Twelve Months

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Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, has always managed to save the day—but, in this powerful entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, can he save himself?One year. 365 days. Twelve months.Harry Dresden has been through a lot, and so has his city. After Harry and his allies narrowly managed to save Chicago from being razed to the ground, everything is different—and it’s not just the current lack of electricity.In the battle, Harry lost people he cared about. And that's the kind of loss that takes a toll. Harry being Harry, he’s doing his level best to help the city and his friends recover and rebuild. But it’s a heavy load, and he needs time. But time is one thing Harry doesn’t have. Ghouls are prowling Chicago and taking out innocent civilians. Harry’s brother is dying, and Harry doesn’t know how to help him. And last but certainly not least, the Winter Queen of the Fae has allied with the White Court of vampires—and Harry’s been betrothed to the seductive, deadly vampire Lara Raith to seal the deal. It's been a tough year. More than ever, the city needs Harry Dresden the wizard—but after loss and grief, is there enough left of Harry Dresden the man to rise to the challenge?

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Jim Butcher (Author), James Marsters (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher) & 0 more

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Jim Butcher (Author), James Marsters (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher) & 0 more

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As always, Jim Butcher has Harry juggling at least half a dozen spinning plates, and yet he still manages to turn the chaos into a cohesive work of art. There is a lot going on in Twelve Months, but as hard as it must have been for Jim to write, I’m glad he didn’t make it easy for Harry to get over his loss from the previous battle. And that he made Harry deal with his instinctive reaction to that loss during the battle. John Dewey wrote, “true learning isn’t automatic from events, but comes from actively thinking about them.” That quote isn’t as pithy as the paraphrased quote, “We don’t learn from experience; we learn from reflecting on our experience.” The meaning is the same, so take your pick. Harry desperately needs time to heal, and time to reflect. He doesn’t really get that time in any great quantity, but he squeezes some good thinking in, in between all the other obligations, and horrors, and rescue missions, until it finally clicks. This keeps the action moving. The part his friends and Maggie play in helping him was well done, also, and I hope will help others who are trying to do the hard work of healing all on their own reach out.Don’t be fooled, though. At its core, this is a rip-roaring tale, good enough to make a Golem pull up a chair, settle in, and listen raptly.