[bksvol-discuss] Book Three of the Dresden Files
- From: "Jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bksvol-Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:29:50 -0700
Hello List:
Just submitted Grave Peril: Book Three Of The Dresden Files.
From Publishers Weekly
Wizard Harry Dresden stars in the third installment of the Dresden Files
(following Fool Moon), a haunting, fantastical novel that begins almost as
innocently as those of another famous literary wizard named Harry. In the
opening scene, Dresden and his knight friend, Michael, battle the ghost of a
woman who is terrorizing a local hospital's maternity ward. From there, the
novel quickly evolves into an unorthodox tale spiced with sexual innuendo and
subtle humor (Dresden carries his ghost-hunting gear in an old Scooby-Doo lunch
box). Due to the weakened barrier between the spirit world which Butcher refers
to as "the nevernever" and the actual world, obsessive and violent ghosts are
on the loose in modern-day Chicago, and they seem to be targeting Dresden and
Michael. Horny vampires and possessive demons join the mix as Dresden journeys
into the spirit world to hunt down the villains who are terrorizing him and his
friends. Butcher narrates Dresden's story in the first person, which limits the
amount of detail he can inject into the lives of his secondary characters.
Despite this narrow point of view, Butcher successfully lends human dimensions
to vampires and spirits through his vivid descriptions and colloquial dialogue.
(Sept.)Forecast: A vivid cover showing glowing barbed wire wrapped around a
pair of cemetery gates is misleading as is a cover quote appealing to fans of
Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff but it will catch the browser's eye. This
over-the-top tale is more likely to entertain young adult readers than fans of
the aforementioned authors.
Jim B
JIm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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