Ghost Story
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal
4.3
(593)
Jim Butcher
Chicago wizard Harry Dresden gets a taste of the dead life in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.In his life, Harry’s been shot, stabbed, sliced, beaten, burned, crushed, and tortured. And after someone puts a bullet through his chest and leaves him to die in the waters of Lake Michigan, things really start going downhill.Trapped between life and death, he learns that his friends are in serious trouble. 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. Worse still are the malevolent shadows that roam Chicago, controlled by a dark entity that wants Harry to suffer even in death.Now, the late Harry Dresden will have to pull off the ultimate trick without using any magic—or face an eternity as just another lost soul...
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Author
Jim Butcher
Pages
608
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2012-08-07
ISBN
0451464079 9780451464071
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"Right now I’m reading a book by Edward Snowden, It’s actually pretty good"
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Mary
"I love Harry's version of hardboiled fiction."
Poochamoo
"This book was a little different from the rest of the series and some didn't like that it but I really loved this one. I found it very interesting because it was a bit different. One of my favorites in the series!"
Shane K
"Harry Dresden is back for another adventure except this time, he is dead. Shade Harry has been given the task of finding his killer and is sent back to Chicago to investigate his death. A lot has happened in Chicago and the world since his untimely demise and not all of it good. His apprentice Molly has gone off the rails, Murphy is working in cahoots with one of his (least) favorite people, and now he needs the help of Mort, the spineless ectomancer, to communicate with and convince his friends that he is, in fact Harry Dresden in spirit. Harry has his work cut out for him when Mort is abducted by an old enemy and, with the help of the living and the dead, he has to storm a fortress to get him back. Will Harry find his killer and save Mort or will he meet his final end for good this time. I really liked this particular one in series for the references to The Princess Bride, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and even Star Trek but honestly could have done with a few less monologues and a little more action early on. However, in the last 3 hours of the books recording it made a turn or two that was unexpected which brought it back into my good graces. Highly recommended."
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Allison Freeman
"Dresden is one of my guilty pleasures. And while the writing has been inconsistent (to say the least) for the series, the last few have been quite good. I was looking forward to Ghost Story simply because it would strip Dresden down to his core. Without being a Wizard/messenger from the God/Faerie Knight/etc. etc.... how would he get on? Without even a body, just thinking and watching... It was quite a possibility.<br/>And Butcher delivered. Harry does have a few special powers (like walking through walls), but this is a story about detection, not about magic and power. Harry sets out to find his own murderer... while not being able to touch anything, and only able to be seen and heard by a few. Not to mention that others don't quite want to believe... one of the things that make this novel work is how much everyone moves on without him. Murphy, Butters, even Bob go on without Harry there. <br/><br/>My only regret is that Butcher wimps out at the end. I won't spoil it, but look forward to more Dresden novels."
Jason Lang
"Book #13"
Kia