I bought Storm Front fairly late in the day, with very little idea of the subject and content. Being a part of the nerd/geek community I had just seen references to "Harry Dresden" in several different arena and finally thought I'd give the first one a go.
Let me get this bit out of the way - this is the first book. The first published book of Butcher and it shows; the edges are a little jagged, the prose could do with a little more polish and there are a few small sections that you feel could have done with some extra re-writing.
And this book is still one of the best urban-fantasy books I have had the fortune to read.
Whilst it feels somewhat disconnected from the later books in the series (but cleverly and well shoehorned back in, in later publications), you get a real sense of what Butcher was trying to achieve, and can read safe in the knowledge that each following book gets stronger and more well written.
Storm Front sets the scene - a novel length prologue if you will - for what has become affectionately known as the Dresdenverse. The detective elements are well written and I can find few faults in the logic of the 'crimes', whilst the explanation of the magic system and its interaction with the real world.
Storm Front is highly recommended for those who like their fantasy more gritty, their urban more magical and their Noir a bit different.

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Ms Riot
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I've re-read The Dresden Files myself several times over the years and it still never gets old - Storm Front itself is a good bo
Recenserad i Storbritannien den 1 augusti 2016
I won't go into a detailed review here, because there are plenty of them for this novel out there, but I will say that this is my third time buying this book because I lent the first out and didn't get it back, and this time it was as a Valentine's Day gift for my boyfriend who'd I'd been recommending it to for months. I've re-read The Dresden Files myself several times over the years and it still never gets old - Storm Front itself is a good book, but a couple more books down the line it starts to become a richer Dresden-verse and the books become amazing. My boyfriend loved it just like I knew he would, and has since then purchased each of the books in the series and consumed them at a very rapid pace. Buy it, and enjoy that first read through of one of the best series I've ever read as a voracious reader.

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5,0 av 5 stjärnor
Bringing Harry Dresden to glorious life
Recenserad i Storbritannien den 14 februari 2016
Oh so good. Wonderfully read by James Marsters, who brings the character of Harry Dresden to life so well. His timing is impeccable. Even if you have read the book, it is worth buying the audio version, it adds an extra dimension - and for fast readers, it prolongs the pleasure! This is the first of the Harry Dresden novels and introduces the Wizard Private Investigator and several of the characters who will continue to be developed in subsequent books in the series. The world-building is fascinating and makes perfect sense, the plot is ingenious and pacing is just right. Harry himself is instantly engaging and this first book establishes him as the underdog who just won't give up when it comes to protecting those more vulnerable than himself - but always with a wry sense of the absurd. Warning; you may well be hooked on the series so be prepared to be dragged in to Harry's world and fork out for the next audiobooks - 16 I think, with more to come. Hooray!

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Sam Spade, with a staff...
Recenserad i Storbritannien den 3 april 2012
I probably shouldn't have read this immediately after reading
Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London 2)
. Two urban fantasies in a row, one very British and one very American. I'm afraid that Storm Front did suffer somewhat in comparison.
That is not so say that is is a bad book. It's actually very good. It just didn't resonate quite as much as the Aaronovitch books, probably because I'm more familiar with the UK policing system and the places which are explored in those novels.
I did have a throughly good time reading this. Harry Dresden is brilliant litary creation. He is Sam Spade with a staff, Mike Hammer with a spell book, Mickey Spillane with a potion and he inhabits a world which is close to our own but where also demons are real and Vampires are sexy and run an escort agency.
The writing is not completely smooth and effortless but maybe that is not surprising as this is the authors first published novel. What he does do though is a great job of creating a world filled with possibilities, colourful characters like Bob the Skull and Morgan the vengeful watchdog who has a real hard on for Harry, and Butcher provides hints that there is back story that will be explored further in upcoming books.
I look forward to reading the next instalment.
That is not so say that is is a bad book. It's actually very good. It just didn't resonate quite as much as the Aaronovitch books, probably because I'm more familiar with the UK policing system and the places which are explored in those novels.
I did have a throughly good time reading this. Harry Dresden is brilliant litary creation. He is Sam Spade with a staff, Mike Hammer with a spell book, Mickey Spillane with a potion and he inhabits a world which is close to our own but where also demons are real and Vampires are sexy and run an escort agency.
The writing is not completely smooth and effortless but maybe that is not surprising as this is the authors first published novel. What he does do though is a great job of creating a world filled with possibilities, colourful characters like Bob the Skull and Morgan the vengeful watchdog who has a real hard on for Harry, and Butcher provides hints that there is back story that will be explored further in upcoming books.
I look forward to reading the next instalment.

