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<blockquote data-quote="Ulfgeir" data-source="post: 8692528" data-attributes="member: 7015719">Just finished Battle Ground, by Jim Butcher.&nbsp; Book 17 in the series The Dresden Files. This is the climax to the buildup from Peace Talks, and follows directly on the end of Peace Talks (I think it was intended to be just one book from the start, but it grew...). It is basically non-stop action, where Harry Dresden is outmatched almost all the time.&nbsp; We finally get to see some individuals that has been mentioned before, and we know they will make in impact further on the series. We see just how tough some of the supernatural heavy-weights really are (and what happens when their power is not enough). Though some of the things do come across a little bit of a Deus-Ex-Machina, in that not everything is properly set up beforehand. On the other hand the things that have been set up properly (sometimes many books back) have powerful payoffs in most cases. There are a few of those that I would have like to see more off.The series however need now to stop the power-creep for a while, and throw some other types of problems than those that can be solved by bigger fireballs at Dresden. He has personal problems that need to be dealt with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ulfgeir, post: 8692528, member: 7015719"] Just finished Battle Ground, by Jim Butcher. Book 17 in the series The Dresden Files. This is the climax to the buildup from Peace Talks, and follows directly on the end of Peace Talks (I think it was intended to be just one book from the start, but it grew...). It is basically non-stop action, where Harry Dresden is outmatched almost all the time. We finally get to see some individuals that has been mentioned before, and we know they will make in impact further on the series. We see just how tough some of the supernatural heavy-weights really are (and what happens when their power is not enough). Though some of the things do come across a little bit of a Deus-Ex-Machina, in that not everything is properly set up beforehand. On the other hand the things that have been set up properly (sometimes many books back) have powerful payoffs in most cases. There are a few of those that I would have like to see more off. The series however need now to stop the power-creep for a while, and throw some other types of problems than those that can be solved by bigger fireballs at Dresden. He has personal problems that need to be dealt with. [/QUOTE]

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