Storm Front

by Jim Butcher, 322 pages.

I'm one of those people who normally has to read a series in order. Desperate for an audiobook to listen to on the drive home, I picked up Jim Butcher's latest, Changes. I liked the blend of magical adventure and snarky humor so much that I had to go back to the beginning of The Dresden Files.

Storm Front introduces us Harry Dresden, a somewhat shabby wizard-for-hire on the mean streets of Chicago. He's a magical consultant for the Chicago PD. Someone in the city has used the blackest of magic to murder several people, and Harry could be the next victim. Throw in an urbane crime boss, pizza loving faeries and a magical enforcer with a sword brighter than his intellect and there is nary a dull moment.

Though not as funny as Changes, Storm Front is a good introduction to Harry Dresden and the varied cast of characters who inhabit his dark and dangerous world.