Turn Coat

A Novel of the Dresden Files The Dresden Files, #11

by Jim Butcher

420 pages

English language

Published April 16, 2009 by Roc.

ISBN:: 978-0-451-46256-5
OCLC Number:: 233548311

The new novel in the hit New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series.The Warden Morgan has been accused of treason against the Wizards of the White Counciland theres only one, final punishment for that crime. Hes on the run, wants his name cleared, and needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. Someone like Harry Dresden...Now, Harry must uncover a traitor within the Council, keep a less-than-agreeable Morgan under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself. And a single mistake may cost someone his headsomeone like Harry

6 editions

Eli reviewed Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #11)

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4 stars

There Harry was, nearly enjoying a friendship with benefits which was morphing into something more beautiful, only to find out her head had been tempered with and none of it was real. As were most other council members' heads. As always, non-stop action, drama, and sarcastic conversations with some heartfelt moments.

cargide reviewed Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #11)

Review of 'Turn Coat' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Suben las apuestas, ahora todo es más grande y más peligroso, lo esperable.

govmarley reviewed Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #11)

Review of 'Turn Coat' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Harry gets his ass kicked. Volume 11. On audio, which is the best way to experience my favorite wizard.

Lots to say about this one but I want to avoid spoilers. Let's keep it at Harry jumps into the fray with both feet, as usual. Not nearly enough Murphy in this one. And it ended on a not so great note. Guess this means I'll be headed to book 12 soon to find out what is next.

Wetdryvac reviewed Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #11)

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4 stars

Yep, the fluff is getting more layered. I like that in a series.

RxBrad reviewed Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #11)

Review of 'Turn Coat' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

There were some cool new bad guys in this book, and the Black Council storyline seems to be ramping up quite a bit. I get I'll wait and see if that's a good thing, or if it bogs the next few books down in soap opera-y lameness.

DrDash reviewed Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #11)

Review of 'Turn Coat' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I think this is the best so far, good story and a lot of good action

Wolfie reviewed Turn coat by Jim Butcher (Thorndike Press large print basic)

Review of 'Turn coat' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Another excellent and unputdownable story in the Dresden Files series

Eoghann Mill Irving reviewed Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #11)

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4 stars

At this point Jim Butcher has a very clearly defined formula for the Harry Dresden books. I don't say that in a negative way. He knows what his readers are looking for and he provides it.

Which means plenty of action, moral dilemmas and Dresden getting beaten up a lot.

It's all good stuff, but if you haven't read the previous books, this really isn't the place to start.

Angela Korra'ti reviewed Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #11)

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4 stars

It's official: Jim Butcher is still awesome. There's very little that I can say about this book quality-wise that I haven't said about just about all of the previous Dresden Files novels. Which is to say, Turn Coat quite heavily engaged me, and delivered in spades on all of the things I have come to expect in this series.

Plot-wise, I can say that if Jim's stated plans for the series are holding up, we're now at about the halfway plot of the overall plot arc--and things happen herein that very much set the stage for the second half of the series. We have some fabulous followup on Harry's older interactions with a former foil. We have (agonizingly slow and yet absolutely correct) advancement in the relationship between Harry and Murphy. We get a look for the first time at the home base of the wizards of the world, in Edinburgh. A decently scary primary monster sets the bar very high for some creepy forefront action, while behind the scenes players maneuver events into the exact proper way to make life very, very, very difficult for Harry for several more books. The ending in particular is wrenching, and definitely takes things in a darker direction, which seems appropriate given how the stakes of the overall plot arc have now been raised.

All in all a mighty fine read, and I'll knock off a star only because one of the bad guys was a little too obvious. Four stars.