Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day. As Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it's something awful. This time, it's worse than that. Mab's involved Harry in a smash-and-grab heist run by one of his most despised enemies, to recover the literal Holy Grail from the vaults of the greatest treasure horde in the world – which belongs to the one and only Hades, Lord of the Underworld. Dresden's always been tricky, but he's going to have to up his backstabbing game to survive this mess – assuming his own allies don't end up killing him before his enemies get the chance …

The Dresden Files Series Reviews

“‘An intensely enjoyable series of supernatural pulp-noir detective novels’” (SciFi Now)

“Some of the best urban fantasy to be found on the bookshelves today” SFSite.com

“Harry Dresden has a vitality that few urban fantasy heroes can match” (SFX )

“Narrated with his usual sardonic wit, this is another fast-paced adventure… [that] keeps its grip to the very end” (TELEGRAPH UK)

“A can't-miss entry in one of the best urban-fantasy series currently being published” Booklist

“Raw storytelling skills – practically unparalleled in contemporary urban fantasy” SFReviews.net )

“A haunting, fantastical novel … Butcher successfully lends human dimensions to vampires and spirits” (Publishers Weekly)

“One of the most reliable post-‘Buffy (supernatural thriller series on offer’)” Time Out

“Changes is yet another excellent instalment in what is arguably the finest urban fantasy series being written at the moment” (Bookgeeks.co.uk)

Author Biography

Jim Butcher is a bestselling author and martial arts enthusiast. His resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least 200 years ago, and he turned to writing because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives with his family in Independence, Missouri.