Side jobs : stories from the Dresden files

SUMMARY: The first short story collection in the #1 New York Timesbestselling series-including a brand-new Harry Dresden novella! Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 New York Timesbestselling author Jim Butcher-a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the new April 2010 hardcover, Changes. This is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan as well as a perfect introduction for readers ready to meet Chicago's only professional wizard.

The first short story collection in the #1 New York Times bestselling series-including a brand-new Harry Dresden novella!

Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher-a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the new April 2010 hardcover, Changes. This is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan as well as a perfect introduction for readers ready to meet Chicago's only professional wizard.

Publishers Weekly

Fans of Butcher's long-running and bestselling urban fantasy series featuring Chicago wizard PI Harry Dresden were stunned by the concluding events of the 2010 novel Changes. They'll probably want to skip ahead to the last of this collection's 11 stories, Aftermath, set just hours after the end of that book. With Dresden's fate uncertain, it's his longtime ally, Sgt. Karrin Murphy, who must help find a kidnapped werewolf. This entry is the collection's strongest, full of powerful emotion. The rest of the book is a mixed bag, ranging from Butcher's first attempt at short fiction--a novice effort that wasn't up to par for professional publication--to more recent tales set around and between the novels. First-timers will be lost, and this uneven volume mostly makes the case that Butcher's talent is best displayed in longer form. (Nov.)

Here, together for the first time, are the shorter tales from Jim Butcher's DRESDEN FILES series a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the new April 2010 hardcover, Changes . Contains: + "Restoration of Faith" + "Vignette" + "Something Borrowed" -- from (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84156.My_Big_Fat_Supernatural_Wedding) My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding + "It's My Birthday Too" -- from (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140098.Many_Bloody_Returns) Many Bloody Returns + "Heorot" -- from (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1773616.My_Big_Fat_Supernatural_Honeymoon) My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon + "Day Off" -- from (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2871256.Blood_Lite) Blood Lite + "(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2575572.Backup) Backup " -- novelette from Thomas' point of view, originally published by Subterranean Press + "The Warrior" -- novelette from (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3475145.Mean_Streets) Mean Streets + "Last Call" -- from (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6122181.Strange_Brew) Strange Brew + "Love Hurts" -- from (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7841656.Songs_of_Love_and_Death) Songs of Love and Death + Aftermath -- all-new novella from Murphy's point of view, set forty-five minutes after the end of (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6585201.Changes) Changes With tales ranging from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious—including an original story for this volume—Side Jobs is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan.As Chicago's only professional wizard, Harry Dresden has had cases that have pitted him against insane necromancers, power-hungry faerie queens, enigmatic dark wizards, fallen angels—pretty much a “who's who” of hell and beyond—with the stakes in each case ranging from a lone human soul to the entire human race. But not every adventure Harry Dresden undertakes is an epic tale of life and death in a world on the edge of annihilation.Here, together for the first time in paperback, are the shorter works of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher—a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time.“One of the giants of urban fantasy...delivers some great stories in this volume...This is a great collection, featuring a hero who's proven himself over and over again, as well as delving into the odd corners of his fascinating and fantastic world. Highly recommended.”—SFRevu Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher -- a compendium of cases that Harry Dresden and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella "Aftermath" that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the new April 2010 hardcover, Changes Collects short stories and one novella in which Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, and his colleagues solve a number of cases in record time