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    Nebenjobs: Die dunklen Fälle des Harry Dresden: Anthologie 1

    By Jim Butcher

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    Harry Dresden ist der beste und technisch gesehen auch der einzige professionelle Polizeiberater für magische Angelegenheiten im Chicagoer Telefonbuch. Daher kommt die Polizei auch zu ihm, wenn wieder mal ein Fall die menschliche Vorstellungskraft übersteigt. Denn die Welt der Normalsterblichen ist im Moment ziemlich voll von seltsamen und magischen Dingen - und die wenigsten von ihnen vertragen sich gut mit Menschen. Doch trotz aller Vorsichtsmaßnahmen stolpert Harry im Umgang mit dem Übernatürlichen ständig von einer Krise in die nächste -nennen Sie es Berufsrisiko. Es gelingt ihm stets, auf der falschen Seite zu stehen - sei es nun gegen Werwölfe, Feen oder Vampire. Hier kommen seine sehr speziellen Talente zum Tragen …
    Diese elf mundgerechten Lesehappen sind enorm unterhaltsam und machen hungrig auf mehr.
    LanguageDeutsch
    PublisherFeder & Schwert
    Release dateAug 29, 2014
    ISBN9783867622073
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    • 3/5
      A mixed bag of "intertestamental" short stories. Some are early stories, where you can see he's finding himself. A couple are very good. Nice end to the book with the story about what happens in light of the aftermath of Changes.
    • 5/5
      *Book source ~ Local libraryThis anthology contains 11 short stories from before Storm Front to just after Changes.While everyone agreed that it was nice to have a bunch of short stories in one volume, when I mentioned that they aren’t *all* in here the consensus was that there should be a one-stop read (or listen) for all the shorts. At least up to a certain point and then start a new one for any more that follow. Because, you know, the series isn’t over yet.I’m not sure if my title numbering system is correct because I can’t seem to find more than one list with matching numbers, so don’t take the numbers as gospel. And someone needs to clean that shit up. Seriously. It’s annoying to fans to not have books/shorts numbered properly.Restoration of Faith, #0.5 ~ Everyone enjoyed seeing how Harry and Murphy met.Vignette, #5.5 ~ Short and meh. Least favorite.Something Borrowed, #7.5 ~ Jenny Greenteeth. lolIt’s My Birthday, #9.2 ~ That teaches Harry to leave home without his wizarding toys. Liked seeing the cobbler elves. Cobbler not Keebler. heheHeorot, #9.5 ~ A story with Gard. Nice!Day Off, #10.3 ~ Very funny! A favorite with everyone.Backup, #10.4 ~ Thomas tells this story. A & T prefer Harry’s POV though K & I liked this one.The Warrior, #10.5 ~ A’s favorite since she loves Michael, but everyone else really liked it, too.Last Call, #10.6 ~ Third least favorite, but at least Mac is in it.Love Hurts, #11.5 ~ Second least favorite.Aftermath, #12.6 ~ Told from Murphy’s POV immediately following Changes, T didn’t like it because Harry’s not in it at all. Everyone else enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      I've only read the first three books of the Dresden Files - I intend to continue the series on Audio as I've heard James Marsters does an excellent job. However, I still really enjoyed this anthology of short stories and novellas. Jim Butcher does an excellent job of introducing each story and the stories themselves are excellent.
    • 3/5
      At first I was only planning to read Aftermath, which takes place a couple of hours after Changes and is told from Murphy's point of view. And then I slowly read the whole Side Jobs book backwards, telling myself I will only read one more story. All the stories in this book are very Dresden-esque, yet I enjoyed immensely the two of them told from other characters' point of view. One, as I mentioned before, is Aftermath, where Murphy is the narrator, and the other (my favourite) is Backup, told from Thomas's POV. It shows the reader how other characters see Harry Dresden and it is a very entertaining thing to read.
    • 5/5
      The conversation with Uriel in The Warrior brought a tear to my eye. Butcher has a deft touch for the telling item.
    • 3/5
      Harry Dresden is a private investigator and a wizard. His mission is to keep the humans of Chicago safe from supernatural beings. This is a collection of short stories and a novella featuring characters from the series.
    • 4/5
      In the first half of 2010, I tore through the entirety of Jim Butcher’s fantastic Dresden Files series. I had to wait until fall of 2011 for the next installment, and decided to check out this short story collection (that I had skipped out on previously) in the meantime, particularly since it contained a story that took place between the previous book and the upcoming one. I’m glad I did, because Dresden shines in the short story format, and it was fun to read about the “side jobs” that take place before and between the books of the series. “The Warrior” might be my favorite Dresden story of all time.
    • 5/5
      Very enjoyable. Nice background stories, plus the fun of new adventures.
