After a 6 year hiatus, Jim Butcher has finally brought readers back to the world of Wizard for Hire, Harry Dresden, and boy was it worth the wait. There are moments in this book that readers have been waiting for since the early days, and they deliver.

Peace Talks centers around the gathering of all of the supernatural forces to (what else) talk peace. Harry is once again faced with challenges from multiple angles and Mr. Butcher executes them brilliantly. As with most of the Dresden books, loose ends from previous books come to a head in explosive fashion. Harry has to deal with protecting his daughter, saving his brother, fending off both his grandfather and the mantle of the Winter Knight, and more, all while filling his role as a Warden.

But through all of that, there are amazing moments of humor and light and love. One particularly memorable scene features Butters with his new (and improved?) sword. Not only do we get a couple of hilarious inside jokes, but we also get a greater understanding of the history of the swords.

I also get a clear sense of direction from this book, which leads me to hope that the next few books will not take nearly as long to release.

All in all, Peace Talks will not only fill the void from these past 6 years, but leave readers clamoring for the next volume.

Jim Butcher's long awaited next book in his Dresden series is top notch and while it fills the hole left in our need for more Dresden it winds up leaving a bigger hole for more. I cannot wait for his next book, it can't come soon enough!

Since the book Changes, each Dresden story has been getting darker. This is the darkest one yet. Not that this is a bad thing. After all, there is trouble within the White Counsel; since the destruction of the Red Court, there are bigger and scarier things that go bump in the night and they're all fighting for control, and Harry is the Winter Night. One of the things I've always loved about each book is how the characters and their relationships with each other continue to grow. Peace Talks continues that. It was nice to see a little bit of Maggie and even get a bit of Harry and Lashial's entity "child".

Possible Spoiler: The only thing I didn't like about the book is how abruptly it ended. The story wasn't complete. I felt as though I only got half of the book. Changes ended on a cliff hanger, but we still got a complete story. Peace Talks ended with absolutely no resolution to anything. For those of us who have excitedly waited 6 years for this book, it was a let down. (Yes, I understand the author has had a crazy busy life during that time.) My hope is that we won't have to wait as long for the conclusion to this story. Too many dire things were left open.

All of that said, I've already preordered the audio version from Audible, because nobody does Dresden like James Marsters!!

Worth the wait! This is Harry Dresden at his best, running full speed through a world-ending crisis and dealing with the fallout from his last adventure. I'm already counting down to the next book.

I had the pleasure to read Peace Talks as a prepub reviewer 's copy.
The man writes a dang good book.
All of our fears are out there in the dark and Harry could handle any of them,one or two at a time. But when he has most all of them at once.
Family, lover, liege, and leader, and everything that goes bump in the dark are in conflict with each other and most of them are gunning for Harry Dresden, wizard, Warden, Winter Knight and father.

Our patience has been rewarded and it is glorious. It's possible that I may die of suspense waiting for the next book, but I'm pretty sure it's worth it.
Oh Karen, you are marvelous.
You go Butters!