Death Masks (The Dresden Files, Book 5)
by Jim Butcher
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Book Reviews of Death Masks (The Dresden Files, Book 5)
Book Review: Harry's in trouble again
Summary: 4 Stars
Life has its up and downs for our hero, Harry, the down-on-his-luck wizard from modern-day Chicago. Susan, his almost-vampire lost love returns, but only to say goodbye. He's challenged to a duel by a vampire champion of the Red Court, but on the good side, if he loses, the wizard-vampire war will be over. The Shroud of Turin has been stolen and shows up in Chicago, and everyone wants it: the scary gangster lord of the city, the Fallen Angels and their demon agents, the White Knights, and the Vatican, which hires Harry to find it. Along the way there are shoot-outs aplenty, strange and twisted beasties to defeat (or run away from), and Harry gets asked some questions he has a hard time answering. All told in Butcher's typical fast-paced hard-to-put-down style, from Harry's charming and sardonic point of view. If you've read the other books, don't wait, just buy this and devour it. If you've picked it up as the first book of Butcher's, go ahead, read it first. Butcher will give you what you need to get up to speed. Then go out and get the other four.Book Review: If you've lost it Harry will find it......
Summary: 5 Stars
The Shroud of Turin has been stolen and Harry Dresden is on the case. Dodging demons, vampires and the police as his own past comes back to haunt him. This is another well paced installment of the Dresden Chonicles. Susan, Harry's ex-girlfriend is also back on the scene to complicate what is already proving to be another deadly assignment for Harry and his friends.These books continue to be entertaining and well written. However, I have to say that if I had a quarter of the stress in my life that Harry has to put up with, I'd be a puddle on the pavement. I'm looking forward to the next installment of this series, and to see where the vampire war leads Harry - so far its a stalemate with mixed results, though the more you find out about the Red Court vampires you realize what a [danger] to all life they are.
Book Review: Deceptively Good
Summary: 5 Stars
By the time I finished reading this, and while I was in th middle of it, I was thinking, "not bad, but not quite as good as Summer Knight."Summer Knight: A Novel of the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files, Book 4) And yet I finished it just as quickly and I didn't even notice it. I think the only thing that kept it from being just as good as the 4th is the fact that the whole plot of the book is focusing on not just Christian mythology but an artifact that is associated with Jesus himself. That's all well and good and given the setting of a real world with supernatural elements it fits in just fine. My issue as a Jew is that I don't really relate with it. Still quite a good book over all though.Book Review: Series really gaining momentum
Summary: 5 Stars
Fans of Butcher, you know you'll like it. People looking at the series, this is where things really take off. Butcher excels at maintaining the pace of the various plot threads, bouncing around but still moving the story forward. The vampire war, his relationship with Susan, the ex-girlfriend turned paranormal warrior, and of course, the demonic foes that are almost invincible and plausibly appeal to Harry's darker side.
Having read thru White Night, I find that the first 4 books lay the groundwork and the subsequent entries all continue the development of Harry's character from immature rebel wizard to somebody that is going to have a major impact upon the wizard community. Along the way, Butcher has developed some great supporting characters.
Book Review: Another fine entry in the series
Summary: 4 Stars
After a bit of a letdown with the last book, Butcher gets back to the strengths of the series - a mix of humor, action, suspense, and mystery, all wrapped around a fantasy label. In this one, Dresden tackles the case of the stolen Shroud of Turin. As usual, he gets mixed up in much more than that, and has to juggle numerous pressing matters along the way. We learn a little more about Marcone, the Chicago mob boss, at the end. It is a surprising and effective revelation, and builds another dimension to his character. Familiar characters return for this book, which is entertaining to the end. It isn't perfect, but this has developed into a very solid and consistently good series. Recommended !