Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jim Butcher
Publisher: Roc
Category: Book
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 9020
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0451461037
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780451461032
ASIN: 0451461037
Publication Date: February 6, 2007
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The White Council of Wizards has drafted Harry Dresden as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black magic in Chicago. Malevolent entities that feed on fear are loose in the Windy City, but it's all in a day's work for a wizard, his faithful dog, and a talking skull named Bob...
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 A Wiseguy Gets Wise August 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In the eighth installment of the Dresden Files, Chicago's favorite wizard battles creatures from famous horror flicks in desperate battles in and around Chicago (including the Winter Kingdom which must be a northern suburb). Handicapped by a shriveled hand and an inner demon who tempts him to the dark side, Harry Dresden steps out of his role as lone wolf and actually asks for help from the dishy Lt. Karrin Murphy.
Jim Butcher has always portrayed Harry as a balancing on a sharp edge. As a young wizard, Harry fell into the hands of an evil master. His first contact with so-called "good wizards" was a tribunal trying him for killing his master in self-defense. That bit of personal history comes full circle as Harry discovers that Molly, the daughter of his friend Michael Carpenter, has magical talent inherited from her mother Charity. Furthermore, Molly has, with all the best intentions in the world, broken one of the Seven Laws of Magic that could earn her an automatic death sentence. In a very real sense of the world, Harry's battle to save Molly is a struggle to save himself.
This looks less like boffo fantasy and more and more like literature. Am I still allowed to read this for fun? Is there a category called kicka** literature?
In The Magic World Of Humans Misusing Magic Is A Life Ending Choice July 12, 2008
I don't want to give away to much about this book but it has Harry on different sides with the White Council(Group of Powerful Magicians who control how humans do magic in the world.) The basic is that in this book because of the war between the white council and the vampire's red council Harry is made a Warden(Basically a Sheriff of the magic world.) and has to uphold the laws of the council including punishing humans who use magic for malicious intent or dark personal gain. After Harry sees the council kill a young man for misusing his magic Harry considers his position as warden and his views on the white council. Later it gets even more hard on Harry as one of his friends daughter who can use magic breaks the rule about using dark magic and is sentenced to death. Now Harry has to try and save his friends daughter from the sentence and still continue his duties as a warden for the council. Like the rest of
this series I thought this book was incredible and the storyline and how Harry always finds some way either through deception,trickery,magic,or just his stubborn morale code to win the day.
If you are interested in this series you don't really have start from the first book you can just start reading this one but of course starting from the first book will give you more information and details on the characters and whats going on with the series itself. So I say to people if you liked the Harry Potter books but want something a little more darker and serious this series is for you...
 An amazing novel July 7, 2008
Proven Guilty was another great installment in the Dresden Files. Combined with the last book and the next two, this series has taken a turn for the better. After the first book, I felt that this series had lots of potential if Butcher could improve his writing technique, and he has. I finished each of the last three books in a day. After receiving the first nine from a friend, I was compelled to purchase Small Favor for myself. These novels are great.
I do agree with another reveiwer who feels that the basic plot is a little predictable. Harry gets involved in a case, Harry gets beat up, Harry somehow survives, Harry thinks he figures it out, Harry gets beat up, Harry arrises victorius. However, Butcher creates new and exciting plots to carry out this sequence. He also creates detailed characters that are fun to follow throughout the series. Nicodemus is my favorite villain. The history Butcher puts into his characters is what has sold me on this series. Additionally, I enjoy the intrigue between Summer, Winter and Harry Dresden.
I enjoyed this novel, and I highly recommend it.
The wizard in the yellow pages June 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read a lot of vampire, werewolf, mage and monster books. This is one of the two very best authors. I buy them new in hardback and I have an in to a used bookstore but I cannot wait. If you like the monsters, read this. He is not rich. He makes his money by listing himself in the yellow pages as a wizard for hire. He does not do love spells or money attractions. You will thank me for this suggestion.
Love this series! April 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
These books are great! If you love science fiction you will love these books. The author is funny, witty and holds your interest from cover to cover. I ordered the complete set and read through it in a week! I hope they bring the television series back to SciFi. It is more entertaining a series that SciFi brought back, Dr. Who, or as I call it "the doctor's non habit forming sleep remedy"! I'm going to reread them soon since I enjoyed them so much! I'm sure there were things I missed on the first go around. I'm also looking forward to the next book in the series.
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