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Jim Butcher: Brief Cases (2018, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)
"An all-new Dresden Files story headlines this urban fantasy short story collection starring the Windy City's favorite wizard. The world …
Blood Rites is the 6th book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher's continuing series about wizard detective Harry Blackstone Copperfield …
Death Masks is a 2003 novel by science fiction and fantasy author Jim Butcher. It is the fifth novel in …
Summer Knight is a 2002 New York Times Bestselling contemporary fantasy novel by author Jim Butcher. It is the fourth …
Now in hardcover from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files.Harry Dresden's …
Any book with vampires is awesome.
Business has been slow. Okay, business has been dead. And not even of the undead variety. You would think Chicago …
The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop fun. Storm Front is Jim …
Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a …
This is a different sort of story. So different, it's wonderful and truly artful. It is the story of girl, alone and broken, but also much more aware of the world than normal. There are so many dimensions to this story, it's mind boggling.
Though not intentional, this is a Buddhist story, of making the world right while discarding the desires of the self. She is an accidental Buddhist, since it is her circumstance, mental condition, and survival instinct that drives her to seek balance not want for herself.
The way she thinks and frets about her world... It leads me to think that this is what a obsessive compulsive disorder must be like. I would be interested to hear from those in the mental health field about Ari.
The other dimension of this story is the language. I kept thinking about A Clockwork Orange. You have to read (or …
This is a different sort of story. So different, it's wonderful and truly artful. It is the story of girl, alone and broken, but also much more aware of the world than normal. There are so many dimensions to this story, it's mind boggling.
Though not intentional, this is a Buddhist story, of making the world right while discarding the desires of the self. She is an accidental Buddhist, since it is her circumstance, mental condition, and survival instinct that drives her to seek balance not want for herself.
The way she thinks and frets about her world... It leads me to think that this is what a obsessive compulsive disorder must be like. I would be interested to hear from those in the mental health field about Ari.
The other dimension of this story is the language. I kept thinking about A Clockwork Orange. You have to read (or listen in my case) thoughtfully. Every name, every description has a surface meaning. However, on closer inspection you can peel back the surface to find deeper meanings. Some of the these meaning requires a understanding of the larger world and story of the Kingkiller Chronicles. Others are pure poetry.
It's been a while since I have come across a book that felt like a classic. Something that challenges your philosophy and outlook on life in such a sweet and timid way.
The Wise Man's Fear is a fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss and the second volume in The …
The Name of the Wind, also referred to as The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is …
It is so refreshing to read a well written book. Words can do so more than tell a story. They can paint a picture with emotions and memories. It is books like this one that make you a better person by exercising your soul.
As prophesied, Owen Deathstalker has returned to save the Empire from the mysterious entity known as the Terror-leaving his descendant …
