Storm Front by Jim Butcher

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Storm Front

(#1 - The Dresden Files)

April 1, 2000 / 332 pages / Fiction

For Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, business, to put it mildly, stinks. So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name.

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Urban fantasy

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Storm Front is an interesting take on classic noir style books. The magical elements really open up some interesting doors for storytelling. Storm Front is a wonderful excursion into some of the best parts of urban fantasy literature. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys fantasy as a whole.

Grade: B / Obie / Mar 21, 2015

The good parts: The story has potential, a good start with the characters, and decent world building that I expect will get better in later books, but the writing style and language was simple and very choppy, like it was written by someone very new to writing. The magic is used as more of a crutch than an asset, where Dresden is fighting battles without his most powerful weapons, and finally lack of personalized female characters, who are mainly there to draw attention to their sexuality.

Grade: D / Nova

/ Nov 8, 2016

The beginning of a great series. My favorite urban fantasy series. Great introduction to the main character, but the books get better as the series goes along.

Grade: A / ivsciguy / Sep 3, 2013

I was expecting a little more from with book with all of the hype it got. I was a little bored with the book even though I read it all in one sitting. I am hoping the following books in the series get a little better. Harry Dresden seems like a shell of a character that could potentially get better.

Grade: C / KittyFiend / Jun 14, 2014

The Storm Front is a typical noir detective story that takes all its common elements and characters, and shakes it up with a twist of urban fantasy. I found it very enjoyable, mainly because it was addictive and the narration genuinely entertaining. Perfect to read while traveling. It could have done with a little more originality in the detective story department though (enough with the hookers already, jeez).

Grade: B / Muisje / Jul 12, 2015

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