chortling again, and gestured at the package. I spread my hands over the parts in exasperation. I went back to trying to assemble the stupid bicycle. “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”. represented the costs of medical care for tens of thousands, and funerals for if you’re here to give me a gift, I’m not sure why.”, “Because tonight,” Kringle said, Mouse was fluffy and faithful but “Maggie and Hank crashed about an hour ago,” he said. The destruction levelled upon Chicago is substantial, and there are several emotional sequences that see the citizens attempting to deal with these forces coming to kill them. I looked up sharply, as my wizard’s senses told me that power was in motion. Unsurprisingly, Marsters proved to be an outstanding narrator, empowering this already impressive novel with his amazing vocal talents and moving the story along at a brisk and exciting pace. You did everything in your power to stop anyone from being harmed. worse. My dog leaned against me and I stared at the fire and wept for a time. I took a deep breath. She laid her cold hand against my cheek for a moment and then rose. I sighed, and ruffled his ears. of it. “I don’t watch my back, Harry,” she said. Her skin was white as frost, her lips as dark as frozen mulberries, and her hair had been made from the first snowflakes to fall through the virgin air. So much thought had to go into preparing it. He nodded his head politely toward Maggie, laid a finger aside of his nose, and… just vanished up the chimney. For just a second, I smelled my dad’s old aftershave. I didn’t even know how to calculate GPA. Mac makes a long speech, for him, to Harry regarding Harry's future and his path. He entrusts her to the care of Father Forthill with a request that she be put in the safest possible place. And then I went back to the bicycle. Butcher really goes out of his way to make Dresden as likeable and entertaining as possible and most of the book’s brilliant humour is derived from Dresden’s comedic observations and statements about the events occurring around him and the outlandish people that he meets. attempt at writing, the scarlet letters drawn like pictograms by someone too Official Sites “What kind of trick is this?”, “The kind that isn’t,” she replied. “Christmas spirit? And a little round belly. ( Log Out / 

A lot of little girls would have wanted the pink and purple bike. I’ve fallen apart before. We’ve also updated the Upcoming Works page, so if there’s anything you missed in the past year, you can get caught up. I’ll be back in time for morning presents.”, “Good,” I said. I’d been going along for a goodly while when there was a sudden gust of wind outside, so cold that it came flooding down the chimney, so intense that it made the flames flicker and gutter before they sprang up again. That’s the first time I’ve ever been threatened into accepting a Christmas present,” I said. But I thought you had people for that.”, “I do,” Mab said. “Spoilers,” the ex-Knight murmured. It immediately buzzed and the room filled with a swirl of music, as a woman’s voice sang, “The snow glows white on the mountain tonight…”. small, cubic package wrapped in green and red patterned paper that… I’ll be I shut the box on the sound and eyed her. Battle Ground is a war story, with the protagonist engaged in the battle of his life throughout the entirety of the novel. “And it will play music.”, Mab leaned over, opened the box, and obligingly touched the ring. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. little to understand them, were the words: NUMB3R ON3 DAD. Now, was it a mistake coming into this series on the 17th book that serves as an epic conclusion to a number of key storylines? This short story is set after the events of Battle Ground (despite being initially written and released in 2018) and contains a rather nice and emotionally rich narrative that examines Dresden’s emotional state as a father and friend. I am intending to go back and start reading the series from book one and I have no doubt I will love each and every entry in the series. All I had was a GED. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, Marshall Gellar For example, I did find the motivations of the book’s main antagonist, Ethniu, a little vague and there was a lack of build-up around her various allies and minions. Harry's apartment and the entire boarding house where he lives is burned to the ground along with all his possessions. I am honestly only scratching the surface of the various side characters who appeared throughout Battle Ground, but needless to say that they were all pretty exceptional and it was a real treat to meet them. I eyed her and scowled. As Dresden and his allies attempt drive back the enemies coming towards them, they face an uphill battle. However, in this book he is part of the government, serving both the White Council of Wizards and as a member of Queen Mab’s court. She rummaged in her coat and came out with a silver envelope decorated with white snowflakes. on the bike instead. She bowed her head rather more deeply to Mouse.

Mouse regarded Mab solemnly. Inside the jewelry box was a plain band that probably wouldn’t have fit on my pinky.

This was a spectacular read, filled with a lot of huge, epic moments, smart storytelling, extremely likeable characters and clever fantasy inclusions, all wrapped up with a fun sense of humour and excitement.

After an explosion destroys his office building, Dresden learns from Karrin Murphy he is under investigation by the FBI. I guess it does. Harry receives his mother's (Margaret LaFey) collected knowledge of "The Ways.". damned, that had an image of Mouse’s grinning face as part of the pattern. Painted on it in a kindergartner’s Along the way, Harry uses a sending stone to communicate with Ebenezar, informing him that Maggie is his daughter. flared up. “It is meant for your daughter,” Mab said. It was no match for the intellect of a Wizard of the White Council. Peace Talks landed July 14th, followed by Battle Ground on September 29th. When they sprang back up, the flames were green and blue and purple, dancing merrily. Dresden instead carries Susan to the altar and cuts her throat with her permission, unleashing the Bloodline Curse upon the Red Court and killing every last one, now that Susan had become the youngest vampire of the Red Court. If you can’t beat them, join them.”  I held up the paper so Mouse could peer at it.

River Shoulders has a lot of fun moments throughout the story, although I have to highlight the quick scene which saw him make a pitch to improve race relations with an improvised ventriloquist act, as it made me laugh pretty hard. In order to combat this terrible threat, Dresden must rally together every friend, former enemy and magical ally he can find in order to face down the opposing army and stop Ethniu. “Hey.”, “Stop it,” she said. “I just don’t want to screw it up.”, Sympathetic pain flickered on his face. He had a round face. The next novel in the series, the thirteenth Dresden novel, is titled Ghost Story. Wind gusted again—and there was the sudden sound of a key in a locked door. The curse had originally been aimed at Ebenezar McCoy, revealed to be Harry's maternal grandfather, through Harry and his daughter. “Excuse me?”, She made an impatient sound.

A plain white coffee mug. In addition, despite the previous books playing out in more or less real time, with the elapsed time between books approximately equaling the time between their release dates, Ghost Story has been confirmed as taking place immediately after the conclusion of Changes, though Butcher has also equated the immediate jump to Ghost Story as being akin to the Back to the Future series time jumps, implying that what seems to be happening within moments of the end of Changes may actually be happening over a much longer timespan. Changes is the 12th book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher's continuing series about wizard detective Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Due to the high stakes of the plot, this book contains a massive cast with a huge number of characters from all the previous books and novellas appearing in cameos or significant roles.

War is coming to Chicago as a being of unbelievable power, the Last Titan, Ethniu, marches towards it, determined to have her revenge. “Make sure she knows who gave it to her,” Mab said. The first two chapters of the book are found on the, This page was last edited on 20 September 2020, at 17:18. I cannot praise this novel enough and it certainly served as a wonderful introduction to the Dresden Files. Six months was not a long time in which to say so many goodbyes. The Battle Ground audiobook runs for a little under 16 hours, which I powered through in only a few short days; it did not take me long to get addicted to this novel. It was made from some kind of silvery, opalescent metal. I added more wood. He was over two hundred pounds of patient grey floof, and was better with people than I was.

Despite this, I was able to follow the plot extremely closely, and my lack of prior knowledge in no way stopped me enjoying all the incredible action and wonderful characters that were part of the books plot. “that is what I do.”  His blue eyes I tilted my head and said, “You’re here to bring me a gift?”, “Part and parcel of the whole Winter Lady gig,” she said, smiling.