The Archives of Dresden. Changes. Hell of a Job

His name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. You can mess around with that name - he is not responsible for the consequences. When things take a strange turn, when that which should remain buried in darkness crawls into the light, when no one else can help you, call... Who? Him, Harry Dresden. His name is in the "Yellow Pages"... What would you feel if you suddenly found out you have a daughter? And what would you feel if you were told that your daughter has been kidnapped? Right, a double shock. One of joy, the other of outrage. And to save her, you must sacrifice everything valuable in your life. To save his daughter, Harry Dresden has to form an alliance with forces that are openly hostile to him, perform acts impossible for an ordinary person. And even, if fate demands it, not spare his own life ("Changes").

The trouble for Dresden is that he is the only professional wizard in all of alternate Chicago, and there is no one else to turn to. Hence the countless conflicts. Sometimes he's hunted by mad necromancers, other times he crosses paths with a powerful crowned fairy, or mysterious vampires from the Black Council take a bite out of Harry... This is what "Hell of a Job" consists of - a selection from the multitude of materials stored in Dresden's personal archives.

The series of works about Harry Dresden deserves its place alongside such a well-known example of fantasy detective as the series of adventures of Garrett, written by Glen Cook.