From the book description:- Harry Dresden, Chicago's only practising professional wizard, should be happy that business is pretty good for a change. But now he's getting more than he bargained for: A duel with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, who must kill Harry to end the war between vampires and wizards ...Professional hit men using Harry for target practice ...The missing Shroud of Turin ...A handless and headless corpse the Chicago police need identified ...Not to mention the return of Harry's ex-girlfriend Susan, who's still struggling with her semi-vampiric nature. And who seems to have a new man in her life. Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. No matter how much you're charging.
In this installment of the life of Harry Dresden, Harry is hired (by a priest from the Vatican) to recover the stolen Shroud of Turin, the sacred shroud that Jesus was wrapped in after his crucifixion. He is also challenged to a duel to the death by Duke Ortega (of the Red Court) to stop the war between the Wizards of the White Council and the Red Court vampires. He gets sucked into a deep and involved plot by Fallen Angels to reek death and destruction across the whole world with the potential to kill millions. He is helped (and tried to be stopped by) three Knights of The Cross, including Michael. He is tempted by the power of the fallen.
Another great year from the life of Harry Dresden. Possibly the best book to date - Butcher is evolving into an excellent story teller.
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ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you for recommending this series! It is next on my list. And guess what, I found the TV Series on netflix..granted I have heard that they are very tamed down versions. But the storylines are really good.
Hope all is well with you!
Hey Rayven,
ReplyDeletegood to hear from you again. I re-read the series so I could do an "unconfused" review, but I'm finding that I'm enjoying them more the second time around (partially knowing where everything is going.....).
The TV series wasn't really very good (I only watched a few episodes before giving up). I just wish that HBO could get hold of it and do something as they usually seem to do an excellent job.