Summer Knight (novel)
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| Author | Jim Butcher |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Dresden Files |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction, Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam |
| Publication date | September 3, 2002 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) & AudioBook (Audio Cassette & AudioCD) |
| Pages | 371 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-4514-5892-3 (first edition, paperback) |
| Preceded by | Grave Peril |
| Followed by | Death Masks |
Summer Knight is a 2002 contemporary fantasy novel by author Jim Butcher. It is the fourth novel in The Dresden Files, which follows the character of Harry Dresden, present-day Chicago's only professional wizard.
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[edit] Plot
Ever since Harry's girlfriend (Susan Rodriguez) left Chicago to deal with her newly acquired blood sucking tendencies, our favorite wizard Harry Dresden has hit some hard times in Chicago. He can't pay his rent. He's alienating and pushing away his friends. Hell's Bells, Harry can't even remember the last time he took a shower.
The only professional wizard in the phone book has become a desperate man.
And just when it seems things can't get any worse, in comes the Winter Queen of Faerie. She has an offer Harry can't refuse if he wants to free himself of the supernatural hold his faerie godmother(Leanansidhe) has over him — and hopefully end his run of bad luck. All he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen's name.
It seems simple enough, but Harry knows better than to get caught in the middle of faerie politics. Until he finds out that the fate of the entire world rests on his solving this case.
No pressure or anything...
[edit] Plot points introduced
Harry's debt of three favors to the Queen of the Winter Fae is introduced.
[edit] List of Characters
[edit] Returning Characters
- Harry Dresden: Professional wizard and main character of the book.
- Lieutenant Karrin Murphy: Director of Special Investigations.
- Bob: A intelligent air spirit who lives inside a skull in Dresden's sub-basement laboratory.
- Mister: Dresden's 30+ pound house cat.
- Leanansidhe: Sidhe. Harry's faerie Godmother.
- Billy the Werewolf.
- Toot-toot the pixie, part of the wyldfae.
[edit] Characters introduced in this novel
Titania the Summer Queen
Aurora the Summer Lady
Mother Summer
Mother Winter
Mab the Winter Queen
Maeve the Winter Lady
Slade the Winter Knight
Fix, Lily, Ace, and Meryl. Changelings who have yet to decide a court.
Elaine Harry's childhood girlfriend.
[edit] Summer Knight in Other Media
Summer Knight has also been recorded as an audio book. Narrated by James Marsters, it is also available on Jim Butcher's website, along with mp3 audio samples.
[edit] External links
- Summer Knight The website summary of Summer Knight and the first three chapter to preview.
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