Side Jobs
Stories from the Dresden Files
Readers rate it 4.1 (319 on Hardcover)
432 pages · Released Apr 1, 2011 · Orbit
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Side Jobs collects urban fantasy short stories featuring wizard detective Harry Dresden, ranging from comedic to serious in tone. The stories contain moderate action violence typical of the genre, mild profanity, and occasional supernatural horror elements, making it best suited for older teens. The collection emphasizes wit, loyalty, and heroism while featuring diverse, well-developed characters, though some stories assume familiarity with the broader Dresden Files series.
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Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher -- a compendium of cases that Harry Dresden and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-publis... Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher -- a compendium of cases that Harry Dresden and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the new April 2010 hardcover, Changes.
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- Harry Dresden (Fictitious character)
- Fiction
- Wizards
- nyt:hardcover-fiction=2010-11-14
- New York Times bestseller
- Fiction, fantasy, short stories
- Chicago (ill.), fiction
- Fiction, fantasy, collections & anthologies
- A mix driven
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
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ISBN 9781841499208 · Orbit