It’s a definite shift in the setting of the series-and it only gets more twisty and mind-blowing from there.Ī longtime reader of Butcher’s, I have come to expect the labyrinth of plot twists which he throws into his books. Where before the reader saw what happens to spiritual constructs when they go up against the mortal world from the mortal side of things, now they get to see the flip side: what happens when you cannot physically interact with the world without running the risk of oblivion. While not technically a new physical location, the metaphysical and magical rules have changed-for the rules of being a ghost are largely dependent upon the ghost itself. The novel takes Harry to a new place-a place where he cannot use magic to simply smash or burn his way through his problems. Ghost Story pushes and expands the boundaries of The Dresden Files, especially in the worldbuilding.
If he can’t… he will face eternity as just another lost soul. It’s a game for keeps, and Harry has to pull off the ultimate trick-without magic. There are those who remember his habit for knocking off the bad guys and who are itching for some payback. It’s a literal race of life and death, and Harry’s not the only specter in Chicago. And if he fails, three of his friends will experience unbelievable agony and torment. Without a body, his powers, or any way to interact with anyone, Harry is sent back to the mortal world to solve his own murder. But even dead, he can’t seem to catch a break. When an unknown killer puts a bullet through Harry’s chest and leaves him to die in the cold waters of Lake Michigan, Harry thinks it’s all over. Worse still are the malevolent shadows that roam Chicago, controlled by a dark entity that wants Harry to suffer even in death.Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, has been a lot of things in his life: friend, enemy, apprentice, teacher, guardian, avenger, victim, and lover not to mention shot, stabbed, bruised, and beaten.
Only by finding his murderer can he save his friends and move on-a feat which would be a lot easier if he had a body and access to his powers. Trapped between life and death, he learns that his friends are in serious trouble. Unfortunately, being dead doesn’t make Harry’s life any easier. When an unknown someone shoots him and leaves him to die, Harry Dresden hopes he might be heading to a better place.
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