Butcher, Jim

Collects short stories and one novella in which Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, and his colleagues solve a number of cases in record time.

Spider-man must wage war against the Ancients, a race of mysterious creatures who devour human life energy in order to survive.

Chicago wizard Harry Dresden is enjoying booming business, but he begins to wish things would slow down just a bit when he becomes involved in a duel with a vampire, finds himself the target of professional hit men, and is sought by police to identify a corpse--all the while dealing with the return of his semi-vampiric ex-girlfriend.

Following his death by a mystery assailant, Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness, must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own ... his soul.

Wizard detective Harry Dresden must work without the help of magic to save his friends and his soul after he is murdered by an unknown assassin, while also trying to avoid dark spirits who want payback.

Harry Dresden, a professional wizard who consults with the Chicago police on cases involving the supernatural, is not always in good standing with the magical ruling body, the White Council, so he takes a big risk when he agrees to help Morgan, a veteran Warden with the Council who has been accused of treason and needs a place to hide while trying to clear his name.

Just as wizard Harry Dresden's life begins to calm down, an old bargain comes back to haunt Harry, forcing him to help the Queen of Air and Darkness battle an old foe and trapping him in a nightmare that stretches his skills and loyalties to their limits.

Chicago wizard Harry Dresden investigates the slayings of several of the city's supernatural underclass by a murderer referencing the book of Exodus and the killing of witches and finds himself caught in a power struggle with the White Court of vampires and trying to clear his half brother Thomas's name.

Chicago wizard Harry Dresden is drafted by the White Council of Wizards to serve as a Warden and investigate rumors of black magic in Chicago.

When Harry Dresden sets out to find out who murdered the Summer Queen's assistant, he soon discovers that the fate of the world depends on his ability to solve the case.