Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera. His Codex Alera series is a great fantastical tale taking place in the land of Alera. In Alera everyone is tied to one or more furies, which are elemental abilities of either wind, earth, fire, metal, wood or water, but I'll do a review of that series on another blog. This blog will focus more on his more famous series, the Dresden Files because of his newest book. It's collection of short stories that happen between the books. And here is a picture of it from jim-butcher.com:
HARRY DRESDEN--WIZARD
Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations.
Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates.
No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or
Other Entertainment
Now come on, that one fact right there has to give you a little interest in the book. Harry is a great character for a series, (which is good cause its told in first person). He has believable conflict about what he does. His humor combined with a self-deprecating views and his want to always give a last sarcastic comment no matter what, gives you this amazing sense of humor to his narrative, even in the thick of things.
Through a combination of interesting characters, tight plotting, and fresh, breezy writing makes this popcorn tale a whole lot of fun. The story's paranormal, creatures, magic and events are really described in the great detail of a textbook, as are the descriptions of Harry's own powers and how he uses them. All of Butchers books are very involving and always have an intriguing beginning, a big middle, and a big magical climax that has all the appropriate fireworks and special effects.
When reading about Harry's tale and all of the trials that he has to go through in each book, (don't really want to get into it because it will have lots of spoilers), you might begin to wonder weather Butcher hates Harry. He doesn't and in a interview he likened it to when Joss Whedon, director of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told Sarah M. Gellar, actress who plays Buffy, after a long and heartbreaking scene that people enjoy watching her pain. Trust me their is plenty of pain for Harry when fighting werewolves, vampires, other wizards and much, much more. Overall a great series and definitely a recommended read.
Through a combination of interesting characters, tight plotting, and fresh, breezy writing makes this popcorn tale a whole lot of fun. The story's paranormal, creatures, magic and events are really described in the great detail of a textbook, as are the descriptions of Harry's own powers and how he uses them. All of Butchers books are very involving and always have an intriguing beginning, a big middle, and a big magical climax that has all the appropriate fireworks and special effects.
When reading about Harry's tale and all of the trials that he has to go through in each book, (don't really want to get into it because it will have lots of spoilers), you might begin to wonder weather Butcher hates Harry. He doesn't and in a interview he likened it to when Joss Whedon, director of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told Sarah M. Gellar, actress who plays Buffy, after a long and heartbreaking scene that people enjoy watching her pain. Trust me their is plenty of pain for Harry when fighting werewolves, vampires, other wizards and much, much more. Overall a great series and definitely a recommended read.
If you want to learn more about Jim Butcher you can visit his website, livejornal account at http://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/, or listen to his podcast which you and get on itunes or at his website.
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