Teaser Tuesday: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by The Purplebooker.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title and author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

"Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python."  (Chapter One Blood Rites location 24475 on my Kindle)

Blood Rites is book 6 in the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. This particular edition contains the first 6 books and was available through my county's library. Blood Rites was originally published in 2004 by Roc. The collection was published in 2006.

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Teaser Tuesday: Death Masks by Jim Butcher

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My eyes were getting heavy and I had aches in places where I hadn't known I had places. Sleep sounded like a great idea, and with so many things going on, the smart option was to get lots of rest in order to be as capably paranoid as possible. (Chapter 5 of Death Masks location 20065 on my Kindle)

Death Masks is book 5 in the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. This particular edition contains the first 6 books and was available through my county's library. Death Masks was originally published in 2003 by Roc. The collection was published in 2006.

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Teaser Tuesday: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

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A spark jumped to my finger when my hand got within an inch or three of the doorknob, popping against my skin with a sharp little snap of discomfort. 

I paused. Even with the building's AC laboring and wheezing, it wasn't that cool and dry. Call me paranoid, but there's nothing like a murder attempt in broad daylight to make a man cautious.

(pp. 24-25 on my Kindle)

Summer Knight is the fourth book in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. It was published September 3rd, 2002 by Roc.

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Review: Brief Cases by Jim Butcher

This is considered #15.1 in the Dresden Files series. The stories are enjoyable even if you haven't read the complete series yet. Though if you haven't read all of the series, there are spoilers. It contains 11 short stories that were previously published and one novella that is new. The entry for Brief Cases on Goodreads has a list of all of the stories with about a one sentence summary of each.

I enjoyed all of the stories, but maybe in particular that there were 3 of them about a Bigfoot. They were mostly lighter than some of the others in the collection. I also found that I liked the story "Even Hand" which is told from Johnnie Marcone's point of view. It was nice to see another side of him, a deeper side.

The novella, "Zoo Day," I probably would have skipped if I knew ahead of time that it was in part a dog story. I generally don't read those in case something happens to the dog. But, the story was good.

The stories are all from various points in the series. Goodreads again includes where each story falls in the series in their synopsis here.

I'd have to say overall I give the book 4 out of 5 stars. The stories are well-written. You can enjoy them without having read the series, but you will encounter spoilers. There is a variety. Not all of the stories are from Harry's point of view. I would recommend this book and the series to fans of urban fantasy.

Brief Cases by Jim Butcher was released June 5th, 2018 from Ace.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the publisher through NetGalley. This did not affect my opinion of the book. The review is unbiased and honest.

Teaser Tuesday: Brief Cases by Jim Butcher

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by The Purplebooker.
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• Grab your current read

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• Share the title and author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

Mag had waited for nightfall to begin his attack and then crippled our lights. Quite possibly he assumed that the darkness would give him an overwhelming advantage.

The hubris of some members of the supernatural community is astonishing. (36% on my Kindle)

The above quotation is from the short story "Even Hand" in the collection Brief Cases by Jim Butcher. Brief Cases was published June 5th, 2018 by Ace.

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Disclaimer: The teaser and its location are from an ARC and may differ in the final edition.

Teaser Tuesday: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

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My office is in a building in midtown Chicago. It's an older building, and not in the best of shape, especially since there was that problem with the elevator last year. I don't care what anyone says, that wasn't my fault. When a giant scorpion the size of an Irish wolfhound is tearing its way through the roof of your elevator car, you get real willing to take desperate measures. (p21)

Grave Peril by Jim Butcher was published September 4th, 2001 by Roc. It's the third book in the Dresden Files series.

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Teaser Tuesday: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher

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A little kung fu, a little John Wayne, and a few casual threats.

So far, I thought, my nerves jangling, just one more night on the job. (p.27)

Fool Moon by Jim Butcher is the second in the Dresden Files series. It was published January 2001 from Roc. 

Jim Butcher has a collection of Dresden Files stories called Brief Cases, most of which have already appeared in other places, due out June 5th, 2018 from Ace. The exception being a novellette that is all new for the volume. He also has a new Dresden Files novel, Peace Talks, in the works.

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Teaser Tuesday: Storm Front by Jim Butcher

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Maybe I should have listened to Murphy. Maybe I should have stayed home and played with some nice, safe, forbidden black magic instead. (p.112)

Storm Front by Jim Butcher is the first book in The Dresden Files series. It was published April 1, 2000 by ROC. 

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