Because of his connection to the island, he is now the prison's de facto Warden. He travels to the island and speaks to the spirit of Demonreach, learning that the island is a prison which was created by Merlin himself to contain a massive number of various unspeakable supernatural horrors.

Harry meets up with Molly, who informs him that energy is growing on Demonreach and she thinks it might explode. Bob is initially reluctant to give out such dangerous information, but eventually tells Harry that immortals can be killed during certain conjunctions, such as on Earth on Halloween night, the day after tomorrow. Harry returns to Chicago and consults Bob, to find out how to go about killing an immortal. Mab, quite satisfied at this outcome, gives Harry his first mission as the new Winter Knight: to kill Maeve. With help from Sarissa and advice from Kris Kringle, he defeats Maeve's minions and asserts himself as the Winter Knight before the entire Winter Court. During the party he is set up by Maeve, the Winter Lady, who sets a number of events in motion in an attempt to kill him. His recovery culminates in a Winter Court party, serving both as an introduction of the new Winter Knight and as Harry's surprise birthday party. Plot summary Īs the story begins, Harry is in Arctis Tor where he is nursed back to health by Sarissa, a member of the Winter Court and a servant of Mab, the Winter Queen. The book was first published on Novemthrough Roc Hardcover and continues the adventures of wizard detective Harry Dresden. “Butcher’s tales meld the wonder and fun of the Harry Potter series, but with an adult tone and attitude.Cold Days is a 2012 bestselling novel by Jim Butcher and the 14th book in the ongoing The Dresden Files series. No plans have been announced for subsequent omnibuses.

The Science Fiction Book Club has gathered many of the Dresden books into hardcover omnibuses: Storm Front, Fool Moon, and Grave Peril are collected in Wizard for Hire Summer Knight and Death Masks are in Wizard By Trade Blood Rites and Dead Beat are in Wizard at Large and Proven Guilty and White Night make up Wizard Under Fire. The series is slated to run 23-24 books: 20-21 “case books” like we’ve seen so far, capped by a Big Apocalyptic Trilogy, because who doesn’t love apocalyptic trilogies? Book 16, Peace Talks, hits stores July 14th, 2020, coincident with the series’ 20th anniversary. The Dresden Files are Jim’s first published series, telling the story of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago’s first (and only) Wizard P.I.

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