Although were indebted to john glover for first bringing the book to. Jan 01, 2011 ghost story is book thirteen in the dresden files series by jim butcher and narrated by james marsters. The dresden filesseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Redditors enjoyed the narration of the dresden files. Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. Jim butcher continues to surprise me, even though this is the 14th book in the series. The dresden files by jim butcher wow, this is an emotional book. Major ghost story spoilers, and some first chapter spoilers for cold days. Dont forget to enter my giveaway in celebration of the upcoming release of deceived by the others by jess haines another great urban fantasy. Jim butcher is one of the guys who weve wanted on the show for an awfully long time, and we finally figured out a way to get him.
Feel free to discuss the books, television series, comic books, rpg. Although were indebted to john glover for first bringing the book to life or, yknow, afterlife, were thrilled james was available to bring continuity to the series. James marsters spike from buffy the vampire slayer is the narrator for jim butcher s dresden files and its a fantastic listen. This interview with author jim butcher was recorded for the television series fast forward. White night is magnificent there is just something exceptional and magnificent about white night. A novel of the dresden files audible audiobook unabridged. I especially appreciated harry taking responsibility for his decisions to involve molly in.
Harry dresden s life finally seems to be calming down until a shadow from the past returns mab, monarch of the sidhe winter court, calls in an old favor from harry one small favor that will trap him between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and that will strain his skills and loyalties to their very limits. Sorry, gushing here, about the narrator, because the book has. Georgiadawns 2015 reads the green dragon librarything. Jim butcher 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. Really, the more i think about it, the more i hope this narrator list is correct. Jim butcher reads ghost story chapter 1 of 4 youtube. It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago. Uriel then offers harry the choice to come to work for him, or continue on to what comes next. James is the narrator for the dresden files audiobooks and he does a wonderful job.
Necromancy in general is explained in a fascinating way such that it sort of makes sense. The audio version of ghost story has been rerecorded by james marsters. An artificial night audiobook seanan mcguire audible. I wonder why he chose marcones story to read over, say, day one.
The dresden files, book 12 livre audio jim butcher. James marsters talks about recording dresden files youtube. Cold case jim butcher molly takes on her first real case as winter lady. Reddits home for the dresden files book series by jim butcher. Ghost story book of the dresden files by jim butcher.
James marsters returned to read the cold days audio book. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Jim butcher is a martial arts enthusiast whose resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago. See more ideas about books, great books and fantasy books. Of course jim butcher had to write these characters clearly enough to give mr. Robertas luvamystery65 2015 category challenge i aim to. Read by james marsters 11 cds hours 11 minutes unabridged publisher. So many things happened in changes, and this book continued with the results of those changes. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. I wonder why jim decided to read for the audio book. And in jim butcher s seventh dresden files book, dead beat, the overworked wizarddetective finds himself in the center of a massive magical conflict full of zombies, evil wizards and a vampire, all of whom want a magical book that would unleash a necromantic apocalypse. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.
Marsters the material to work with, and ghost story is a pivotal novel in the harry dresden story, but even with material as good as this, the other narrator did not bring it to life the way james marsters has. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owners name, miss hollis maynell. This was the most difficult of the books to read, but still a great book. This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. The most common narrator on the series is jennifer van dyck all of the original trilogy and half of the previous 4 in paladins legacy, with angela dawe reading the most recent installment and this being ericksens who has also read titles from anne mccaffrey, mercedes lackey, jacqueline carey, and john barnes second turn as narrator.
He turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. I wasnt thrilled when i found out the dresden files story was going to be about molly but this story gave me a whole new appreciation for her character. Several months have passed since harrys death tho his body has yet to be recovered. The audio book forms a bridge between the two parallel enterprises of culture and politics. The dresden files, book 1 unabridged audiobook, by jim butcher. Taking a book off the shelf, he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. Ghost story is the th book in the dresden files, jim butchers continuing urban fantasy. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Book 15, skin game, is out and i suggest you have it ready to go because you are going to want to know how events in this book change the lives of your favorite characters going forward. The dresden files are fantastic books, but james marsters is the reason theyre my favourite audiobooks. I appreciate that, and it makes the books enjoyable to read.
Nov 22, 2017 finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. Its read by linmanuel miranda and he does an absolutely fantastic job. In the meantime, the world has changed and chicago has gone to shit. See more ideas about dresden files, dresden and the dresden files books. Written by jim butcher,james marsters,penguin audio. Referral profits from cafepress, the audio books, and items go toward defraying the costs of running this site. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. In this fashion, arguably burnishes christopher hitchens credentials asto quote christopher buckleyour greatest living essayist in the english language. I felt sorry for john glover who did a creditable job for ghost story being slammed for not being james marsters. Jim butcher audio books at simply audiobooks simply.
In 2005, marsters filmed a thriller, shadow puppets, with jolene blalock. Really, jim butcher always does a good job of presenting supernatural things in a really logical way as in, they are just believable enough. Jul 31, 2017 jim butcher continues to surprise me, even though this is the 14th book in the series. Butcher noted that longtime audiobook narrator james. Edge studio voice over practice script library english. Earlier today, fantasy author jim butcher dropped a couple of. This is the first of the harry dresden novels and introduces the wizard private investigator and several of the characters who will continue to be developed in subsequent books in the series. This story is a lead in to the series so id recommend planning to read the first book of the series cry wolf right after this as it starts immediately after this book leaves off. John glovers narration of ghost story was announced, jim butcher disclosed that a new release of the ghost story audio book would.
Jim butchers harry dresden series has consistently been one of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelvesa great seriesfastpaced, vividly realized and with a heronarrator whos excellent company. More details from jim butcher and priscilla spencer on the. Here are some audiobook recommendations from reddit users. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and b.
In april 2015, a rerecorded version of ghost story read by marsters was released. Audiobooks can help listeners enjoy stories in a new way. Hes being a ghost while learning onthejob, discovering he has lost his magic. John glover did a good job, its just that james marsters is brilliant, and the contrast is amazing. On march 24, 2015, jim butcher announced that a new version of the ghost story audiobook is being released effective april 21, 2015 with marsters returning as narrator in response to fan demands. Harry has awakened to find himself somewhere in the in. Harry dresden is an urban wizard who meets fantastic creatures and has the most mindblowing adventures that anyone can have in modern the scififantasy version chicago. All the data from the network and user upload, if infringement, please contact us to delete.
The dresden files are jims first published series, telling the story of harry blackstone copperfield dresden, chicagos first and only wizard p. As far as i know, im the only openly practicing professional wizard in the country. It reveals how politics justifies itself by culture, and how the latter prompts the former. Even if you have read the book, it is worth buying the audio version, it adds an extra dimension and for fast readers, it prolongs the pleasure. Ghost story by jim butcher 2011, hardcoverdj1st editionnew 4. Misleading description book 2 book 3 i thought i had this book already, because the description noted was for book 2, a local habitation, in which toby investigates januarys problems in the country of tamed lightening. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. They switched narrators for ghost stories and it really drove home how great a narrator james is the ghost stories narrator wasnt bad or anything, james just hits it out of the park. Since time immemorial, the spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mistshrouded surface of the world. Harry dresden, chicagos only professional wizard, takes on a case as a favor to his friend thomas a vampire of dubious integrity only to become the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders. When a killer vampire threatens to destroy head of special investigations karrin murphy s reputation unless harry delivers the powerful word of kemmler to her he has no choice. For me personally, changes ghost story cold days is the big threepart special episode that comes in the middle of the season like they used to do in the old shows, like in the 70s and 80s.
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