Storm Front

A bold introduction to both the Dresden Files series and Urban Fantasy as a whole. A private eye with access to magic, Dresden uses cunning, strength, and an ever present dry wit to combat the dark forces of Chicago, both mortal and supernatural. Though not the strongest entry in the series, it starts readers on a journey that will captivate them for years to come. Would've been 3.5 stars because some of the characters can come off a little one dimensional, but raised it to a 4 since they are new and quickly grow into fan favorites over the rest of the series.

The first of The Dresden Files series draws you into the world of Harry Dresden, a wizard in modern day Chicago who advertises his wizardly ways in the yellow pages and classified. What's involved with being a wizard now a days? Turns out it involves solving mysteries for the police that can't be explained by science as well as pursuing the occasional contract that walks through your door.

If this sounds a bit like Angel, the old WB show, well you'd be right. It's a whole lot like that. Funny enough, the audiobook is read by James Marsters, Spike from Buffy/Angel! Being a short one, it's worth reading a few. I'd still prefer Caves of Steel for the overall mystery side of things, but this was the first one in the series. The following ones were supposedly after Butcher got better at writing. Either way, a solid beginning.

It was fine. I didn't know anything about it (or the fanbase) going in so I didn't have any notion of what was coming. There were definitely some cool bits, but the things that put me off will keep me from reading more. I finished it, which is something more than nothing.

I ended up not like Harry Dresden very much and that will be a roadblock from moving through the rest of these.