By Jim Butcher
Narrated by James Marsters
Reviewed by Tyler
Storm Front (Book 1: The Dresden Files)
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(Please note this is the last bo0k in the series, i have put this in as an example of James Marsters narration.
Storm Front Overview:
A call from a distraught wife, and another from Lt Murphy of the Chicago PD Special Investigation Unit makes Harry believe things are looking up, but they are about to get worse, much worse. Someone is harnessing immense supernatural forces to commit a series of grisly murders. Someone has violated the first law of magic: Thou Shalt Not Kill. Tracking that someone takes Harry into the dangerous underbelly of Chicago, from mobsters.
Storm Front Audiobook Review:
STORY
The Good:
In Storm Front, people are being murdered from the inside out, literally. For Lieutenant Murphy of the Chicago Police, it’s clear something strange is going on, so she calls on Harry, who occasionally works as a special consultant to the police department, helping with crimes that appear to have no worldly explanation. The magical universe Jim Butcher has created is both believable and fascinating. Learning about that world through Harry’s eyes is what I believe is the best part of these books.
While the format fits more in the urban fantasy genre, it has many tropes and themes related to the magic genre. The storyline is unique, fast paced and interesting, having very good fluidity from start to finish with no cut scenes. Jim Butcher has done a fantastic job with this series in general, and the first book is one of the best.
The Bad:
I wish the story was longer, and a little more developed – especially in regards to the extra characters. But i’ll talk about that below. One positive about the length is that you can get through many of them :). Perfect for my 4 and a half hour trips to my home town to see the folks.
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CHARACTERS
The Good:
Harry Dresden is an engaging, being only wizard listed in Chicago. His adventures are entertaining and laced with humor, and the mystery aspect was well handled. [/span6][span6]
The Bad:
Storm Front has many other characters, though i think that they are not as quite as developed as they could be, and more often appear as one-dimensional figures.
NARRATOR
The Good:
The Audiobooks are narrated by James Marsters. Marsters is something special, he has a huge theatre background which means he has the sheer stamina to do unabridged novels. He also had a fabulous voice. His narrations are clear and clean with great pronunciation. I think his voice is suited to the contemporary audiobook – it may be the accent, but that’s just me
Marsters from what i hear has fantastic memory too, he remembers how he portrayed the characters from the earlier work, and his repetitions of characters flow nicely, it’s never fun as a listener to head to the next in the series and find the characters have different voices.
The Bad:
While i loved this book, my partner Gabby couldn’t help point out the slightly out of kilter transitioning, and the fact you could hear a few other sounds from the narrator James Marsters – a lip ticks and deep breaths. This is the only negative of significance I have.
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