    • 4/5
      There are no words for how much I love Murphy. No words at all.
    • 5/5
      If you are a fan of the Dresden Files, you will appreciate the title of this collection of short stories based on the series as each of the stories falls between the time spans covered in some of the full-length novels. If you have never experienced the Dresden Files, but still have a taste for the supernatural, this is a great way to sample the series. Be aware, though, that if you are not a regular you may be a little lost as to some of the relationships.Over all I have to rate this anthology as very good, just short of excellent, in fact. Ironically, my favorite story, Aftermath, is the one that keeps me form giving the anthology full marks. In the Dresden Files chronology, Aftermath takes place right after the novel Changes . . . and I mean right after the end of that book. If you have not read the full-length novel, you may be real lost as to what’s happening as it is hard to imagine a Dresden File story without Harry. In the anthology, this story is at the end of the collection, so you will have some basis for what’s going on, but it may be vague.Some very early Dresden stories are included and while they are diamonds in the rough by comparison to the current style, the character comes through just fine. Very nice background material. I also enjoyed finding out how Thomas feels about his brother and the relationship Harry wants for both of them.For fans of the Dresden Files, this is truly essential reading. If you are a fan of tales a little out of the ordinary, and don’t really expect your vampires to glow, this is also for you. As I said, just short of excellent, so I have no problem calling this four and a half stars.
    • 4/5
      Having read most of the Dresden series, I found this collection to be enjoyable not only for it's inclusion of early, less well developed work illustrating the development of both character and author, but also (and perhaps more) for later tales told by characters other than Harry Dresden: “Backup” told from the viewpoint of Thomas Raith and “Aftermath” told from that of Karrin Murphy.
    • 3/5
      I'm not a huge fan of short stories, but since these ones were set in a world I was familiar with and featured characters that I already knew, I decided to give it a go. And there were plenty of fun reads here, plus it was a nice way to fill in some of the gaps and see things from a different characters view point - such as Murphy's and Thomas's. Some funny stories, some sad stories and some moving and action-packed moments. A nice gap filler before the next book comes out.
    • 4/5
      Usually I'm bored by collections of short story collections. They're usually short stories for a reason, but Side Jobs actually was interesting and added some more depth to some of the characters that revolve around Dresden. Definitely fun and exciting to read through until the next book.
    • 4/5
      Really fun addition to the novels, gives a bit more background and fills on some of the characters.
    • 4/5
      Usually I'm bored by collections of short story collections. They're usually short stories for a reason, but Side Jobs actually was interesting and added some more depth to some of the characters that revolve around Dresden. Definitely fun and exciting to read through until the next book.
    • 3/5
      This collection of stories from the Dresdenverse should really be read as a companion to the series as one reads the series. While not all of the stories are good (I very nearly gave this a 2 star until the very last story), there are a couple of standout stories like Aftermath (which should be mandatory reading before Ghost Story), Last Call, and Day Off.
    • 5/5
      Book Info: Genre: Urban Fantasy anthologyReading Level: AdultRecommended for: Fans of Urban Fantasy, the Dresden FilesMy Thoughts: This is a book of short stories in the Dresden-verse, put into chronological order, and starting back during Dresden’s training with Nick Angel. The stories are:“Restoration of Faith”: in which Harry finds a missing girl, but it’s never as simple as it seems. Butcher complains about the lack of quality in this story, but I think it’s really awesome. It’s also where Harry meets Murphy, plus a troll, so bonus!“Vignette”: This story is just a short piece where Bob and Harry talk about his Yellow Pages ad, and why Harry does what he does.“Something Borrowed”: Billy and Georgia’s wedding. Georgia’s stepmother is a real piece of work. Wow.“It’s my Birthday Too”: It’s Thomas’s birthday. And he’s taking part in a LARP. And then real vampires show up.“Heorot”: Mac brings Harry in to look for a woman who has gone missing. I'd like to point out that the whole “police won't look for a missing person until 24 hours has gone by” thing is a misnomer; they will take into account unusual circumstances and go looking sooner. This is the story in which we learn the truth about Miss Gard. Malks are involved. And it explains why Mister is never involved. “Mister didn't come with me on cases, being above such trivial matters, but he found me pleasant company when I was at home and not moving around too much, except when he didn't, in which case he went rambling.”“Harry’s Day Off”: In which Harry eagerly anticipates a day off to spend with Luccio, but everything that can go wrong does.“Backup”: See my review on the book's page (here, where formatting permitted)“The Warrior”: Michael is retired, but are all his enemies taking that into consideration? Or, for that matter, his so-called friends? This story is all about the unintended consequences of our actions, and is very good. I became all choked up while reading it.“Last Call”: When the forces of darkness try to mess with Mac's brew...? Harry don't play dat...“Love Hurts”: When people are killing themselves in suicide pacts, Harry decides that there is probably mental manipulation involved. People are being forced to fall in love.“Aftermath”: This is an original novella written for this anthology and not available anywhere else, unlike all the others, which are published in other anthologies. It takes place right after the end of Changes and will bring me into Ghost Story. This one is told from the point of view of Murphy, who came to meet with him and found a bullet hole and blood all over the Water Beetle when she arrived. Anyway, the story, despite that, isn't about looking for Dresden, since Billy shows up and puts Murphy in the middle of a situation where apparently small-time magic users are being abducted, including Georgia, Billy's wife.Disclosure: I picked up this book on my own. All opinions are my own.Synopsis: Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher—a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the new April 2010 hardcover, Changes. This is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan as well as a perfect introduction for readers ready to meet Chicago's only professional wizard.
