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Turn Coat (The Dresden Files #11)
by
Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
When it comes to the magical ruling body known as the White Council, Harry keeps his nose clean and his head down. For years, the Council has held a death mark over Harry's head. He's still thought of as a black sheep by some;and as a sacrificial lamb by others. But none regard him with more suspicion and disdain than Morgan, a veteran Warden with a grudge against anyone w...more
Hardcover, 420 pages
Published
April 7th 2009
by Roc Hardcover
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I often have a difficult time reviewing books in a series, so I'll just say this one thing: I'm continually thrilled by the fact that every event in the Dresden Files series is relevant to the struggle in Turn Coat. So many authors miss the "why?" - why start a series at a certain point in time? Why is the main character the focal point, how are they special? Why does anything happen? Jim Butcher has an answer for each question and I want to hug him for it. Once again, he serves up sacrifices an...more
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This time Harry Dresden, Wizard detective, is trying to find the traitor in the White Council, after Morgan shows up on his doorstep on the lam for a crime he didn't commit and Harry realized that hes got to either turn Morgan in or help him out (and get blamed for helping a criminal).
The good things:
-- We get to see more of the White Council, find out more about Morgan, Luccio and Listen-to-Wind. We also see a bit of why the Council thinks about Harry the way they do, and some awesome magic.
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The good things:
-- We get to see more of the White Council, find out more about Morgan, Luccio and Listen-to-Wind. We also see a bit of why the Council thinks about Harry the way they do, and some awesome magic.
--...more
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Second review, read from June 10-11, 2010.
As with my review of Small Favor , I will refer you to my first review for this book. I'm not even going to add many notes, because I like my original review that much, and I doubt I could improve upon it significantly.
The only thing I have to say is that re-reading the series in quick succession has given me a better context in which to appreciate Turn Coat. Even though I only gave it four stars, it's still better than some five star books I've read, an...more
As with my review of Small Favor , I will refer you to my first review for this book. I'm not even going to add many notes, because I like my original review that much, and I doubt I could improve upon it significantly.
The only thing I have to say is that re-reading the series in quick succession has given me a better context in which to appreciate Turn Coat. Even though I only gave it four stars, it's still better than some five star books I've read, an...more
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This is a perfect little mystery/urban fantasy novel from JIm Butcher in his continuing Harry Dresden series. As we know from the last books in the series, and I do not recommend starting the seried with this book first. Harry Dresden is a powerful wizard. A Warden for the Wizard hierarchy, and an outsider. He has a young Apprentice named Molly, who is a warlock, a half brother who is a vampire and friends in high places and low places. Early books emphasized Harry's relationship with a skull on...more
The first week of April is no longer just the time of year to look forward to silly pranks. Now it's the time of year to look forward to our annual check-in with Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden.
I've said before that I believe Butcher's series about Chicago-based wizard Harry Dresden to be the best on-going fantasy series on the market today. I've even gone out on a limb and said that I think the series is better than a certain other best-selling series about a wizard named Harry.
And with the latest...more
I've said before that I believe Butcher's series about Chicago-based wizard Harry Dresden to be the best on-going fantasy series on the market today. I've even gone out on a limb and said that I think the series is better than a certain other best-selling series about a wizard named Harry.
And with the latest...more
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Ooooooh Dresden! This was the best yet in terms of explanations and understandings and the whole Dresden-can-never-pull-it-off scenarios. Love the monster of the latest installment. I love the way each novel flows with the over-arching plot in terms of developing the characters and the world, but also has it's own central conflict with a whole new beastie. And I am sad. Sad about the way people develop which means they can't just stay the people you love, they have to get all complicated. And yo...more
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Ahhh ... This may be my new favorite.
And maybe that's because it, unlike so many other Dresden Files novels, actually closes the loop on a few pieces that had been set up. That is, we get a (sort of) closure on this new mysterious island. We see people growing up and learning. The Little Folk get to be twice as heroic as ever. It's like taking lots of little threads from all over the series and tying them together in beautiful bows!
Oh, and it brings us all back to the overarching s...more
Ahhh ... This may be my new favorite.
And maybe that's because it, unlike so many other Dresden Files novels, actually closes the loop on a few pieces that had been set up. That is, we get a (sort of) closure on this new mysterious island. We see people growing up and learning. The Little Folk get to be twice as heroic as ever. It's like taking lots of little threads from all over the series and tying them together in beautiful bows!
