Wednesday Book Promo: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher April 29, 2009
Posted by Realitybypass in Book Debut, Book Review, Book Series, Uncategorized, Urban Fantasy.1 comment so far
Heya there loyal readers and those who we are related to and have to read this blog because of family ties and cookies. You may have noticed some lack of content in the last few days which is explained by the fact that Kristen is studying for her end of semester finals and papers and Jana’s house just sold and she’s trying to arrange for new house and somewhere to store all the stuff and people until new house is settled. Ergo we are both crazy. So forgive us if updates aren’t as frequent, but still come and visit. I figure with everything I’m cleaning out I’ll likely find a good prize or two for a Yay I moved contest in June.
Moving on to our book of the day. We’re featuring Turn Coat by the ever impressive Jim Butcher. Turn Coat is the 11th Dresden file novel out of what will be, according to Butcher’s site, a 23 book series. Not quite half way there, though I can tell you I want all of the books RIGHT NOW. Waiting for another twenty years to have the series complete is good for the author’s continued career, but may just kill the fans with anticipation.
Rather obviously I’m a big fan of this series and this author and Turn Coat did not let me down. Some of the things I love about this book and the series in general is that the books aren’t just about Harry Dresden, wizard, but the ‘secondary’ characters are vitally important and help to create a well rounded world. In this book in paticular there are many changes happening. It’s a turning point book where politics are in full swing and people who have been around for a while are coming into their own. This is another big point for me. The characters in the Dresden universe change and grow. They tend to remember past mistakes and try, not always successfully, to keep from repeating them. It’s a relief to read a series where the same stupid mistakes are not repeated ad nauseum and the characters don’t forget all the important life lessons they learned a few books ago.
If you’re a Dresden fan this is a must have. For those coming into the series the book does stand alone well, however a lot of the details of personalities and where things came from are lost without having a background. I’d personally suggest reading the earlier books and working upto this one myself, but definitely start reading. Harry Dresden will save the world…or he’ll die trying. Maybe both.
As an extra benefit there is a wonderful interview with Jim Butcher over on Bitten By Books. They have a contest and he’s answering questions in the comments section today as well. Go see it HERE.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Age: Adult
Content: Sexuality, language, violence
Overall: BUY!!! Right now would be good unless you’re like me and you want it in paperback. In that case borrow and then stew until you can buy it.