    • 4/5
      I’m going to start off with two opposing disclaimers. First, I don’t really read that much short fiction anymore. I used to, but somewhere along the way, it lost its appeal. Second, the Harry Dresden series is one of the best things I’ve read in my life, so I’m predisposed to like this… except, of course, for the short form.These stories occur between the various novels, and there’s a little forward for each one saying when it occurs and how he came to write it. Often these stories were requested for anthologies, so the story behind the anthology was a little interesting as well. Anyway, the stories started from perhaps halfway through the series so far (i.e. maybe as early as book 5 or 6), all the way to one story that occurred between Changes and Ghost Story.By and large, these were good stories, and I enjoyed them. Perhaps my biggest complaint was the short form, but I already said I’m biased against that. That stripped the tales of a lot of the wonderful character and world building that they’re known for, and then just as the story really started ramping up, it was over. But what else are you going to do in 8,000 words?Two stories in particular stood out from the rest, largely because they were not written from Harry Dresden’s point of view. Now, I love Dresden’s first person narrative voice, but the tales done from Thomas’s and Murphy’s points of view were fabulous.Thomas’s tale dealt with a subject that, by its very nature, Harry was never going to be able to narrate. It was about an effort to intentionally obscure and hide things, which tends to be the very opposite of Harry’s modus operandi. Thomas, however, is well-versed in keeping secrets, and it was great to get his view of the magical world.Murphy’s tale takes place between Changes and Ghost Story. It’s a time when Harry Dresden is, shall we say, indisposed. Given what the magical side of Chicago looks like at the start of Ghost Story, this story provides a powerful glimpse at the desperate resolve of his friends picking up the fight in his absence.So, if you’re a fan of Harry Dresden, definitely check this out. If you haven’t read them yet, though, go pick up Storm Front and start reading.
    • 5/5
      So grateful for this one, got my Harry Dresden fix between the last one and the one yet to come out. These are a bunch of short stories that fill in some blanks and show some of the evolution of his other characters in the Dresden Files and I appreciated them greatly. Especially the last.
    • 4/5
      Very good. Getting ready to read the Dresden File books that I bought at library sale for 80 cents (for 6 books!) so these stories got me acquainted with Harry and his world.
    • 3/5
      This collection of stories from the Dresdenverse should really be read as a companion to the series as one reads the series. While not all of the stories are good (I very nearly gave this a 2 star until the very last story), there are a couple of standout stories like Aftermath (which should be mandatory reading before Ghost Story), Last Call, and Day Off.
    • 3/5
      First, so glad I can get rid of some of the other books sitting on my shelf. You know, the short story collections I kept because they had just the one story I wanted. This takes the place of at least four other books. Big plus.

      There was also one short story in the middle that I hadn't read before. Not sure how I missed it, but yippee!

      And last, the new story at the end was great. It didn't answer any questions about ambiguities at the end of "Changes" but it did give some great reaction from various characters.
    • 3/5
      a mixed bag, like most short story collections are: some really good ones, as though they're just missing chapters from the novels, other uneven or silly ones. but what you really want to know is if the novella that takes place right after the devastating cliffhanger of 'changes' helps at all to loosen some of that tension. no, not even a little. but it is one of the good stories.
    • 4/5
      This collection of Dresden short stories was kicky and fun. They are all prefaced with an introduction that lets you know what anthology they were written for, which books they come between/before/after, and generally the motivation or theme associated with it. There are funny and serious stories. There are some stories better than others, but overall it definitely adds nicely to the series.

      Bonus star for the last story, which is a novella that takes place after Changes. The reason for the bonus story was that it was told through Karrin, who is one of my favorite characters in the series.
    • 5/5
       Read the ebook edition on my Nook. Awesome collection of short stories. There's usually a few short stories in a book like this that I don't care for, but I'd give all of these 5 stars. I love this author's writing style and humor.
