Blood Rites, by Jim Butcher (Roc, 2004)

“The building was on fire and it wasn’t my fault.” Harry Dresden, the only openly-practicing wizard and private investigator in Chicago, is on the job once again. But for him, even the most routine of jobs are fraught with danger … Continue reading

Dead Beat, by Jim Butcher (Roc, 2005)

“On the whole, we’re a pretty murderous race. According to Genesis, it took as few as four people to make the planet too crowded to stand, and the first murder was a fratricide. Genesis says that in a fit of … Continue reading

Proven Guilty, by Jim Butcher (Roc, 2006)

Harry Dresden, P.I. and the only wizard listed in the Chicago phone directory, is in one of the worst binds of his life. And for a guy who routinely fends off attacks by vampires, werewolves, demons, faeries, zombies, ghosts, and … Continue reading

White Night, by Jim Butcher (Roc, 2007)

As any Spider-Man fan can tell you, with great power comes great responsibility. As Harry Dresden, wizard, private investigator, and Warden of the White Council, can tell you, with great responsibility comes even greater headaches. And in Harry’s case, the … Continue reading

Nightingale’s Lament, by Simon R. Green (Ace, 2004)

In the Nightside, London’s secret, dark heart, anything is possible, and sooner or later, everyone who’s anyone comes to visit, or to stay. There’s a lot that goes on in the Nightside, almost all of it illegal, immoral, unpleasant, or … Continue reading

The Good, The Bad, and the Undead, by Kim Harrison (HarperTorch, 2005)

Finally free of the death threats which plagued her existence ever since she and her friends, the vampire Ivy Tamwood and the pixy Jenks, quit their jobs as “runners” for Inderland Security, Rachel Morgan is able to turn her attentions, … Continue reading

A Fistful of Charms, by Kim Harrison (HarperTorch, 2006)

Meet Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch and bounty hunter. She has a spectacular talent for getting into the sort of trouble most supernatural beings can only dream about. As part of the independent runner firm, Vampiric Charms, she’s staked out something … Continue reading

For A Few Demons More, by Kim Harrison (Eos, 2007)

You’d think that after a while, the universe would give Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch and bounty hunter, a break. After all, her best friend is a living vampire who’s drinking blood again, the shady machinations of her ex-boyfriend left her … Continue reading

Every Which Way But Dead, by Kim Harrison (Eos, 2005)

Some people have it easy. They haven’t gone into business for themselves as a bounty hunter, with a hyperactive pixie and an actively-prowling vampire as their partners. They haven’t made a deal with a demon to take down an ancient … Continue reading

Widdershins, by Charles de Lint (Tor, 2006)

For as long as there have been stories about Newford, the mythical North American city which has become Charles de Lint’s signature setting, there have been Geordie Riddell and Jilly Coppercorn. Geordie’s a musician with a fear of commitment and … Continue reading