Shopaholic
4,0 av 5 stjärnor
Good series opener, great male protagonist
Recenserad i Storbritannien den 20 mars 2013
Harry Dresden is a Wizard for hire. Along with helping civilians with magical problems, for a fee, he also works with the Police Department when they have magic related crimes. In this first volume of The Dresden Files, Harry gets embroiled in a crime that spans magic and the mafia, while at the same time trying to prove to the wizard authority, the White Council, that he is not breaking wizard law by practising black magic. To make matters worse, the Police have Harry in their sights, too.
What makes a refreshing change for this type of Urban Fantasy is having a male protagonist and a male author. Though I really liked Harry, perhaps that is also why I found it a little bit difficult to stay completely immersed in the story. And the fact that Harry was a bit hapless simultaneously added humour to the story and turned me off. Perhaps it was my own expectations that tripped me up here. Even though I like to think of myself as an open-minded reader, perhaps I'm more set in my ways than I thought.
There are some great characters in this book, Butcher has a gift for giving a real personality to his characters, all of them different, all of them with a back story. Even if he doesn't share all of it with us, the reader, you get a sense of them without him belabouring the point. That is the books real strength, along with the quality of writing.
It's flaw, for me, comes from the pacing of the story. The first half of the book felt very slow, though I understand he was world-building, while the second half was relentless. Poor Harry stumbles out of one impossible situation straight into the next. I personally enjoy the odd moment of stillness in a book, a chance for the protagonist, and me, to catch our breath. And I do like my leading men to be a bit more Alpha male. Again, though, I'm willing to concede it may well have been my own expectations that got in the way.
This was a hard one for me to rate because Harry is a contradiction. On the one hand he's accident prone, not too great with women, and seems to attract danger, while on the other he's a formidable Wizard. If I was rating it purely on how much I enjoyed the book I would have given it 3*. But if I take into account the fact that this is a well written book with great characterisation, a solid mystery and the ability to challenge my expectations at every turn, in good faith I can't give it less than 4*.
What makes a refreshing change for this type of Urban Fantasy is having a male protagonist and a male author. Though I really liked Harry, perhaps that is also why I found it a little bit difficult to stay completely immersed in the story. And the fact that Harry was a bit hapless simultaneously added humour to the story and turned me off. Perhaps it was my own expectations that tripped me up here. Even though I like to think of myself as an open-minded reader, perhaps I'm more set in my ways than I thought.
There are some great characters in this book, Butcher has a gift for giving a real personality to his characters, all of them different, all of them with a back story. Even if he doesn't share all of it with us, the reader, you get a sense of them without him belabouring the point. That is the books real strength, along with the quality of writing.
It's flaw, for me, comes from the pacing of the story. The first half of the book felt very slow, though I understand he was world-building, while the second half was relentless. Poor Harry stumbles out of one impossible situation straight into the next. I personally enjoy the odd moment of stillness in a book, a chance for the protagonist, and me, to catch our breath. And I do like my leading men to be a bit more Alpha male. Again, though, I'm willing to concede it may well have been my own expectations that got in the way.
This was a hard one for me to rate because Harry is a contradiction. On the one hand he's accident prone, not too great with women, and seems to attract danger, while on the other he's a formidable Wizard. If I was rating it purely on how much I enjoyed the book I would have given it 3*. But if I take into account the fact that this is a well written book with great characterisation, a solid mystery and the ability to challenge my expectations at every turn, in good faith I can't give it less than 4*.