Publishers Weekly
Wizard Harry Dresden stars in the third installment of the Dresden Files (following Fool Moon), a haunting, fantastical novel that begins almost as innocently as those of another famous literary wizard named Harry. In the opening scene, Dresden and his knight friend, Michael, battle the ghost of a woman who is terrorizing a local hospital's maternity ward. From there, the novel quickly evolves into an unorthodox tale spiced with sexual innuendo and subtle humor (Dresden carries his ghost-hunting gear in an old Scooby-Doo lunch box). Due to the weakened barrier between the spirit world which Butcher refers to as "the nevernever" and the actual world, obsessive and violent ghosts are on the loose in modern-day Chicago, and they seem to be targeting Dresden and Michael. Horny vampires and possessive demons join the mix as Dresden journeys into the spirit world to hunt down the villains who are terrorizing him and his friends. Butcher narrates Dresden's story in the first person, which limits the amount of detail he can inject into the lives of his secondary characters. Despite this narrow point of view, Butcher successfully lends human dimensions to vampires and spirits through his vivid descriptions and colloquial dialogue.

Wow!! These Dresden Files books just keep getting better. This one is non-stop action, you barely get a chance to catch your breath. Harry has to deal with the Nightmare, an evil that attacks in your dreams. It seems to be targeting Harry and those who are close to him. The plot is multi-layered and keeps you involved. I loved the character of Michael and his feisty wife Charity. Not sure that I like the direction of Harry and Susan's relationship and all I can say about the ending is YIKES!! Absolutely fantastic book!!!

RELEASE NOTES:

Sending to Lemonitsa who chose it out of the Paranormal VBB @ BookObsessed.com.

Happy Reading!!

WooHoo!

Arrived this morning and I am happy! Looking forward to starting this!!!

thanks very much wss4!

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Off to nimrodiel for her fantasy/sci-fi wild releasing :)

This made it here!

With my copy of book 2 bought for releasing purposes I'll have the first 5 books to release together!

I really enjoyed this book. The ghostly crossovers, and the final showdown between Harry and his godmother had my interest piqued while reading the book last time around.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Book will be released sometime during the weekend of Comic Con 7 August 2009 - 9 August 2009, either in the convention center or the Hyatt connected to the center.

This will be released along with:
Storm Front (book 1)
Fool Moon (book 2)
Grave Peril (book 3)
Summer Knight (book 4)
Death Mask (book 5)

didn't release as planned

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

This book was released during the GenCon Convention between the 12th of August and the 16th of August 2009. The book was set free either someplace in the convention center, or the walkways to the attached hotels.

This was released together with 4 other books in the series.