Well, another installment into the Harry Dresden Files. I really do love this series. Jim Butcher has a sarcasm to his writing that really pulls you in and although it is slightly ridiculous most of the time, I laugh at all of his jokes.
In "Summer Knight" Mr. Butcher has Harry dealing with a trio of major problems that could all get him killed if not solved together. The trouble that he stirred up in the previous book, "Grave Peril", with the Red Court of the Vampires has come back to bite him in the ass. The Vampires are calling for his blood and if they do not get it they are willing to go to war with the White Council (aka the governing body for wizards in general). The White Council is pretty okay with handing him over to be perfectly honest, but as with any government they must jump through some loop holes to be able to "legally" do so. What is holding them back? The Winter Queen of the Faerie of course. She has hired (sort of) Harry to find a killer. The murder is currently being blamed on her and this is one person she can not kill with out consequences. Those consequences would be that Summer and Winter go to war and in the mortal realm that means the seasons are majorly and catastrophically messed up. Harry has an out with the Queen though until she tells the White Council that they can use her territory to move freely around the world in the war with the Red Court only if Harry does this for her.
So, to not be handed over to the Red Court to die he must first survive a murder investigation into the Faerie...all of them.
You get a little more back story on Harry's past. We are introduced to a long lost friend/lover, and Harry meets all of the heavy hitters in the faerie realm. My favorite one is still Toot-toot though. I suppose I just like that he works for pizza.
As I said before, highly entertaining. It is an urban fantasy like the rest, and I would recommend it to anyone that likes fantasy and/or mystery.
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