A fun new occult mystery series. -- Locus
A really enjoyable read...Jim Butcher strikes just the right narrative balance between wizard and wiseguy, mystic and mobster. -- Lynn Flewelling, author of Traitor's Moon
A very promising start to a news series...unusually well-crafted. -- Locus
Exciting, well-plotted, complex, an excellent read and amazingly good first novel. -- Chris Bunch, author of The Warrior King
Fans of Laurel K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series. -- Harriet Klausner, BookBrowser
Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this new fantasy series. -- BookBrowser
Good luck putting the book down, I know I couldn't. -- Fan Attic
Harry is a remarkable character...With more novels like this gem, Jim Butcher will not need magic to become a household name. -- BookBrowser
Try it, you'll like it. An exciting debut novel suggesting there are wizards and witches among us... wish I'd thought of it myself. -- Glen Cook, author of Faded Steel Hat
Could a werewolf be loose in Chicago? Common sense says no. The grisly evidence says yes. So does Harry Dresden. And with his weird connections, he should know....
