His intonations, laughs and accents really help to make this an exciting listen. James Marsters does a GREAT job of bringing the story and people to life.
No need to worry, it was even better than I could have hoped for. Then I started travelling more for work and was nervous about having them in audio format starting with this book, #8. But you can still listen to 'Small Favors' by itself, so grab a beer (or your favorite beverage) some pizza, turn out the lights, and get on a case with Harry.įirst, let me say that I was turned on to the hard copy books initially and loved the series from the start.
You really do need to read them from the beginning in order to not only appreciate the plot you're reading now, but to understand the subplot that flows through all the books. I am hoping that soon all the Harry Dresden books are here at Audible. Butcher does follow an old, 'Sam Spade,' formula, true, but the characters are so good you don't care and find yourself glad of the time it took to read it through. The humanity of the character doesn't dim his powerful, ever growing, powers as a wizard. You might run into Harry walking across your street and yell hello while he's out with Mouse. Jim Butcher creates a great character that you'd love to sit down with and have a beer and pizza, just to listen to what he's been up to today. This is why I like the character Harry Dresden. When I was young, even famous athletes, like Joe Namath, seemed like people you might encounter at your neighborhood bar once in awhile, famous but one of us mugs. I said no, the new multimillion dollar players don't seemed to be anything like me. Karrin Murphy, Harry's reluctant police liaison, will intrigue seasoned fans as well as newcomers attracted by last year's TV adaptation of the series.Someone asked me if I caught the Super Bowl on television. Encounters with a series of increasingly dangerous "Billy Goats Gruff" unfold with particular cleverness, and key developments involving Sgt. Butcher smoothly manages a sizable cast of allies and adversaries, doles out needed backstory with crisp efficiency and sustains just the right balance of hair's-breadth tension and comic relief. A missing human mobster is said to be seeking greater influence among Chicago's extranormal population, but the true threat proves both more subtle and of much greater consequence. A friendly snowball fight opens the Chicago-based wizard-detective's latest tale, but it's not long before a host of more dangerous foes are out for Harry's blood. Intricate yet accessible plotting and near-Arctic winter weather mark the 10th Harry Dresden adventure from bestseller Butcher (after 2007's White Night).
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