Dead Beat (The Dresden Files)
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Dead Beat is the 7th book in
Plot summary
It is three days before Halloween and nearly a year after the events in
Investigating further, he rescues the medical examiner
Searching for a copy of this book, he meets
With Halloween fast approaching, Dresden learns that three different groups of necromancers are planning to try and use the two books in a ritual that will turn them into a
When the dust settles, Harry finally has his hand on a copy of The Word of Kemmler. He gives it to Mavra along with a warning: threaten his friends again and he will pull out all the stops, seizing whatever power he can (including the power in the book, Lasciel's coin, and an offer from the Queen of the Winter Court) and make a mission of putting Mavra down for good.
Introduced characters
- Grevane: a necromancer, a past apprentice of Kemmler.
- Artemis Bock: the owner, operator of Bock Ordered Books, a rare book store near the university, just a few blocks from Billy and Georgia's apartment.
- Shiela Starr: an employee at Bock Ordered Books. She has eidetic memory, a total recall of anything she has read. Turns out, she's just a mental image of Harry's, created by the shadow of Lasciel in his mind.
- Malcolm Dresden: Dresden's father, who died when Harry was six.
- Kumori: Cowl's associate and a necromancer, but not one of Kemmler's apprentices.
- Cowl: A necromancer, a past apprentice of Kemmler; he works with Kumori.
- Capiocorpus (Latin: Corpsetaker): AKA Alicia Nelson, a necromancer, who is a past apprentice of Kemmler and an expert in mental magic.
- Li Xian: a ghoul and minion of Capiocorpus.
- The Erlking: master of the Wild Hunt and a powerful High Sidhe of the Wyldfae.
- Carlos Ramirez: a youthful warden, who admires Dresden's approach to many things. He is promoted to regional commander, working out of Los Angeles, CA.
- Anastasia Luccio: the Captain of the Wardens, in charge of the security for the White Council.
External links
- The first three chapters of the book may be found on the author's official site.