    • 5/5
      So, I profoundly love every Dresden Files books that I've read. Including Side Jobs, before anyone starts getting the impression that I am capable of not going all girly over these books. Side Jobs, however, left the least impression on me out of them all. It's still a solid book and well worth reading for Dresden fanatics. Among positive points, it's got Butcher's usual exciting, hilarious writing style, exquisitely over-the-top, loathesome villains, and lots of magic and mayhem. Good stuff.It also allowed for stories narrated by Murphy and Thomas. Which was sort of like crack for me. Their narration styles were not quite as fleshed out as Dresden's (obviously), but Murphy was so unbelievably EPIC in Aftermath that I just didn't care. Plus all the stuff about Martian. That was great. And Thomas turned out to be significantly cooler than I remembered. Besides, Backup was worth it just for Dresden whining at the end about how no one appreciates him and Thomas being utterly patronizing. It was good to see Michael Carpenter again, and there was a lot of closure in learning firsthand that he was doing alright... Day Off was a hilarious experience altogheter. For these stories alone, Side Jobs was worth reading. On that note, let it be said that I think Mr. Butcher is much more suited to novel writing than short story writing. The dramatic plot twists of Dresden novels just can't develop properly without a couple hundred pages of being merrily led around by the nose first. These short stories often felt abrupt and the endings didn't have anywhere near enough impact. Can you imagine an entire Dresden novel packed into a chapter? No? Well, Mr. Butcher made a solid go of it, but I don't think it really could be accomplished.Furthermore (as the author candidly points out in introductory blurbs between stories), several of these stories are ancient, early attempts at hashing out the Dresden universe. Both Mr. Butcher and his characters have had a lot of time to grow since then, and they've come out the better for it. But in some of the earlier stories, beloved characters feel off somehow (Murphy was extraordinarily 'girl cop' instead of extraordinarily Murphy). It was disconcerting, and felt out of character.So points for trying, Mr. Butcher, but I don't think you quite got away with it. I eagerly await his next Dresden novel and am glad to have Side Jobs as an addition to my bookshelf, though it will not be hitting my top ten.
    • 5/5
      A collection of short stories between the books of the Dresden Files, and a look at a humorous first attempt to write a short story before the first book, Storm Front. A definite page turner, I recommend this book.
    • 5/5
      I love Jim Butcher. I hove his characters. I absolutely can't wait for his newest book Cold Days at the end of November. So when I saw this collection of his short stories on audio book I decided I would probably love this one too. I did. It's been around a year since I've read his series so I had to go find general summaries online to refresh my memory. Now, after that and listening to these short stories interspersed throughout the series I want to go back and reread all the books. :) Well that probably won’t happen in the next year but I can see it happening soon after that. I can't pinpoint exactly how Butcher does it but he's hooked me onto his books. You'd think that after 13 books, the series would drag a little or get old. But it doesn't. It just keeps getting better. I think Butcher is the kind of writer that gets better with every book he writes. I enjoyed these short stories and now I'm even more ready for his newest book. Can't wait!
    • 4/5
      A solid and fun collection of short stories that take mostly place between the major books of the Dresden Files. A couple of them are just so-so, but two in particular, "Back Up" (a story told from the perspective of Harry's 1/2 brother, Thomas) and The Warrior (a story that focuses on Michael Carpenter) are excellent; I file like Butcher really pushed his narrative envelope in them. Strangely, I did not love Aftermath which is a bridge story between the two most recent D-files (Changes and Ghost Story). Aftermath is from Karin Murphy's perspective (and, in fact, Harry isn't in it for various, major plot reasons), but the problem (for me) is that Lt. Murphy's narrative voice is the same as Harry Dresden's narrative voice, so it almost feels liked Jim Butcher cribbed an old Dresden story and just changed the speaker (he always writes in 1st person)without changing the language, motives or internal life
    • 5/5
      Side Jobs, was a nice change of pace. A collections of story compilations of various other stories slotted between the main Dresden File novels. It's nice to learn more about the characters that I already enjoy following so much.It added some nice flavour and diversity to the series having input and themes that Mr. Butcher and other writers worked on together. I really enjoyed hearing some of the other tales that happened between the main Dresden File books I have previously read.I would really encourage Mr. Butcher to take part in these projects more in the future as it's not very often that I have seen many authours work together on a series already in motion. The genres of Sci-Fi and Fantasy have so much to offer a reader given the write story lines and characters in a talented writer's hands. I also found the introduction to each short story and novella by Mr. Butcher a really effective way to connect with the writer and gave it some insight into the writer's frame of mind and take on the story to you were about to read. It was a nice little something extra for the reader.I would have liked to see more stories fitted into this book, but it was very interesting and a different take on a novel.