Oh, and it brings us all back to the overarching s...more
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Hard to believe that he's already eleven books along in this series as the story certainly doesn't seem to be petering out! The issue of a traitor within the White Council is further addressed here as well as bit of a turnaround involving several of Harry's relationships (and not all for the better). Bob the Skull only makes a brief cameo in this book, but Mouse the dog steps up to a stronger role so I am forgiving (gotta share the spotlight, I guess). I wouldn't say that this was one of the bes...more
okay...i give up...i have been giving this series 4 stars the whole way though...but lets face it...it is a five star series. i guess i just didn't want to give an "urban fantasy" series four stars because there would be something "unfair" about it being that good...but the fact is they really are that good. this series is on its eleventh book and is going just as strong (if not more so) now that it was when it was first started by butcher. this one turns the view around to the white counsel and...more
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Really good Dresden Files book. As in really, really good. Jim Butcher is gaining mad skills as a writer; usually authors tend to start getting lax after, say, book 11. Not this guy!
And yeah. Finished it in two days, so I could pass it on to my co-worker. He gave me a hug and told me I saved his weekend. Isn't it nice to be an obsessed fan-geek who works with obsessed fan-geeks!
And yeah. Finished it in two days, so I could pass it on to my co-worker. He gave me a hug and told me I saved his weekend. Isn't it nice to be an obsessed fan-geek who works with obsessed fan-geeks!
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4.5 stars - This was my first Dresden book even though its number 11 in the series. I picked this one up solely because it was the best option in the airport bookstore and I'm thrilled that I did.
I watched the short-lived Dresden Files on SciFi (now SyFy) and quite enjoyed it. I thought it had some potential and was sorry to see it cancelled, oh well. The plus is that it did give me some background for diving into the series at a late point. There are some significant differences between the sho...more
I watched the short-lived Dresden Files on SciFi (now SyFy) and quite enjoyed it. I thought it had some potential and was sorry to see it cancelled, oh well. The plus is that it did give me some background for diving into the series at a late point. There are some significant differences between the sho...more
Harry is just trying to get a little peace and quiet to nurse a migraine when Morgan, warden of the White Council of Wizards and the Darth Vader of Harry's childhood, appears at his door, injured, panicked, and on the lam from the same organization he serves. He tells Harry he's been framed for a murder, and if Harry can't solve it within the next few days, Morgan will be caught and executed, and the real culprit will be one step closer to tearing apart the White Council from the inside. And if...more
Jim Butcher just keeps getting better and better! The Dresden files are such an addictive read for me because the characters are so vividly drawn: they are appealing, hilarious, evolving. Butcher also has a phenomenally great voice. Many reviews describe his books as a cross between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a hard-boiled detective novel, with which I agree, but I think his books are even more clever and humorous and poignant. This book really shows Butcher on top of his game - the mystery Ha...more
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Last April, I was ecstatic when Amazon decided to ship my copy of Small Favor early and it got to me the day before the actual release date. Unlike last year, my copy of Turn Coat showed up the day *after* the release. Woe. But I came home from a rotten day of work to find it waiting for me, so that was nice.
About a half hour after my usual bedtime, my husband asked if I was going to be putting the book down and heading to bed. I didn't have too much left and it was really exciting, so I told hi...more
About a half hour after my usual bedtime, my husband asked if I was going to be putting the book down and heading to bed. I didn't have too much left and it was really exciting, so I told hi...more
The latest, and best, installment of the Dresden Files books. Harry is at it again, except this time, instead of just saving the world, he has to save Morgan too. Morgan has been impatiently waiting for Harry to slip up so he can bring "justice" raining down on Harry. Despite this, Harry has begun to appreciate how dedicated Morgan is to the White Council. When Morgan shows up on Harry's doorstep, wounded and in need of protection from the White Council, Harry does the right thing.
As exciting an...more
As exciting an...more
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Laurell K. Hamilton should take lessons from Jim Butcher. 11 books into the series and his main character still gets his butt kicked, doesn't sleep with half of the Wizard Council, and has plenty of problems.
In this novel, Morgan (yes that Morgan) comes to him to ask for help. This novel explains the hijinks that ensue.
Best Dresden book I've read in a while (all of them are good, but this one is definitely a cut above the rest).
