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A review by rouver
Storm Front, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm by Jim Butcher
3.0
This is part 1 of a two volume set that is basically an illustrated Cliff Notes of the first novel in Butcher's Dresden series, [b:Storm Front|47212|Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)|Jim Butcher|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1419456275s/47212.jpg|1137060]. It's been long enough since I read it, that it was a nice way to refresh my memory. You're not going to get quite as clear a picture of Harry's personality in such a shortened version of the story, or the complicated relationship he has with Karrin Murphy, but it still works.
Harry Dresden is a practicing wizard in Chicago. He occasionally is called in to be a consultant for the police department on anything that can't be explained by science. When Murphy comes across the murder of two lovers whose hearts exploded out of their chests in the middle of a night of passion, Dresden is the first person she calls.
The illustrations were good. Syaf is talented & did a good job of creating characters that were fairly similar to those I'd envisioned from reading the books. Like most, however, he tended toward the waifish-angular-super-hot body choice for women. I always thought Murphy was shorter and rounder than drawn. His interpretation of the vampire Bianca (in both her forms) was perfect, however.
If you're not going to take the time to read the novels, or you've read them & want a recap, I'd definitely recommend them. Otherwise, go & read the full length novels first. THEN come and enjoy these illustrated versions.
Harry Dresden is a practicing wizard in Chicago. He occasionally is called in to be a consultant for the police department on anything that can't be explained by science. When Murphy comes across the murder of two lovers whose hearts exploded out of their chests in the middle of a night of passion, Dresden is the first person she calls.
The illustrations were good. Syaf is talented & did a good job of creating characters that were fairly similar to those I'd envisioned from reading the books. Like most, however, he tended toward the waifish-angular-super-hot body choice for women. I always thought Murphy was shorter and rounder than drawn. His interpretation of the vampire Bianca (in both her forms) was perfect, however.
If you're not going to take the time to read the novels, or you've read them & want a recap, I'd definitely recommend them. Otherwise, go & read the full length novels first. THEN come and enjoy these illustrated versions.