Cold Days

Executive Summary: If you read The Dresden Files and haven't read/started this book, why not? If you're on earlier book..hurry up!If you don't read the Dresden Files? Why are you reading this? Go get [b:Storm Front 47212 Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1345556917s/47212.jpg 1137060] right now, so you can start catching up!Seriously, I'm just amazed at the way Mr. Butcher has evolved this series over the years, still going incredibly strong with the 14th book in the series. This has easily been my favorite series since I discovered it a few years ago.Audio Book: I'm so glad to have James Marsters back for this book. He puts so much emotion into his reading. When Harry casts a fire spell Mr. Marsters snarls Fuego rather than just reading it. I also really enjoyed his voices for the new characters as well.Full ReviewI've eagerly been awaiting this book since finishing [b:Ghost Story 8058301 Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, #13) Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1329104700s/8058301.jpg 12731936] last summer. I found that book to be a little bit of a fall of from [b:Changes 6585201 Changes (The Dresden Files, #12) Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1304027244s/6585201.jpg 6778696], but I just credited that to just how great [b:Changes 6585201 Changes (The Dresden Files, #12) Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1304027244s/6585201.jpg 6778696]. I really thought it was going to be hard for Mr. Butcher to top it, but somehow he did.I found myself deep into the book wondering how Harry/Mr. Butcher was going to work things out. Of the course of the 14 books thing have evolved in a way I never expected.This books answers many questions I had, including things I had hoped would have been in [b:Ghost Story 8058301 Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, #13) Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1329104700s/8058301.jpg 12731936] but weren't.I don't like to include spoilers in my reviews but there are a few minor things I'll hit on (while leaving all the really HUGE developments unsaid).I really loved some of the new characters introduced in this novel in particular Kringle and Lacuna. I hope to see them return in the next novel. And without giving any details, it was awesome to learn more about Demonreach.I'm torn on the idea of Mr. Butcher taking time away from Harry to write a new Steampunk series. On the one hand I'm not really excited by the idea of steampunk as others seem to be. On the other hand, I've been hoping for another series ever since he put out [b:First Lord's Fury 6316821 First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera, #6) Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327903582s/6316821.jpg 6502096] finishing up Codex Alera. Not to mention as I joked with my friends, I'd read Twilight Fan Fiction if [a:Jim Butcher 10746 Jim Butcher http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1205261964p2/10746.jpg] was writing it.Either way I hope Mr. Butcher doesn't make us wait too long for book 15, as each of the last few books has taken longer than the year between the year or less timeframe he spoiled us all with for awhile.