books in this series and really enjoyed them. However I don't think that you have to have read them to enjoy Summer Knight. Butcher weaves any pertinent information expertly into this book, without causing any detrimental effects to pace or plot.

I added the narration again too and alternated between reading and listening to the tale. I loved it. James Marsters' narration really brings our hero, Harry Dresden to life. The narrative is read with emotion that appropriately reflects the various scenes and I like his tonal variations when reading characters' dialogue. I feel that his acting skills also add a further dimension of theatre to the performance which brings the story to life.

This story has everything that I look for in a great read; some really great characters, a good balance between the various aspects - mystery, crime, thriller, horror, detective and paranormal - and blends them with well written dry humour ensuring that it doesn't got too heavy. Butcher even managed to include a sprinkling of romance. The espionage aspects surprised me a few times, the story leaving me breathless on the edge of my seat too but I loved trying to second guess where the leads would take us next!

I can't wait to start reading book 5 and see what trouble Harry lands in next.

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Luke

A really brilliant fantasy series now

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 28, 2021

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Despite the unnecessary over description of women's physical attributes whenever he meets them and how every woman is "the most beautiful", I enjoy everything else about this series. I enjoy how it has a wonderfully imagined lore from clearly a very creative mind and I love Harry Dresden's laid-back and nonchalant reaction to everything around him. It's very unique and unlike anything I've read before. I know I have a long way to go, but I very much look forward to reading the follow-up books.

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Dave

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This is my least favourite book in the series so far. The ending saved it from being a 2 star book in my opinion. The writing is really good it's just I thought the storyline let it down somewhat, I just couldn't get into the whole Summer and Winter Queen fiasco. What I did like is the character development and the blossoming friendship between Dresden and Murphy . Also the battle in the end of the book was enjoyable. Dresden is still one of my favourite characters and I'm sure there's a lot more exciting and entertaining times ahead.

Jim J-R

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 11, 2015

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Book four: Faeries. Jim Butcher's series about. Chicago-based wizard detective Harry Dresden feels by this point to be cycling through the list of available magical creatures to put the protagonist against.

It's an enjoyable trip into this world again and it's nice to see that the characters are living with the repercussions of the previous story rather than being like toys taken back out of the box for a new day.

A good chunk of back story is also revealed for the main character, although I couldn't tell if all of it was a sudden surprise revelation or something that I'd read before in the earlier books.

There were elements though that didn't grip me as much. I'm not sure if it's just that the genre doesn't quite excite me enough, or whether it was that there are a few similarities to other books that I've read from other series. I think that the naming of some of the characters didn't help - there are a set of six new characters here that all seemed to have similar names and I kept getting lost as to which the narrator was talking about.

Overall, I thought that this was okay. I'm not sure I've got enough invested in the series to make it really gripping, and perhaps I need to ensure I don't leave such a long gap between episodes in future.

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