Ivy, the Archive is also unable to assist directly. He seeks assistance from the White Council but finds no help there or even from his fellow Wardens. He learns that the Red Court intends to sacrifice the daughter he didn’t know he had as part of a curse. His building is destroyed by explosives that were wired into the walls of Harry’s office, something for which he is being investigated by CPD. Butcher commences with the destruction of Harry’s entire life. Harry is ready to kick some major ass and God help anyone that gets in his way. And mostly, he’s phenomenally pissed at Arianna Ortega, widow of Duke Ortega … as well as the entire Red Court for having the audacity to kidnap his child in order to get at him. He’s probably a little pissed at himself for not being there for his daughter, despite the fact that he didn’t know that she existed. He’s pissed at Susan for not telling him he was a father.
Harry struggles with anger a lot during this book and it’s no wonder. It’s been some 8 years since Harry’s seen her and she sure never mentioned that their last encounter had produced a little bundle of joy. I think those few simple words perfectly capture Harry’s utter shock at Susan’s revelation. What?” “You heard me, Harry,” Susan said gently. I answered the phone, and Susan Rodriguez said, “They’ve taken our daughter.” I sat there for a long five count, swallowed, and said, “Um. Jim Butcher has the greatest opening lines for his Dresden books: To prevail this time, he may have no choice but to embrace the raging fury of his own untapped dark power.īecause Harry’s not fighting to save the world… Now Arianna Ortega, Duchess of the Red Court, has discovered a secret Susan has long kept, and she plans to use it – against Harry. Susan then disappeared to South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it. Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden’s lover – until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her torn between her own humanity and the bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court.
Length: 15 hours 28 minutes (HC is 448 pages)
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