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by Jim Butcher

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HARRY DRESDEN LIVES!!! After being murdered by a mystery assailant, navigating his way through the realm between life and death, and being brought back to the mortal world, Harry realizes that maybe death wasnt all that bad. Because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicagos only professional wizard. He is now Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness. After Harry had no choice but to swear his fealty, Mab wasnt about to let something as petty as death steal away the prize she had sought for so long. And now, her word is his command, no matter what she wants him to do, no matter where she wants him to go, and no matter who she wants him to kill. Guess which Mab wants first? Of course, it wont be an ordinary, everyday assassination. Mab wants her newest minion to pull off the impossible: kill an immortal. No problem there, right? And to make matters worse, there exists a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could land Harry in the sort of trouble that will make death look like a holiday. Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own His soul.

Reviews
I'm a big fan of Harry Dresden and have been reading this series from the beginning. Though I'd say Fool Moon seemed a little forced in a few areas, they've all been outstanding. Dresden fans will likely find this book difficult to put down. I listened to the audiobook, and as always James Marsters was Dresden personified. The only thing I found strange about the audiobook was that some of the characters changed accents from previous books Marsters read in this series. One other odd thing was the character development of the girl that helped Harry back to health. She sort of dropped off the map and suddenly appeared again near the end, and to be honest I'd forgotten about her by that point. But I loved how Harry's island was explained and and fighting was top-notch all through the book. I cannot wait for the next one.

Harry Dresden, Chicago wizard detective, seems to have at least one really tough day a year. If youve kept up with this series, you know that each book is about one of those days. Book 14 is no exception. Book 12, Changes, ended in a tough way for Harry. Book 13, Ghost Story, found Harry defeating that tough ending, only to jump from the fire into the frying pan. Book 14, Cold Days, we get to find out what Harry does with the frying pan. And he handles it masterfully, grabbing that frying pan with both hands and slamming it into anyone who tries to manipulate him. Once again, Jim Butcher kept me well entertained. Even as Harry fights for the good of our world, he is tormented by a newly given power which threatens to turn him into a less honorable man. Coupled with this, a fight on the Large Universe level is revealed to him, adding urgency to his quest to fulfill his Winter Court orders and yet maintain his humanity. Each time I read one of these books, I think, thats as big as it can get; it just cant get any worse than this. Ha! Im always delightedly wrong. Because the characters continue to grow and change throughout this series, it never, ever gets old. Each book isnt a rerun of the last, nor are there simply 4-6 tropes that Butcher recycles. People change, allegiances change, the scope changes. Book 14 is not an exception. If I have any complaints about this book, it is that some of the banter fell a little short, didnt make me chuckle as much as in previous books. In part, this may be due to conscious decision by Butcher, as things are a little strained between Harry and some of his Chicago friends, so the conversations and banter would be a little off, a little strained themselves. However, such a minor complaint did not keep me from experiencing a large sense of fulfillment at the end of the novel. Foolishly, at Page 99, I thought I had glimpsed the ending; I was wrong,

because the ending was so much more than I anticipated.

So, I think, when I read Ghost story that I missed the last chapter or so somehow. I went back and re-read it prior to Cold Days and was glad. Somehow I completely missed the chapter that implicated Molly's doings, and only after talking with a friend months later realized I'd missed it. That said: Cold days was wonderful. Jim Butcher has written 14 books about a character cast that is as good as any set of Browncoats, Buffy-lead Scooby gang, etc. I often wonder if Butcher has written his way all of the way through his world and ideas, and only become more and more glad, when he finds new roads and avenues to explore. When I tell friends that I'm on book 14, they often give me a raised eyebrow and wonder what the hell? I usually just reply with - "Yeah, they're that much fun." Cold Days moves in new and semi-surprising directions. I can't wait for the next one.

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