Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3)

Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under Paperback |

Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0451458443
Manufacturer: Roc
Release Date: 2001-09-05
Average Customer Review: (From 75 total reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

Book Description:
Harry Dresden’s faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory when you’re the only professional wizard in the Chicago area phone book.

But in all Harry’s years of supernatural sleuthing, he’s never faced anything like this: the spirit world’s gone postal. All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble–and not just of the door-slamming, boo-shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly. Someone–or something–is stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc. But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn’t figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself . . .

Customer Reviews

Great Series! by Suzanne Metaxas
These books are great! If you love science fiction you will love these books. The author is funny, witty and holds your interest from cover to cover. I ordered the complete set and read through it in a week! I hope they bring the television series back to SciFi. It is more entertaining a series that SciFi brought back, Dr. Who, or as I call it “the doctor’s non habit forming sleep remedy”! I’m going to reread them soon since I enjoyed them so much! I’m sure there were things I missed on the first go around. I’m also looking forward to the next book in the series.

Fun ride by Meg
This book in the series is my favorite so far. The action starts at page 1 and doesn’t let up until the end. Two complaints. The character Michael is dropped into the storyline with no explanation of how he and Harry met. Great character, but a bit disconcerting, being they obviously have worked together before. Second, the plot was pretty complicated. I like it when I can guess how things might turn out, and I just couldn’t. Oh well, it was still a great read.

To address other reviews…

I don’t feel Butcher bogs us down in the details. The billowing duster, I just find it funny. To me, there is a part of Harry that wants to be the suave hero (with the billowing duster), yet he just can’t quite pull it off. He’s scruffy, he’s cranky, a lot of people don’t like him. Woe is Harry.

I also don’t mind that Butcher repeats some details about Harry and other characters that we already know. It has been months since I read the first two books in the series and I liked the reminders. Then again, maybe it would be better to summarize the previous books in a Prologue.

Though it’s fine that Harry can’t help himself from helping a lady in trouble, the damsel in distress remarks ARE getting a bit old.

Good Plot, Good characters, Just Needs a bit more flow - 4.5 by C. Gallo
I liked the plot in this one better then the second and first. It was something fresh and i love ghost. I love Micheal, the character sounds like a great character and him and Harry make a good conversation couple, i got quite a few laughs out of them to.

I also liked how Harry doesn’t get what he wants all the time and it makes these stories more realistic. Though the stories sometimes go over the edge with fantasy the realistic fact of Harry and his limitation and loses brings it back to earth.

But let me get down tot his book. Good plot, though in the middle lost it a bit IMO it covered it’s […] in the end. So pick it up and enjoy it. I’m on to the 4th one now.

Formulaic by Kenzie L. Jardina
About two chapters in to this, the third of the Dresden series, it was obvious to me that Butcher had hit on a formula that worked for him and he was sticking to it.

Harry Dresden, wizard extraordinaire, was once again on the job in Chicago getting his butt soundly kicked by bad guys. This time he has a side kick, but even with that character’s sound reasoning Harry manages to flub every attempt to do the right thing, landing him in more and more trouble.

Which twists the plot as much as possible until we reach the ultimate conclusion which includes Harry being pursued by many different other-wordly characters while being brought as close to death as possible without actually dying. Only then does he get blinding inspiration which allows him to pull the rabbit out of his hat and save the day.

It was hard for me to get through this one once the formula became apparent, but I did finish the story. I may skip ahead a few to see if Butcher’s writing and plot skills have improved over time but I can’t recommend this particular story as anything other than a point along some larger story arc (that’s existence hasn’t been revealed to this point).

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