An action-packed case file from Harry Dresden, private investigator and wizard, by international bestselling author Jim Butcher.Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago’s first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the ‘everyday’ world is full of strange and magical things — and most of them don’t play well with humans. That’s where Harry comes in.Business has been slow lately for Harry Dresden. Okay, business has been dead. Not undead — just dead. You would think Chicago would have a little more action for the only professional wizard in the phone book. But lately, Harry hasn’t been able to dredge up any kind of work — magical or mundane. But just when it looks like he can’t afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. A brutally mutilated corpse. Strange-looking paw prints. A full moon. Take three guesses. And the first two don’t count . . .Magic — it can get a guy killed.

The dramatic conclusion to this compulsively fast-paced fantasy adventure, set in a world where courage and ingenuity vie with magic and power.The aging First Lord of Alera has fallen in battle. Yet his people must continue to resist an invading inhuman army. Desperate Alerans even pledge fealty to the Vord Queen to survive, turning the incredible power of Aleran furies back on their own people. And despite all efforts, the Alerans are being ground into dust and pushed to the farthest reaches of their own realm.However, Tavi has returned with vital insights from the Canim Blood Lands. He knows how to counter the Vord and, more importantly, believes human ingenuity can equal fury-born powers. Now events are rushing towards a last stand, where Tavi and the last Aleran legions must formulate a dangerous new strategy, together. For a civilization is on the brink of extinction.

A compulsively fast-paced fantasy adventure, set in a world where courage and ingenuity may yet triumph over magic and power.For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies — elementals of earth, air, fire, water and metal. But now, Gaius Sextus, First Lord of Alera, grows old and lacks an heir. Ambitious Lords manoeuvre to place their Houses in positions of power, and a war of succession looms on the horizon.Far from city politics in the Calderon Valley, young Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen, he has no wind fury to help him fly, no fire fury to light his lamps. Yet as the Alerans’ most savage enemy — the Marat — return to the Valley, his world will change. Caught in a storm of deadly wind furies, Tavi saves the life of a runaway slave. But Amara is actually a spy, seeking intelligence on possible Marat traitors to the Crown. And when the Valley erupts into chaos — when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies — Amara will find Tavi invaluable. His talents will outweigh any fury-born power — and could even turn the tides of war.