Review

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

About the Author

Jim Butcher is a full-time writer who lives with his wife, son, and ferocious guard dog.