Title: Ghost Story
Author: Jim Butcher
In telling the stories of Harry Dresden, professional wizard, author Jim Butcher has had the chance to deal extensively with many different types of supernatural creations, weaving a complex and believable mythos. The series is long, though, so Harry has had a chance to encounter several kinds of supernatural entities many times over. Yet, really, the only novel which had dealt with ghosts -- one of the quintessential horror elements -- was Grave Peril, way back in book three. This is novel 13 of the Dresden Files. It was time for Butcher to give us a deeper examination of the world of ghosts and spirits, and in Ghost Story, he delivers -- Dresden style.
Once again, I am somewhat tied down by my attempts to avoid spoiling things for people who have never read the books, but I can assure you that in this book, as in every preceding installment, Butcher has found a way to advance the continuing story of Harry and his friends, while forcing them to deal with extremely dangerous situations, and allowing us to get an even deeper understanding of how Butcher's world exists beside our own. Harry faces challenges he has never faced before, not least among them is being forced to accept the transformations his friends have undergone, because of his actions and his relationships with those he loves.
But if that makes Ghost Story sound like a Jodi Picoult novel, you're missing the point: Butcher finds a way to put "real life" into a thrilling supernatural adventure mystery. And he does it Every Time. He did it again.
Love these books!
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