This is Jim butcher's 12th novel in his Dresden Files series. I love the books and I love the short-lived television series based on the character, Harry Copperfield Dresden. His father was a Stage Magician, hence the name Harry Copperfield - nothing to do with Harry Potter at all. And you needed to know that because Dresden is a wizard, just not the fluffy high school kind. Dresden is a cross between an old-style private detective (think Sam Spade) and the mythical Merlin. He hunts the things that hunt everyday people and he'll protect them against demons, fae, vampires, werewolves and other wizards - for a fee or just because he should.
Butcher is a strong writer, he's had to be to keep the series going for 12 books. I don't think the recent books are as good as the first 6, but they're still a fun ride into darkness with a knight in shining armour by your side. I like the dry sense of humour he brings out in Dresden. The character is life-worn and thinks he's seen it all, but it doesn't stop him from doing the right thing, even though he'd rather turn his back on the things that go bad, instead he fights against them and leads others into the fray. It's a good read. He's the classic hero, even though he doesn't want to be. He's the perfect leader, even though he'd rather be anywhere but where the drama is. I enjoy the character a lot. He reminds me a little of Indiana Jones with a dash of a John Wayne cowboy thrown in. He's the hero on the white horse, trying to right the wrongs because there's no-one else who will.
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