In this novel, Morgan (yes that Morgan) comes to him to ask for help. This novel explains the hijinks that ensue.
Best Dresden book I've read in a while (all of them are good, but this one is definitely a cut above the rest).
This is the latest book in the Dresden Files, an urban fantasy series featuring Harry Dresden, private eye. I'm not a fan of the ending, especially with Thomas, but it still gets 5 stars because the story was intense and I didn't want to stop reading. It also left me anticipating the next book in the series.
Apr 13, 2009
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OMIGOSH! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I ate it up in such a short time that I think I missed many details. Must go back and re-read at a later date.
Another installment in the Harry Dresden series. This one was darker than some of the others, but there is plenty of action and plot twists to keep you involved.
This is possibly my favourite book of the Dresden Files series. It doesn't have as much in the way of bangs, bells and whistles as some of the later books, but I think it really shows off Butcher's growth as a writer and packs a lot of emotional punch. It has that most excellent trick of taking a character you have been taught to hate, and making you love him by the end.
I think this is particularly noteworthy as the character in question is something of a holdover from the first book in the seri...more
I think this is particularly noteworthy as the character in question is something of a holdover from the first book in the seri...more
I read the other reviews, and do not understand why I feel so differently about the book than others. I love Harry Dresden and some of the other main characters, and I like this book. I just don't love it as I do some in the series. I have to give it three stars because I love the series so much.
It may be because the story is more serious than most of them. There is the sad topic of innocent men being punished. There are fewer ironic jokes. I think. I also guessed the culprit about halfway thro...more
It may be because the story is more serious than most of them. There is the sad topic of innocent men being punished. There are fewer ironic jokes. I think. I also guessed the culprit about halfway thro...more
I want to preface this review by writing that I am not the biggest fan of the Dresden Files, have not read the series religiously and have only found it mildly appealing. My biggest misgiving is that I don't find Harry Dresden to be a particularly interesting lead character. The author makes too much of an effort to make him overly flawed. Also some of the mythos of the story world don't particularly jive with me, such as vampires that can be out during the daytime and who use guns to fight inst...more
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This is the first book of the Dresden Files that I've read without having read a single book ahead. In a long time, at least. But. Apart from that, this time I'm a spoiler virgin.
This is one of the few Dresden Files that sets out a near-answerable whodunnit. Most of the time the answer is "no-one you know" and the fun is in watching Harry track them down and go up against something that should flatten him.
This one promises to partially answer the question as to who the traitor is in the White Co...more
This is one of the few Dresden Files that sets out a near-answerable whodunnit. Most of the time the answer is "no-one you know" and the fun is in watching Harry track them down and go up against something that should flatten him.
This one promises to partially answer the question as to who the traitor is in the White Co...more
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I've listened to a few of the earlier Harry Dresden books and thought they were okay. Light and diverting, nothing to think too hard about, but fun. So, when the boy and I were taking a road trip together, I thought this would be a good audio pick for us as it's not always easy to find books we agree on. It turns out we did agree on this one, but not in a good way.
I was very turned off by the blatant sexism and the way Dresden approaches female characters. This bothered me in the first few books...more
I was very turned off by the blatant sexism and the way Dresden approaches female characters. This bothered me in the first few books...more
Having only made it up to book 4 of the Dresden Files sequentially, this wasn't the next book on my reading list, nor was it even the next Dresden Files book I was planning to read. (White Knight is still waiting upstairs.) I read it simply because it was at hand; I found it on clearance and it had not made its way to the bookshelves upstairs yet. I picked it up at a moment of boredom and in true Dresden Files fashion, the line was cast and there was no stopping until I was done. It's the story...more
This entire series has been quirky and fun. Fast paced and humorous. Sometimes serious. It started out light-hearted, and slowly but surely has gotten more and more complex. Butcher did a great job of drawing one in, and has done a great job of incorporating past stories and characters into new and bigger story arcs.
This book was awesome about bringing in not just the major story arc that has been taking place over several books, but little bits and pieces that didn't seem to have any major impa...more
This book was awesome about bringing in not just the major story arc that has been taking place over several books, but little bits and pieces that didn't seem to have any major impa...more
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A martial arts enthusiast whose resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives in Independence, Missouri, with his wife, his son, and a ferocious guard dog.
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