Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, Book 2)
by Jim Butcher
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Author: Jim ButcherEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-01-01
ISBN: 0451458125
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Roc
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Book Review: A Wizard and the Wolves
Summary: 5 Stars
Fool Moon (2001) is the second urban fantasy novel in the Dresden Files series, following Storm Front. In the previous volume, Morgan rescued Harry from the burning house. Police caught the Beckitts trying to escape and charged them with drug distribution. The Varsity restaurant burned to the ground in a mysterious fire, but John Marcone didn't lose any money since the structure was fully insured.
Murphy was in critical condition for three days, but then had enough energy to throw Dresden's flowers into his face. Bob the Skull came home more or less within the twenty-four hour limit, but disavowed all knowledge of a very wild party at the University. Susan Rodriguez got a headline article in the Midwestern Arcane from her date with Harry.
In this novel, Kim Delaney tries to learn about a particular arcane protective circle from Harry, but he refuses to tell her how to raise the circle. The spell is very difficult to do correctly. After Kim leaves in a huff, Karrin Murphy comes to take him to a murder scene with preternatural associations.
The moon is full and one of Marcone's bodyguards has been ripped up by a wolf-like creature within the newly reconstructed Varsity restaurant. There have been other similar crimes during the time of the full moon in the past month. The crime lab believes that someone is faking such kills using knives shaped like teeth, but Special Investigations is not sure. Harry checks the latest crime scene and purloins a bloody piece of glass. He tells Murphy that he is not well informed on werewolves and other such monsters, but will prepare a report for her by the next morning.
As they are leaving, FBI Agent Denton arrives with three more agents and disputes Murphy's right to be on the crime scene. Then Agent Benn tries to sucker punch Murphy and gets slammed into a wall for her misbehavior. The agent then takes a shot at Karrin. Things get very hot for a while before Murphy walks away from the scene, taking Harry with her.
Murphy drives Harry back to McAnally's pub and drops him off near the Blue Beetle. Harry performs a little bit of thaumaturgy and uses the blood off the window glass to make a homing compass. He then follows the path of car that had followed them from the Varsity. Inside an old, abandoned department store, Dresden followed the compass to a meeting of young geeks.
An older woman joins the group and the compass points toward her. She soon senses the wizard's presence and kills the lights. Harry follows the sound of the departing group, but is bowled over by a large, furry animal. He gets one good whack on the beast with his blasting rod, but the thing tears the rod from his hand and tosses it away.
Murphy is waiting out back of the department store when he finds his way outside. She had turned the tables on the driver of the car following them, tailing the car to the back parking lot. Still, the kids and the furry beast are gone.
In this story, Kim Delaney is found dead outside a protective circle that had been broken from within by a wolf-like creature. Murphy is very upset with Harry since she knows that he has talked to Kim about that specific circle. Harry tries to explain, but can't help feeling guilty over Kim's death.
Bob gives Harry a briefing on wolf-like preternatural creatures. He states that there are several kinds, most of which are not much like the popular perception of werewolves. The Loup-Garou are the most like movie werewolves, cursed to change to wolf-form during the full moon and susceptible to certain types of silver bullets.
However, other wolf-like creatures -- e.g., werewolves, hexanwolves and lycanthropes -- are not especially susceptible to silver bullets and can be damaged by normal weapons, yet they usually heal more quickly. Werewolves and hexanwolves are not limited to the full moon, but can turn at any time. Lycanthropes only have the souls of wolves and cannot change shape at all.
Needless to say, Harry soon runs into all kinds of wolf-forms. At least the werewolves are not after his blood. And one wolf-form is not exactly a werewolf.
This story is another rush of action, blood and sleep-deprivation. The Special Investigations building will never be the same. Of course, Harry saves the day, but at a cost to himself and others. Enjoy!
Highly recommended for Butcher fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of supernatural and preternatural creatures, magical powers, and a stubborn wizard.
-Arthur W. Jordin
Summary of Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, Book 2)
Could a werewolf be loose in Chicago? Common sense says no. The grisly evidence says yes. So does Harry Dresden. And with his weird connections, he should know.
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