When Harry Dresden, Chicago's only advertised Wizard PI,
finds the White Council of Wizards' executioner, and
Harry's nemesis, on his doorstep bleeding and now wanted by
the same council, one would think karma is finally
answering Harry by turning the tables on his antagonist.
Warden Morgan has doggedly pursued Harry for years, waiting
for that one slip up that would enable him to pass down the
judgment that would lose Harry his head. But now Morgan is
wanted by the very same council for a murder he claims he
has been set up for.
Harry, of course, has a soft spot for the underdog, and
agrees to help prove Morgan's innocence, but in doing so,
places his own neck, as usual, as well as those close to
him, on the line. If he is found out to be hiding Morgan,
and fails to find the true turn coat in the White Council,
he too will lose his head.
Harry enlists the help of his half-brother Thomas, a White
Court vampire, as well as friends Detective Karrin Murphey,
Toot-toot and his faeries, and the werewolves from previous
stories. With them, we get to see a little more of the
alternative world that exists in the Dresdenverse. We find
answers to questions from as far back as the first novel,
yet you still feel you have more to learn in future stories.
TURN COAT is the 11th book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files
series, and as always, strongly mixes a very real world
with the magical in a well written mystery. His use of pop
culture, with such uses as listing a hit in craiglist.com,
brings you a sense of reality while introducing you to more
of the supernatural world surrounding Harry. For
instance, when Harry steps into Thomas' world of the White
Court vampires we see the somewhat hidden dark culture
clubs of our own reality and how in the alternative
Dresdenverse they are a perfect fit for the succubae
vampires of the White Court.
His characters are fully filled out, from Harry's sarcastic
humor and strict sense of accountability for his actions,
to a moment of tenderness with Detective Karrin Murphey;
you know who these people are while twisting you through a
series of clues and subplots to keep you completely
involved in the story. We see Harry evolve through this
book toward a higher status with the Wizard's Council, as
well as a greater awareness of his own limitations and
abilities, but not without sacrifices on Harry's part.
Even though this book is well into an existing series, I
would recommend it to new readers of the series. It is so
well contained that one may enjoy it on its own, but you
will get the bug to go back and read them all.
Now I wait another year for the next adventure Harry steps
into, and bask in the knowledge that we are only half way
there. Butcher has intended to have twenty some books in
this series.
The new novel in the hit New York Times
bestselling Dresden Files series.
The Warden
Morgan has been accused of treason against the Wizards of
the White Council—and there’s only one, final punishment for
that crime. He’s on the run, wants his name cleared, and
needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. Someone
like Harry Dresden...
Now, Harry must uncover a
traitor within the Council, keep a less-than-agreeable
Morgan under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself.
And a single mistake may cost someone his head—someone like
Harry
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