I answered the phone, no big deal, until I heard the message: 'They've taken our daughter.’ Harry Dresden, professional wizard, has never faced anything like this. Arianna Ortega, Red Court vampire, blames Harry for her husband’s death - and she's out for revenge. So her discovery that Susan Rodriguez had borne Harry a daughter was an unexpected gift. Arianna’s next step was to kidnap the girl and she plans to use her blood in a violent ritual sacrifice designed to kill Harry, Susan and their daughter.
With the White Council of Wizards and the Red Court in a state of detente, Harry finds himself alone except for a handful of allies - resources utterly inadequate to challenging the Red King and his entire vampire Court. With the life of his child at stake, Susan's humanity hanging in precarious balance and with his own death looming, Dresden must find a new source of strength. In the past, there had always been a line Harry wouldn’t cross, and though dark powers have tempted him time and again, he never gave in. But then, only his own life was at stake.
Praise for The Dresden Files:
- 'A very promising start to a new series, not to mention an unusually well-crafted first novel' LOCUS, 'This imaginative series continues to surprise and delight with its inventiveness and sympathetic hero' Booklist, 'Butcher successfully lends human dimensions to vampires and spirits through his vivid descriptions and colloquial dialogue' Publishers Weekly, '[An] excellent series … Everything works' SF Site
Hardback:
£12.99
Published 08/04/2010