HARRY DRESDEN IS BACK AND READY FOR ACTION, in the new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files.
When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil. But can he succeed, when dark political manipulations threaten the very existence of Chicago--and all he holds dear?
From Goodreads:
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET SERIOUS FOR HARRY DRESDEN, CHICAGO'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL WIZARD, in the next entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files.
Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. The Red Court of vampires. The fallen angels of the Order of the Blackened Denarius. The Outsiders.
But this time it's different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she's bringing an army. The Last Titan has declared war on the city of Chicago, and has come to subjugate humanity, obliterating any who stand in her way.
Harry's mission is simple but impossible: Save the city by killing a Titan. And the attempt will change Harry's life, Chicago, and the mortal world forever.
Jim wrote a new short story, Christmas Eve, as a gift for his fans on December 24, 2018. It is posted to his website and Facebook page. The story is set after Peace Talks and depicts Harry's first Christmas Eve as a dad, as well as a few other familiar faces. As it was released before its predecessor, it does offer some hints as to the happenings of Peace Talks, but no major spoilers.
My Review:
Wow, it was fantastic to read these books. I actually feel a little bit of reading slump, because how could any book be as good as what I just read? These were just amazing to read, I loved continuing Harry's story, but boy is it a doozy in in these books!
I heard that originally, these were supposed to be 1 book. Given the size of the both of them, it makes sense that they were split into two. But I'm glad that I got to read them back to back, because Peace Talks sets things up, and Battle Ground is basically non-stop action.
Oh, Harry. It was hard to read that, to see him come so low. That was just a difficult moment, and it's not like he can take the time to work through his emotions, there's still a bad guy to defeat. But yeah, that was a difficult part of a really intense book.
The world is not going to be the same again. Humanity, at least the ones that live in Chicago, can't deny that the supernatural world exists anymore. And even that small population knowing, well, I'm excited to see where things go from there!
So there's a few things that I'm excited to continue on in the sequels. There's Thomas and his situation, the why he killed that one dude in Peace Talks. Plus there's Ebenezer's reaction to Thomas being related to him. There's Mab's bargain with Lara.
I'm so glad that we got Christmas Eve. It was cute, wholesome, and sweet and just what we needed after all the heart-wrenching moments from Battle Ground. Loved seeing Harry deal with his first Christmas with Maggie, and the visitors he got. It was just a cute read!
On Jim Butcher's site, it says that there's going to be 3-4 or so more case books like we've been getting, and then an apocalypse trilogy. Honestly, it's hard to see things getting worse from here, but this was a goddess from this world. The Outsiders seem like they'll be a bigger threat, which is a little terrifying!
Loved reading these stories, they were so fantastic, and I can't wait for the next installment in this series!
Author: Jim Butcher
Series: The Dresden Files #16, 17, 17.1
Read: November 14th, 14th, 14th, 2020
Source: NetGalley, Online Free
Reason Why: Love his writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Books and WoW Books!
Publisher: Ace, Jim Butcher
Published: July 14th 2020, September 29th 2020, December 24th 2018
Author: Jim Butcher
Series: The Dresden Files #16, 17, 17.1
Read: November 14th, 14th, 14th, 2020
Source: NetGalley, Online Free
Reason Why: Love his writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Books and WoW Books!
Publisher: Ace, Jim Butcher
Published: July 14th 2020, September 29th 2020, December 24th 2018
Peace Talks:
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Battle Ground:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Christmas Eve:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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