- Mystery, Fiction, Fantasy, Wizards
The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop fun. Storm Front is Jim Butcher's first novel and introduces his most famous and popular character-Harry Dresden, wizard for hire.For his first case, Harry is called in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with the blackest of magic. At first, the less-than-solvent Harry's eyes light up with dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage. Now, that black mage knows Harry's name. And things are about to get very...interesting.
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Contemporary, classical in form, unpretentious and resolved.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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- Author
- Jim Butcher
- First published
- 2000
- Pages
- 347
- Publisher
- Qi huan ji di chu ban, Orbit, Ace Books
- Editions
- 22
- Language
- German, Chinese, English
- ISBN
- 9780593335154
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"Jim Butcher is a martial arts enthusiast with fifteen years of experience in various styles including Ryukyu Kempo, Tae Kwon Do, Gojo Shorei Ryu, and a sprinkling of Kung Fu. He is a skilled rider and has worked as a summer camp horse wrangler and performed in front of large audiences in both drill riding and stunt riding exhibitions. Jim enjoys fencing, singing, bad science fiction movies and live-action gaming. He lives in Missouri with his wife, son, and a vicious guard dog. Jim goes by the moniker Longshot in a number of online locales. He came by this name in the early 1990′s when he decided he would become a published author. Usually only 3 in 1000 who make such an attempt actually ma
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