Jim Butcher Boxed Set (The Dresden Files, Books 1-3)
by Jim Butcher
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Author: Jim ButcherEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Box set
Published: 2009-04-07
ISBN: 0451947207
Number of pages: 1066
Publisher: Roc
Book Reviews of Jim Butcher Boxed Set (The Dresden Files, Books 1-3)
Book Review: Hard Boiled...with magic.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Dresden Files are probably my new favorite series of books. I've bought up to book six and I bought the first three only a month ago. I was looking for a new fantasy series, after finishing the latest of Song of Ice and Fire(no, the last book won't be released in this century). I kept on stumbling into the regular, over the top "faeries and elves" books. I like something I can almost rationalize. This series is perfect for that. I like mystery. Check. I like action. Check. Comedy. Check. Magic? Double check. It has the same type of sardonic overtones and believable characters as the Princess Bride. The hero is gritty, poor, accident prone, and sarcastic. Probably very similar to those who read fantasy novels. We can relate. The writing is first person, which gets you used to thinking his way rather efficiently. It is adult oriented but not so much that a parent should have any qualms letting their teenager read it. Some language here, some sex(just the before and after, no real details), some violence. Not overly so on the regular three censored items; just enough to add some thrills. It is what I imagine would happen if John McClane was a Wizard, Nakatomi Plaza was Chicago, and Hans Gruber was a Warlock/Werewolf/Vampire/Ghost...whatever is the main villain in the particular story. In other words, it's awesome.
I'm not going to ruin any plot, and there is plenty for each book averaging in at only 300 pages or so. The actual story lines are amazingly intricate, you may overlook some obvious tie early on, but it'll come back later and smack you in the face. I'm pretty good at calling twists, but the ones here aren't so obvious or out of place as to be absurd. These books really do almost feel like mini-movies that you want to watch again and again; which I plan to go back through and reread all of them a later time. I give it an obvious 5 stars.
PS-The TV show is horrid. I have a larger budget when I go to a Goodwill looking for a cheap coffee table. And the transition from book to tv script was not kind. "Let's take whatever was good in the books and cut it. Then lets get baked, then watch episodes of Melrose Place and rewrite it like that. WE ARE THE BEST WRITARS EVAR!" In Joss Whedon's hands, it probably would have been awesome. But alas, he's making some other crappy show he should have left on the typing room floor.
Summary of Jim Butcher Boxed Set (The Dresden Files, Books 1-3)
The first three novels in the New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series are now available in one deluxe boxed set. Includes a bonus poster featuring original artwork by Charles McGrath!
This boxed set includes: Storm Front; Fool Moon; Grave Peril.
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