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The Harry Dresden series is really amazing. Terrific plots that grow and develop both the main and supporting characters. A talking skull, a 30 pound cat, a huge dog named Mouse; a powerful and complex wizard at the heart of everything, Murph the tough and tiny cop who is willing to actually see the reality of supernatural characters in everyday life and many more characters you will grow to love and hate. This series simply does not get stale. In each succeeding book Butcher keeps my interest with interesting plot twists and just plain good writing. The action is fast furious and within the universe of Harry Dresden, completely plausible. In the midst of all this, there is so much humor that I find myself laughing in the midst of Harry's chaos. And there are a good number of times when Butcher waxes philosophical, and it rings true both in the context of the character, and just in general. I'm binge reading all 15 of the books. They start a little slow in the first three, but then Butcher just takes off and the books get better and better.


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Small Favor The Dresden Files Book 10 Jim Butcher 9780451461896 Books Reviews

Yet another great installment of The Dresden Files! I thought this book was excellent.

To begin with, Butcher brings back a host of the most interesting characters from past books. One of the things I really like about Butcher is that he always includes the right characters at the right times — he keeps the most frequently recurring characters in a constant state of development but doesn’t let the less frequently occurring characters stagnate. They keep developing off stage, and when they return, they return with new dimensions added to their personalities new goals, new motivations, new powers.

The plot of this book, too, was very well thought out and well executed. Butcher managed to integrate several plot points from different past books into a cohesive continuation for this installment. Everything from the Faerie Courts to the Denarians to Thomas — Butcher doesn’t settle for just focusing on one supernatural element at a time. He’s been gradually building a complex supernatural world since book one of the series, and now, the different powers that be are starting to interact with one another at several levels, which makes for a far more interesting and engaging overarching plot line.

Like usual, this book leaves several threads hanging and includes a generous helping of foreshadowing about the scale of events to come in the following installments — but at the same time, the majority of the book’s events are cleanly wrapped up and the aftermath is discussed in-depth before the story’s close. Butcher maintains the careful balance between cliffhanger territory and an overly firm conclusion, giving you enough tantalizing info to want to dive into the next book without leaving too much of the book’s plot open-ended.

In conclusion, Small Favor is yet another win for Butcher.
Wizard Harry Dresden has a major problem He owes Mab, the manipulative fairy Queen of the Winter Court, a couple of favors. And in the dead of winter during a brutal snowstorm, Mab comes calling to cash in on a favor Rescue mobster kingpin Johnny Marcone from his unknown kidnappers--kidnappers with enough supernatural powers to destroy Marcone's near-impenetrable safe house. Enlisting the aid of his brother, Thomas, Karrin Murphy of the Chicago PD, Michael and Sanya, the remaining two Knights of the Cross, Molly, his eager apprentice, Anastasia Luccio, the Dean of the White Council Wardens, the Archive, the human retainer of all knowledge, and Kincaid, a deadly mercenary, Harry embarks on a remarkable series of adventures--against some very nasty bad guys--to rescue Marcone. His exploits fill the pages of SMALL FAVOR, the tenth installment of Jim Butcher's fun-filled Dresden Files fantasy series.

To fully appreciate SMALL FAVOR, it is vital the reader has read Death Masks, the 5th volume of this series. It is in this novel the reader is introduced to Nicodemus and his lethal gang of Denarians--demons who possess some of the thirty ounces of silver once given to Judas for his betrayal. Nicodemus and his ilk wield enormous power; they're the most difficult adversaries Harry does battle with. And when the Denarians' ultimate plans are revealed (they want to kidnap the Archive and make her take a silver coin), Harry and his allies wage some serious battles--from Chicago's train station, to the Windy City's Oceanarium, to a remote island in the vast expanse of frigid Lake Michigan. All the while, Harry must deal with some agents from the Summer Court of Fairies sent to interfere with his task--primarily a series of Gruffs (supernatural Billy Goats).

At more than 500 pages, SMALL FAVOR is a lightning fast read--and one of the best volumes in this remarkable franchise. Why? Because of the whirling vortex of subplots, including a budding romance with Luccio, sexual tension with Karrin, a life-threatening injury, and Harry's ongoing suspicion that some of the members of the White Council are in an unholy alliance with evil. Yet through it all, Harry never loses his self-deprecating humor ("Oh, look," he quips to Karrin upon observing a sleeping Kincaid, "he's got a teddy Glock."). Harry may be facing a snarling pack of Denarians, but he's never going to take matters seriously. There's always an off-the-cuff quip at the ready. The action starts from the first page and never lets up; Butcher has a knack for telling a fast-paced tale that never takes its foot off the gas. SMALL FAVOR will reward fans of the Dresden Files series with a grand, exciting read, and entice them to be looking forward to the next installment.
~D. Mikels, Esq.
The Harry Dresden series is really amazing. Terrific plots that grow and develop both the main and supporting characters. A talking skull, a 30 pound cat, a huge dog named Mouse; a powerful and complex wizard at the heart of everything, Murph the tough and tiny cop who is willing to actually see the reality of supernatural characters in everyday life and many more characters you will grow to love and hate. This series simply does not get stale. In each succeeding book Butcher keeps my interest with interesting plot twists and just plain good writing. The action is fast furious and within the universe of Harry Dresden, completely plausible. In the midst of all this, there is so much humor that I find myself laughing in the midst of Harry's chaos. And there are a good number of times when Butcher waxes philosophical, and it rings true both in the context of the character, and just in general. I'm binge reading all 15 of the books. They start a little slow in the first three, but then Butcher just takes off and the books get better and better.