Changes, The Dresden Files Book Twelve, by Jim Butcher

I most recently finished reading Changes in the Dresden Files (Book Twelve) by Jim Butcher. The series follows Harry Dresden, a detective who also happens to be a wizard, in the city of Chicago. He began his life in an orphanage only to be adopted later by the wizard Justin DuMorne. However, a dream come true soon becomes a nightmare as Harry realizes that Justin wants to make them his slaves, and Harry ends up killing his adopted father. Harry is soon captured for the illegal practice of black magic but the White Council, the ruling wizard body, spares Harry's wife. Despite this, Harry is viewed to be an ticking time bomb, and all the wizards are wary of him. Meanwhile, Harry makes a living by protecting Chicago from all sorts of supernatural monsters while solving magical cases for clients. Along the way he makes countless enemies that are all out to kill him, but he does have several close friends such as a the mortal cop Karrin Murphy and the Christian Knight Michael Carpenter.



In the book Changes, Harry's old love Susan Rodriguez (a reporter who was nearly turned into a vampire) comes back and asks for Harry's help. The vampire Duchess Arianna Ortega is out for revenge after Harry killed her husband. To prevail, she has managed to find leverage against Harry and Harry's stakes are higher than ever. For, this time, he's out to save his daughter.


It's obvious that there has been changes ever since the start of the series. The humor has gotten much darker and it rather disappoints me that there was few incidents of humor in Changes. It has always been a characteristic of the Dresden Files and has been what kept me reading. The book, overall, sets a fast pace (I was able to finish this in a few sittings) but it does have its slow parts as Harry must maneuver his way through a world of Faerie politics. Can't wait for the next book as this book ends with a cliffhanger.