Dead Beat (Dresden Files Series #7)

Good entertainment!

I liked the series but it did not do the books justice. In the right hands, this series could go from mediocre to Fantastic. They replaced some of Harry's things like a drumstick for a wand and no staff, jacket (typical of his persona) My 18 year old son, who has never read any of the books, liked watching them and the actors were good and believable.

Highly Recommended

Excellent series of books that keep you on your toes...

Amazing read

This series of books is one of the best!! I love these books! If you like mysterys mixed magic and the supernatural you will definatly want to read them. I very highly recommend reading this series!! You will not regret the purchase i promise you.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I loved it. But then I love all the Dresden file books. So exciting, so much suspense. Love the charcters,especially the wizard,,his humor is so great.

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Highly Recommended - check it out!

I love this series - for fantasy and wizardry fans. I could read it again.

Great. Simply great.

I dread the day that i read the last words of Harry Dresden's exploits. :'-(

a must read series

I just discovered Mr. Butcher and his Dresden File series and I can't put them down. I am on the eighth book .Fortunatley a friend had the whole series and I am very much afraid that I will never find any books that enthrall me like these have. Thank God I still have six more to go before I am forced into Harry Dresden withdrawel. I am sure I will read his next series of books but like I said, I will miss Harry. I too have a cat named Mister and a dog that outweighs me. I hope he continues to bring Harry back every once in awhile. Thanks so much for these great reads!

An excellent installment for fans

Dresden 7 is fantastic, and is oft cited as a high point of the series. Of course, if a reader has already picked up the first six, there is little reason not to get this one. The book is long, at 500+ pages in Roc's unwieldy trade paperback format but it doesn't feel long, there's just a lot of Harry Dresden here. This book incorporates elements from everyone of the previous titles, so while new readers may be tempted to jump in at the crowning moment of awesome, won't get the full effect.

GREAT BOOK

another great addition to a great series. once you start reading these books you wont stop

Polka will never die!

I started reading these books aloud to my youngest back in book one. I sometimes have to edit certain words and I usually read ahead to see what I might need to not read to her (she is 7)but just "sum up". These books are so much fun to read aloud. Very descriptive phrasing, very visual. There are serious moments and some where you find yourself laughing out loud.

Book seven is lighter to me than book 6. (No, I didn't read much of six to her, they were making porn movies and dealing with succubi for crying out loud. We just kind of hit the high points and I read on my own.) Anyway, there are some wonderful lines in this one that will have you snickering. Not to give anything away but "polka will never die" had me snorting soda out my nose...

It is longer than the others and very justifiably so. I was not ready for it to end.

All in all a very wild ride!

Best of the series

I am a very big Harry Dresden fan, and this book is easily my favorite of the series. The ongoing story of Harry Dresden continues in book 7 with the usual introduction of new characters, and the continuing development of Harry's allies. It's tough to write a review without spoiling anything, so I really don't want to go into any detail. As a Chicago resident, let me just say that one of the spells that Harry does in this book will never be topped.

Highly enjoyable

I continue to crack up at the dry sense of humor Harry brings forth in this book. I love his bold, brash behavior combined with his sensitivity and sense of humanity. This book brought out more type of supernaturals and it was neat getting more history and insight into the council and it's enemies.

Zombies and Necromancers and Wizards... oh my!

It's all about the Word of Kemmler. Or is it? Mavra is involved, so who can say? Throw in zombies, necromancers and the usual lot of plot twists, turns and magic gone awry and you have Dresden at hit finest.

In this book we see a bit more of the humanity of Harry, which I think is what makes him the kind of character we keep coming back for. We get insight into the psychological effects from the attack that injured his hand. We also gain some insight into why it is he's still able to walk after the amount of abuse he has taken over the years.

In short, we get to be awed and empathetic to him in nearly the same breath. We are also introduced into more of the magics that are so dark that the use of them tags you for instant execution with the White Council. Namely, the use of necromancy. Apparently the Council frowns upon people who play with dead things.

And finally we are again shown a world where Harry may sling around a lot of power, but there are things out there with a lot more punch than him. These are the things that he usually winds up at odds with and this book is no exception.

The evolution of the characters, even the minor supporting role characters, keeps me coming back. The action keeps me excited and interested in the book as I am going through it. The snark make me laugh. And it is all a combination of everything I want in my urban fantasy.

If you haven't tried them yet, I would also suggest trying the audiobooks of this series. They are unabridged so you aren't losing anything, but what you gain is a beautifully narrated audiobook by James Marsters. A definitely must-read, and one of the many I own on audiobook as well as print.

Exciting

I had my doubts be cause I had watched the TV series before I read the books. But Now I can not get enough of them!!! If you have an imagination you will love them!

The premiere and original of the vampire and other-world series books

No one writes this genre better than Jim Butcher. He is unparalleled. His characters have great depth, dealing with multiple complications at once. He gives his characters numerous problems to solve and is great at painting them into the corner and leaving them hanging, creating great drama.

Dead Beat, the Dresden Files, Book 7

By far, the most dangerous and deadly Dresden book yet! Mavra blackmails Harry to get the Word of Kemmler for her, or she ruins Murphy. There are other necromancers also after the Word. Comically, Harry is teamed up with Butters, the polka loving medical examiner. Harry's true nature comes to life in this book, as he truly struggles with himself and Lasciel. The White Council will suffer a devastating blow, as Harry learns of how the war with the vampires is tied in with the dark magic happening in Chicago. Is a 65 million year old dinosaur, Sue (Which by the way I've seen here in the Natural History museum. How cool is that!?), enough of an advantage, with what's left of the Wardens, to defeat the necromancer's purpose and save thousands of innocents lives, on Halloween night?

Harry Dresden's most offbeat and dangerous adventure

Butcher let's go in this highly original and strangely moving entry into his Dresden files series. Fans may have thought they knew where Harry was heading before this but they were in for a big surprise by the end of the book.
Harry Dresden is a great hero, a flawed man struggling with his problems like anyone else and developing the capacity to enlighten all of us through those struggles. The meaning of friendship, family, loyalty--all these things come into play through one of the most bizarre and moving entries in the series...and just remember, Polka will never die!

Dresden Files keep getting better...

If you love film noir, and are a fan of fantasy, this is the series for you. If you're experience with Harry Dresden is the Sci-Fi channel series, put that aside, and give the books a shot. Dresden, the only Wizard in the Chicago yellow pages merges the best of Philip Marlow, and sweeping contemporary fantasy. Harry lives in our world, but also in a world we normal humans deny, the world of magic and creatures of nightmare. Jim Butcher consistently delivers pulse pounding excitement and quirky humor. Smart Banter between characters, interesting protagonists, and plot twists and surprises abound. Do read in order, the plots build and compound each other.

Great, quick read!

A great, quick read with characters that are easy to love and care about. Highly entertaining and the momentum never lets up. If you love magic, wizards, vampires, werewolves....just about anything 'dark' in the world, you will love this tale.