Dead Beat
Readers rate it 4.3 (778 on Hardcover)
Released May 2, 2006 · National Geographic Books
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Dead Beat is the fifth book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files urban fantasy series, aimed at teen and adult readers. While it features engaging noir-style mystery and action, it contains moderate violence (combat with supernatural creatures), some profanity, and mature themes including necromancy and dark magic. The story rewards loyalty, courage, and protecting others, with Harry Dresden as a flawed but principled protagonist who makes sacrifices for his friends.
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“The wildest, strangest, best Dresden adventure to date...Butcher’s blending of modern fantasy with classic noir sensibilities ensures that there’s never a dull moment.”—SF Site Paranormal investigations are Harry Dresden’s business and Chicago is his beat, as he tries to bring law and order to a world of wizards and m... “The wildest, strangest, best Dresden adventure to date...Butcher’s blending of modern fantasy with classic noir sensibilities ensures that there’s never a dull moment.”—SF Site Paranormal investigations are Harry Dresden’s business and Chicago is his beat, as he tries to bring law and order to a world of wizards and monsters that exists alongside everyday life. And though most inhabitants of the Windy City don’t believe in magic, the Special Investigations Department of the Chicago PD knows better. Karrin Murphy is the head of S. I. and Harry’s good friend. So when a killer vampire threatens to destroy Murphy’s reputation unless Harry does her bidding, he has no choice. The vampire wants the Word of Kemmler (whatever that is) and all the power that comes with it. Now, Harry is in a race against time—and six merciless necromancers—to find the Word before Chicago experiences a Halloween night to wake the dead...
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- Fiction
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- Weak Character Development
- Plot driven
- Strong Character Development
- A mix driven
- fantasy
- Unloveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- fantlab-import
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9780451460912 · National Geographic Books