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Blood Rites

The Dresden Files, Book 6

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By: Jim Butcher
Narrated by: James Marsters
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Summary

 In this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, Chicago's only professional wizard takes on a case for a vampire and becomes the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders.

Harry Dresden has had worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. Like fleeing a burning building full of enraged demon-monkeys, for instance. Or going toe-to-leaf with a walking plant monster. Still, there’s something more troubling than usual about his newest case. The film’s producer believes he’s the target of a sinister curse—but it’s the women around him who are dying, in increasingly spectacular ways.
 
Harry’s doubly frustrated because he only got involved with this bizarre mystery as a favor to Thomas—his flirtatious, self-absorbed vampire acquaintance of dubious integrity. Thomas has a personal stake in the case Harry can’t quite figure out, until his investigation leads him straight to the vampire’s oversexed, bite-happy family. Now, Harry’s about to discover that Thomas’ family tree has been hiding a shocking secret: a revelation that will change Harry’s life forever. Detective Fantasy Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Paranormal Magic Users Wizardry Magic
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Critic reviews

Praise for the Dresden Files

“Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”—Midwest Book Review

“Superlative.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”—Cinescape

“Butcher...spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”—Booklist (starred review)

“What’s not to like about this series?...It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”—SF Site

“A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”—Library Journal

“What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of [the Dresden Files].”—The Washington Times
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I only recently started to listen to the Dresden files and since book 1 I have been hooked. A brilliant performance and extremely well written. Not often does a series of books keep you so engaged however with Jim Butchers writing style and James Marsters' delivery it's a sure winner.

Amazing!!!

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Jim Butcher, Harry Dresden, and James Marsters. Just great. Entertaining and engaging. Love this series. .

Again, a great combination

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Another book narrated by James Marsters. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and have become addicted to listening to James Marsters however I absolutely hate the music on the opening scene and closing scenes...

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I really enjoyed this installment, lots of action and new aspects to the story that make me want to continue reading the series.

And James Marsters just keeps getting better and better at reading Harry's inner dialogue, I love it.

The plot thickens!

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Story – 5/5

I can’t get enough of Dresden at the moment, and book 6 is no exception to the long run of absorbing novels that Butcher has written. We learn more back story about Harry, which involves some more sentimental moments. This creates all the more depth to the novel and compliments the usual witty dialogue contained throughout.

Some things do always come across as convenient, all women are biased towards being bombshells (definitely no exception in this with the involvement of the adult film industry), and Harry always seems to get bad luck thrown at him – but if you haven’t accepted all of this by now, you probably wouldn’t be reading this review in the first place.

In my opinion – another 5 star listen, and just as good as book 5.


Performance – 5/5

James Marsters was perfect again, and really performs this book to enhance the experience for the listener. Distinct voice acting, atmosphere, comedy execution, excitement – He has it all and is one of the few narrators I provide regular 5-star reviews to.


Overall – 5/5

Another Great Addition

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