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Skin Game

Skin Game

CrimeFantasy
Pages
586
Published
2014
Language
English

Synopsis

Harry Dresden is forced into an impossible job when Mab, the Winter Queen, trades his services to a murderous fallen angel. To pay off the debt, Harry must help his worst enemy break into a vault owned by Hades himself. It is a high-stakes supernatural robbery where the only thing more dangerous than the security is the team Harry is working with.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseFunnyAdventurousGritty
HeistMorally GreyBetrayalReluctant HeroFound Family

Genres

Crime Fantasy Mystery Urban Fantasy Paranormal

About the author

J
Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971, in Independence, Missouri) is an American author best known for The Dresden Files, a long-running urban fantasy series following wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden. He also wrote the six-book Codex Alera series and the steampunk-inspired Cinder Spires series. Butcher wrote the first Dresden Files novel, Storm Front, as an exercise for a writing course in 1996, at age 25. He now lives in the mountains outside Denver, Colorado.

Characters

Harry DresdenProtagonist
Nicodemus ArchleoneAntagonist
Molly CarpenterSupporting
All characters in Skin Game

Frequently asked questions

  • Can I read this book if I have not read the previous ones in the series?

    This novel is the fifteenth entry in a long-running series and relies heavily on established character arcs and previous plot developments, making it unsuitable as a starting point for new readers.

  • Is there an audiobook version of this title?

    The audiobook edition is narrated by James Marsters, who performs the narration for the majority of the novels in this series.

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