Peace Talks (The Dresden Files)

Plot

Arriving just as Harry and Lara are escaping, King Corb of the Fomor declares open war on the surface and humanity, and introduces the last Titan, Ethniu, who is in possession of the Eye of Balor and effortlessly humiliates Mab and intimidates almost all other present parties. Corb declares that in a few hours, the Fomor will rise from Lake Michigan and sack Chicago. The Accorded representatives realize this would almost certainly mean a genocidal war against the supernatural and would likely result in their extinction while the Fomor are safe in their underwater cities.

Harry flees to Demonreach with Thomas, who is dying from his Hunger. He has to outwit his grandfather McCoy; after a fierce duel, Harry finally reveals that Thomas is his brother, much to the older wizard's utter disgust and rage. Harry escapes and traps Thomas in a Warden crystal, imprisoning him in Demonreach, to keep him alive.

Lara attacks Harry in a rage, thinking he has effectively trapped Thomas as a future pawn. Harry easily overpowers her with the aid of the island's spirit, and the two agree to an uneasy truce to face the greater threat, not having the resources to save Thomas on hand anyway.

Introduced characters

Reception

Publishers Weekly wrote that it seems like the book is a prologue to the next book in the series, and had a lot of background information that serves new readers well, but may be tedious for fans.^[2] Other publications reviewed the novel positively.^[3][4]

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