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Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden has had a rough couple of weeks. As the only openly practicing professional wizard in the Chicago area, he has squared off against a multitude of supernatural bad guys. Harry has won the day against demons, poltergeists, sorcerers, trolls, vampires, werewolves, and even an evil faerie godmother. You might think nothing could spook him. You would be wrong.

Something is stirring up angry apparitions all over town. Something that can break all the laws of supernatural physics. Something that doesnt like Harry. His closest friends are being targeted. The net is closing in. Harry must find a solution soon or find this is one Nightmare from which he will never waken.

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11 hours and 55 minutes
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Jim Butcher
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James Marsters
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28 December 2008
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English
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Buzzy Multimedia Publishing Corp.
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B00NZD3BK0
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	11 hours and 55 minutes
Author	Jim Butcher
Narrator	James Marsters
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Audible.com.au Release Date	28 December 2008
Publisher	Buzzy Multimedia Publishing Corp.
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NZD3BK0
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WHO ARE YOU GONNA CALL????????

Reviewed in Australia on 16 March 2015

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The third book of the phenomena that is the Dresden Files gets off to a flying start. Literally. The first two chapters are spent ghost busting in the local hospital’s paediatric ward where a paranormal serial killer of children keeps returning in her deluded attempt to protect them all from her violent and abusive (but also deceased) husband. The trouble is, by saving the babies from the potential (and non existent) threat of her husband, she is actually killing them. This time around, Dresden has a new ally, in the form of Holy Knight Michael, who comes complete with white cloak, medieval sword and complete and utter faith in his beloved Christ and the Power of Good.

Chapter two ends of a pseudo cliff hanger - which is probably some kind of record in the history of popular fiction, as who puts a cliff hanger right at the start of a book? Jim Butcher does. And the world is (or it bloody well should be) forever grateful.

The reader gets a chance to take a breath, relax and take a look out of the train window for a few moments as the pace of the story drops back to normal. This is where Harry meets his latest client - a stunningly beautiful young woman (complete with matching figure) called Lydia who convinces him that she is suffering from “Cassandra’s Tears” and therefore without our hero’s protection, she won’t survive the night. And we all know how much resistance a certain wizard has when it comes to beautiful women....

This is easily the best Dresden book so far. The plot sizzles along at a break neck pace, the jokes are back, it is relatively spooky and as I have already mentioned, it comes pre-packed with a plethora of cliffhangers. The thing is simply unputdownablly FUN to read. All books should be like this. Well, actually, all books SHOULD not be like this, but certainly books aimed at this particular genre should have at least one book like this in a given set.

Moving on.... So what is missing from the e-ink of my kindle screen? Well by the time you reach the ten percent mark, there is no mention of the FBI, or Lt. Murphy, the local members of the Chicago Police Department. Have I said how good this book is? Have I said which characters are yet to make an appearance? Have I said how good this book is? I think I see a connection there...

There is only a small mention of Harry’s part time love interest, Susan Rodriguez, famous (and syndicated) reporter for the Chicago Arcane Newspaper. She enters from stage left, briefly, in three, and soon departs in order for the story’s for the main characters to entertain you. No doubt she will return, when the time is right. And when Mr Butcher writes her back into the story.

I love this novel. Book one was a great introduction to the concept of a Private Detective with Wizard-type Powers setting out to save the world from the bad guys and bad demons. Book two fell over itself somewhat when it tried to take itself too seriously. This is easily the best of the first three books and naturally I have to award it full marks. I demand it. Logic demands it. And so do my funny bones. And yours will, too.

BFN Greggoio!

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Lauren VS

Wow!!

Reviewed in Australia on 24 May 2020

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An absolutely fast paced read! Jumping right into Harry's latest drama and going full on beserk from then on. Mystery had me going right up to the last pages and the ramifications are really ramped up this time around. Great new characters in Michael and Charity too. Looking forward to book 4. 😀

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Darker but even better

Reviewed in Australia on 9 March 2017

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Edge of the seat stuff people. I was going to say peeps but that is so juvenile. More meat, more challenges, more bruises, more mayhem. Enjoy!

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Naomi C - NSW Australia

Love this series, Harry is addictive!

Reviewed in Australia on 12 October 2016

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Love this series, Harry is addictive!

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Colin Speller

great story, a real page turner

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2014

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I really enjoyed this story and have purchased several more for my kindle.

Recommended for all people who like the supernatural and adventure stories.

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Jaime Chong

Always good fun and a good read.

Reviewed in Australia on 11 June 2017

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Really enjoy hanging out with Harry Dresden.

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JD (Baen Fan)

Harry's peeved, and he's going to make the vamps pay...

Reviewed in Australia on 13 December 2020

The third book in Jim's series, and it's pretty good. Dresden is searching for a demon ghost that seems to be targeting him and his friends.. Turns out it's all a plot by a vampire to kill him in revenge for Harry killing someone close to her. Harry ends up killing to entire vampire coven by the end of the book, and starting a war between the Vamps and the Wizards.

Looking forward to the next one.

