Turn Coat
Ratings282
Average rating4.3
Don't ask me how, but Dresden made me care about the Dolores Umbridge of his world. Dresden is a man of principle, and like every man of principle he is willing to turn coat to do what's right... especially if the owner gets it wrong. Wonderful and thrilling.
Harry Dresden has become one of my favorite urban fantasy characters.
This book finds Harry trying to prevent a civil war among the white council of wizards after Harry's “favorite” warden is accussed of murder.
Not my favorite Dresden book (I think that might be deadbeat) but still a good read.
Vampires, succubusses, werewolves and skin walkers combined with one wizard determined to do whats right the consequences be damned.
Lots of action and excitement well worth the read
I have a hard time writing reviews of the Dresden novels, because I listen to them on audiobook and James Marster's interpretation of the characters and their actions influences the way I understand the books. And, hello, James “Spike” Marsters can whisper occult nothings in my ear all damn day.
But even without that, I do think that Butcher has reached the epitome of genre fiction here. He and Charlaine Harris could duke it out for top honors in the category “vampire sex romps” (or “wizard sex romps” or whatever). Good fun.
Executive Summary: While this one is a bit slow in parts it sets the stage nicely for what currently stands as the best book in the series ([b:Changes 6585201 Changes (The Dresden Files, #12) Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1304027244s/6585201.jpg 6778696]).Audio book: James Marsters is terrible in this one. Just Kidding. Still great! Highlights for this are his voice for the big baddie and I think he changed/gave TootToot a distinct voice that is both hilarious and AWESOME.Full Review“I love being a wizard. Every day is like Disneyland.”Murder. Conspiracy. Evil. You know, politics. Just think about how bad the US Congress would be if those lifetime Congressman lived for centuries. Oh and could do magic. Welcome to the White Council.Donald Morgan is being pursued for the murder of a Senior Council member, and he comes to Harry seeking help. What!?Yeah, you read that right. The man who spent the better part of two decades trying to find a reason to kill Harry Dresden for being a Warlock is coming to him for help.The premise of this book is probably one of my favorites. We learn more about the White Council, including getting a look inside their headquarters.We are also introduced to a brand new baddie, called a Skinwalker, and let's just say it's nasty.The book is a bit slow in parts, and Morgan is still not a very likable character. He was getting on my nerves as much as he was Harry.It's also missing many of the best supporting characters that were present in the last book. We do however finally see a return of Billy and the Alphas. I'm trying to remember the last book he showed up in, and it seems like it's been awhile.The end of this is pretty excellent too, with some pretty big implications that sets the stage for [b:Changes 6585201 Changes (The Dresden Files, #12) Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1304027244s/6585201.jpg 6778696].All and all, another solid entry in the Dresden Universe.
On the whole, Turn Coat is about the problems in the wizarding world that Butcher's been giving hints about and glimpses at for a while now–and they come into focus in the most surprising of ways–Morgan asking Harry for help.
There's just so much good stuff to be mined from Harry helping Morgan hide from the Wardens, deal with the Merlin (and others at HQ), investigate a murder/frame-job–it's almost a shame to see Butcher wrap it up in 400 pages, because I'd love to get more of it. Great stuff.
In addition to all that, we see three important relationships forever altered in important ways (well, maybe one's only temporarily altered, time will tell)–some good long-term character development for our pal Harry and his gang.
So, so good–Butcher had the ol' brain firing on all cylinders for this one.
Great story! Glad to see a bit of resolution to the Black Council plot line. Sorry that a couple of other story lines seemed to end, and not in a good way.