Peace Talks (Dresden Files Series #16)

by Jim Butcher

Overview

HARRY DRESDEN IS BACK AND READY FOR ACTION, in the new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files.

When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil. But can he succeed, when dark political manipulations threaten the very existence of Chicago—and all he holds dear?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399587078
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/14/2020
Series:	Dresden Files Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	17,670
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jim Butcher is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and the Cinder Spires novels. He lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Read an Excerpt

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These essays serve to educate, encourage, inspire, and entertain readers who face work struggles ranging from dealing with co-workers to surviving business meetings, from sharing the good news with colleagues to responding well to a challenging boss. They are meant to be an encouragement to working wounded Christians who may feel guilty they don’t do more to share their faith at work, or who find themselves acting at work in ways that don’t align with their Christian beliefs. The core message contained within is to help people recognize the challenge, find the humor when they fall short, and always return to Jesus who has the power and passion to help them triumph in their faith and their work.

Editorial Reviews

05/11/2020

Butcher ramps up the tension for wizard Harry Dresden in this open-ended 16th installment to the Dresden Files urban fantasy series (after Skin Game). The supernatural world is coming together for a cease-fire, and Harry is called to serve on the security team during the peace talks. When Thomas Raith, Harry’s half-brother, attempts to assassinate the leader of the Svartalves, one of the groups in attendance, Harry comes under suspicion for his role in the crime. With the aid of vampire Lara Raith and human detective Karrin Murphy, Harry frees Thomas from prison and certain death. Along the way, he discovers a new threat that could upend both the mundane and supernatural worlds. The first half of the novel is taken up by backstory, which will help newcomers navigate Dresden’s world, but longtime fans will find the exposition tedious. When Butcher finally pushes the story forward, readers are rewarded for their patience with gritty magical worldbuilding and bursts of dark humor. The high-stakes mysteries established in the second act are left largely unresolved—including the question of why Thomas attempted to murder the Svartalves leader—making this feel more like a prologue to the next in the series than a self-contained narrative. Die-hard fans will hope to see the action from the end carry into the next volume. Agent: Jennifer Jackson, Donald Maass Literary. (July)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Peace Talks

“I've been waiting years for Peace Talks. This wasn't the book I was hoping for. It's better.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss

“Buckle up. It’s going to be one, hard, ride. Jim Butcher has long proven he can juggle multiple threads of political intrigue, personal drama, and threat with a masterful use of action and tension....you’re not going to want to put Peace Talks down.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison

Praise for The Dresden Files

“Harry Dresden is a wholly original character in a wholly original world. Every book in the series is a great adventure.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris

“There are no words for how much I love The Dresden Files.  I take them out and reread them when I am sad, or bored, or happy—or I happen to walk by one even though I have a lot of other things I should be doing.  When a new one comes out, I plan on taking the day off.  Superb.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs

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

“Butcher is the dean of contemporary urban fantasy.”—Booklist

“A great series...one of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”—Cinescape

From the Publisher

★ 04/01/2020

Harry Dresden is not a popular wizard in the eyes of the White Council, but he has been tasked with providing security to the senior council members as they join several other coalitions to discuss peace with the signers of the Unseelie Accord. As the Winter Knight, Harry must also liaison for Mab, Queen of Air and Darkness, which has placed him further in the crosshairs of the council, his grandfather, Ebenezar McCoy, comes to warn him. As the allies he was living with face an assassin who's well-known to him, Harry must find a way to keep the talks going while he tries to discover the truth behind the attack, satisfy the players he serves, including the vampire Lara Raith, and make sure that his loved ones survive. Harry has protected his hometown of Chicago from the paranormal for years, but this summit may end up revealing far more than the powers at hand. VERDICT With many familiar faces returning and lots of magical action, this latest from Butcher (Princep's Fury) will have fans rejoicing at the return of Chicago's only professional wizard.—Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton

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