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Merric Blackman

And this is where it gets good.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 May 2014

Grave Peril, the third book in Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series, starts about a year after the events of Fool Moon. It’s rather worth emphasising that point: this book takes place a year after the last one. Many series like packing as much events into a short space of time as possible. This is not the case in the Dresden Files, which has about fourteen years between the first and the fifteenth book. This gives the characters and the world real time to change and grow up. By now, Susan and Harry have been dating for about a year-and-a-half, and he’s had a strained relationship with Murphy for about a year. These aren’t trivial amounts of time.

The big breakthrough in this book comes from the characterisation. It’s a lot better than in the first two books. It’s helped greatly by Harry staying with a couple of the characters for extended periods of time, giving us time to get to know them. And, of course, one of them is Michael, one of the great characters of the series.

Michael is a Knight of God; just a regular human, but one whose faith (and a really good sword) allow him to perform wonders. He makes the perfect foil for Harry, and the early chapters where they’re tracking down angry ghosts give the book an excellent start. Quickly introduced is what we think will be the central mystery of the book. However, Butcher isn’t done with us and things quickly escalate. It’s one damn thing after another, and from the middle of the book, Harry is just dealing with the fallout from his actions in this book – and the previous ones.

Butcher doesn’t cop out at the ending, either. There’s no nice reset button at the end of this book, and the ramifications of what happen are going to keep returning in the series for several books to come. It’s also nice to see quite a lot more time and definition given to Murphy and Susan. Grave Peril is no easy “monster of the week” book, but tells a story where the culture of the monsters is important both now and in the future. The world-building is great, and this time the characters are as well.

And there are better books than this in the Dresden Files. This is where the series starts getting good – it’s not where it stops.

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I want to really like it, but...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2020

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... the plot is too clunky. It's like I can sense the blocks of plot stitched together like a patchwork quilt. Step by step he wades deeper and deeper into trouble. When all looks lost something that hasn't previously been hinted at will be possible, and Harry will reach down deep inside himself - deeper than ever before - and in one bound he is free.

It's a bit like... well, imagine JK Rowling hadn't hinted at the connection between Voldemort and Harry until the scene in the forbidden forest when Voldemort used the killing curse on Harry but it didn't work... and then just rolled the whole explanation out at that moment to explain Harry's survival...

It doesn't make it a bad book, just frustrating that it could be so much better with a bit more work and forethought.

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Flora

A Non-stop Fight or Flight Urban Fantasy Adventure!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2020

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I have read the previous books in this series and really enjoyed them but I don't think that you have to have read them to enjoy Grave Peril. Butcher weaves any pertinent information expertly into this book, without causing any detrimental effects to pace or plot.

This story has everything that I look for in a great read; some really great characters, a good balance between the various aspects - mystery, crime, thriller, horror, detective and paranormal - and blends them with well written dry humour ensuring that it doesn't got too heavy: Butcher even managed to include a sprinkling of romance. This story surprised me a few times, left me breathless on the edge of my seat but I loved trying to second guess where he would take us next!

I added the narration too and I alternated between reading and listening to the tale. I feel that the narration by James Marston helped to bring our hero, Harry Dresden to life. His obvious acting skills added a further dimension to the various scenes and I liked his tonal variations when reading the dialogue.

normalbloke75

Dragged at times

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2021

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I quite liked the first two Harry Dresden books, they are not 5* for me, but every bit good enough to read the next one.

The third book was generally quite good and very much along the lines of earlier outings. I can’t quite put my finger on it other than to say that the book seemed to stall at times with a lot of words that did little to advance the narrative, and for me it dragged at times. The book could have been 20% shorter without losing much.

I still liked it overall and will still read book 4 at some point.

JAYESSE

4 it is...but only just. Cannot bring myself to put 3.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2017

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I've started reading through the series and if I weren't reading them in order I'm not sure I would have bothered any further if I came to this one first.
So the lesson is ....read them in order !!!
There are lots of summaries of the plot already posted so no need to go there.
This one is certainly a drop after the first two,the humour is there and the magic is there but there is a lack of oomph somehow. There is a feeling of narrowness in the storyline. That is once you realise that you haven't actually missed a book out....because it gets just a bit confusing. On the bright side Michael is great and carries the story for me, I was more interested in him than Harry (not sure that's a good thing though) and the Vampires were fascinating. (Love a good world build for a vampire ..have to say his world building for the 'bad guys' is excellent,)
So,all in all it's ok. Not as good as the others and roll on the next book.

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Jim J-R

Confusing at first, but addictive after

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2014

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I was quite confused when I started reading this, the third novel in the Dresden Files series, as it reads like its a sequel to a book you haven't read. Set some 12 months after the previous book, there are a lot of references back to an adventure that Chicago wizard Harry Dresden went on in the interim, and a character, who it feels like we should know, who went on this adventure too.

Once I got past the feeling of having missed out though the pace seemed to pick up and I got really into this book. The plot twists with satisfying regularity and Dresden feels like he's in actual peril throughout.

The new characters and aspects of the universe are all interesting and we learn some more of the main character's backstory, though it remains sufficiently shrouded in mystery to make me want to dive back into the next book (and the ten plus that follow that).

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