Mean Streets

Previously I read this book for the short story by Kat Richardson. This time I read the Jim Butcher short for the Dresden Files, "The Warrior." This short story was a satisfying follow up to the end of Small Favor. We see another side to Michael that he'd never shown before. We also see a bit about how other powers view Harry and his efforts, which so often go unappreciated.

And I've found my favorite Harry Dresden quote yet. It sums up Harry perfectly:
"Harry Dresden. Saving the world one random act of destruction at a time."

That's Harry Dresden, in a dozen words or so. ( )

Read it. Forgot about it. And that was just two weeks ago. Best of the bunch: Noah's Orphans by Thomas E Sniegoski. ( )

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Not bad! I was happy to read the Jim Butcher story; it dealt with a peripheral character I had been wondering about whose situation hadn't been addressed in the most recent full-length book. The Kat Richardson story was well done; she did the best out of all of them in creating a stand-alone story that didn't require much recap or reference to her books (although the character association is nice to have and I have read her books--which are good). The story by Simon R. Green was a bit uneven; I've been encountering a lot of his short stories recently and this was the weakest so far. It was pretty repetitive, and I think the story could have been told in about half the length. The only author I wasn't already familiar with was Thomas E. Sniegoski, but I think I'll pick up some of his books now. He has an interesting premise. ( )