Dresden Files, Storm Front
Book one of The Dresden Files
(Sprache: Englisch)
In this first book in the offbeat Dresden Files, readers are introduced to Harry Dresden, a wizard with a consulting practice in modern-day Chicago. Dresdens profession offers him little money, lots of mockery, the suspicion of his magical colleagues, and plenty of danger.
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Chapter OneI heard the mailman approach my office door, half an hour earlier than usual. He didn t sound right. His footsteps fell more heavily, jauntily, and he whistled. A new guy. He whistled his way to my office door, then fell silent for a moment. Then he laughed.
Then he knocked.
I winced. My mail comes through the mail slot unless it s registered. I get a really limited selection of registered mail, and it s never good news. I got up out of my office chair and opened the door.
The new mailman, who looked like a basketball with arms and legs and a sunburned, balding head, was chuckling at the sign on the door glass. He glanced at me and hooked a thumb toward the sign. You re kidding, right?
I read the sign (people change it occasionally), and shook my head. No, I m serious. Can I have my mail, please?
So, uh. Like parties, shows, stuff like that? He looked past me, as though he expected to see a white tiger, or possibly some skimpily clad assistants prancing around my one-room office.
I sighed, not in the mood to get mocked again, and reached for the mail he held in his hand. No, not like that. I don t do parties.
He held on to it, his head tilted curiously. So what? Some kinda fortune-teller? Cards and crystal balls and things?
No, I told him. I m not a psychic. I tugged at the mail.
He held on to it. What are you, then?
What s the sign on the door say?
It says Harry Dresden. Wizard.
That s me, I confirmed.
An actual wizard? he asked, grinning, as though I should let him in on the joke. Spells and potions? Demons and incantations? Subtle and quick to anger?
Not so subtle. I jerked the mail out of his hand and looked pointedly at his clipboard. Can I sign for my mail please?
The new mailman s grin vanished, replaced with a scowl. He passed over the clipboard to let me
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sign for the mail (another late notice from my landlord), and said, You re a nut. That s what you are. He took his clipboard back, and said, You have a nice day, sir.
I watched him go.
Typical, I muttered, and shut the door.
My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I m a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I know, I m the only openly practicing professional wizard in the country. You can find me in the yellow pages, under Wizards. Believe it or not, I m the only one there. My ad looks like this:
HARRY DRESDEN WIZARD
LOST ITEMS FOUND. PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS.
CONSULTING. ADVICE. REASONABLE RATES.
NO LOVE POTIONS, ENDLESS PURSES, PARTIES,
OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENT.
You d be surprised how many people call just to ask me if I m serious. But then, if you d seen the things I d seen, if you knew half of what I knew, you d wonder how anyone could not think I was serious.
The end of the twentieth century and the dawn of the new millennium had seen something of a renaissance in the public awareness of the paranormal. Psychics, haunts, vampires you name it. People still didn t take them seriously, but all the things Science had promised us hadn t come to pass. Disease was still a problem. Starvation was still a problem. Violence and crime and war were still problems. In spite of the advance of technology, things just hadn t changed the way everyone had hoped and thought they would.
Science, the largest religion of the twentieth century, had become somewhat tarnished by images of exploding spac
I watched him go.
Typical, I muttered, and shut the door.
My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I m a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I know, I m the only openly practicing professional wizard in the country. You can find me in the yellow pages, under Wizards. Believe it or not, I m the only one there. My ad looks like this:
HARRY DRESDEN WIZARD
LOST ITEMS FOUND. PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS.
CONSULTING. ADVICE. REASONABLE RATES.
NO LOVE POTIONS, ENDLESS PURSES, PARTIES,
OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENT.
You d be surprised how many people call just to ask me if I m serious. But then, if you d seen the things I d seen, if you knew half of what I knew, you d wonder how anyone could not think I was serious.
The end of the twentieth century and the dawn of the new millennium had seen something of a renaissance in the public awareness of the paranormal. Psychics, haunts, vampires you name it. People still didn t take them seriously, but all the things Science had promised us hadn t come to pass. Disease was still a problem. Starvation was still a problem. Violence and crime and war were still problems. In spite of the advance of technology, things just hadn t changed the way everyone had hoped and thought they would.
Science, the largest religion of the twentieth century, had become somewhat tarnished by images of exploding spac
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Autoren-Porträt von Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jim Butcher
- 2000, 384 Seiten, Maße: 18,9 x 10,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: ACE
- ISBN-10: 0451457811
- ISBN-13: 9780451457813
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2011
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for the Dresden FilesThink Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe. Entertainment Weekly
Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series. Midwest Book Review
Superlative. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves. Cinescape
Butcher...spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot. Booklist (starred review)
What s not to like about this series?...It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves. SF Site
A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner. Library Journal
What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of [the Dresden Files]. The Washington Times
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