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In addition to the novels, graphic novels, television show, and role playing game, there are The Dresden Files short stories and novelettes. The majority of these are collected in Side Jobs, which was published in 2010. It contains a story set before Storm Front and Welcome to the Jungle, and ends with a novella set just after Changes.
When we were initially discussing our The Dresden Files extravaganza, Garrett and I talked a bit on how we wanted to review Side Jobs. Because of timing in the publication schedule and the sheer amount of other Dresden material we collectively got our hands on, I only get one review to do for Side Jobs, not the potential three I could have taken up. So instead of talking about how much I loved each of the entries in Side Jobs, you’ll get a brief synopsis of some of my favorites.
[Fast Download] Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files Related eBooks: Jump and Other Stories Sail of Stone None to Accompany Me: A Novel To Have and Have Not Eveline Durand - Too much series Tim Bruno - Ossidea. Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Report this Page Here, together for the first time, are the shorter from Jim Butcher's DRESDEN FILES series — a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. Best of all, if after reading an e-book, you buy a paper version of Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files. Read the book on paper - it is quite a powerful experience. All downloaded files are checked. Side Jobs is the first anthology in The Dresden Files series, containing some of the series' shorter stories. Content 'Restoration of Faith' - originally published on Jim-Butcher.com, 'Publicity and Advertising' as 'Vignette' - originally published on Jim-Butcher.com, 'Something Borrowed'.
“Something Borrowed”
It’s a big day: Billy and Georgia are getting married, and Harry is filling in as best man after Kirby lands in the hospital following Dead Beat. Except the bride is late, and no one can get a hold of her. Did she just get cold feet, or has something nefarious happened? As usual, there’s no one better than Harry to find out. “Something Borrowed” was initially published in the anthology My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding.
“Day Off”
Here’s the question asked in “Day Off,” originally published in the anthology Blood Lite: what does a professional wizard and member of the White Council get up to on his day off? Well… a lot of things that have nothing to do with rest and relaxation. While nothing Earth-shattering happens, Harry has to fight off a wanna-be wizard, help out a pair of Alphas, and just generally never get around to doing the things he wants to do. This is farcical on a scale that the Dresden Files seldom gets to, and it’s a lot of fun. “Day Off” takes place between Small Favor and Turn Coat.
“Backup”
“Backup” is a novelette that was originally published by Subterranean Press in a limited edition hardcover illustrated by Mike Mignola. For those who don’t like trawling eBay for like-new books, it’s included in Side Jobs. “Backup” is from Thomas’s point of view on a day he secretly follows Harry around and saves his bacon, all without letting Harry know that he’s even there. It’s one of two entries in the Dresden Files that do not feature Harry as the narrator, and chronologically fits between Small Favor and Turn Coat.
“The Warrior”
Originally published in the anthology Mean Streets, “The Warriror” is yet again set between Small Favor and Turn Coat. (With all that Harry gets up to between those two books, there should be a full novel in there somewhere!) Harry gets information that Michael Carpenter, former Knight of the Cross, and his family are in more danger than normal. Someone has their eye on the sword Amoracchius, and Harry’s not about to let some thief terrorize a house full of children (not to mention one of his friends) when the Carpenters don’t even have the sword anymore. This story has a definite theme running through it of the unintended consequences, both good and bad, that our actions have on other people.
“Aftermath”
This was a real treat. “Aftermath” takes place immediately after Changes and is from Murphy’s point of view. Harry has just been shot and there is little hope that he survived. Unfortunately, instead of investigating with her team, Murphy is forced to sit this one out while she’s under suspension for her actions during Changes. Instead, Bill of the Alphas knocks on her door and lets her know there’s trouble, and without Harry, it’s up to them to pick up the pieces. This is the second of two Dresden pieces that feature a narrator other than Harry, and it’s a wonderful treat to get into Murphy’s head.
Why you should read this book
Because somehow you haven’t gotten enough of The Dresden Files and need more things to feed your addiction. Also, because these are a lot of fun. Harry gets to go have adventures that may not be as life-and-death as what we usually see in the books, and Butcher gets to spend some time developing his extraordinary cast of secondary characters. And if at the end of this you’re still looking for more, Butcher has published some more Dresden shorts since Side Jobs was published. You can find a list of the next seven stories on Jim Butcher’s website, as well as an undated announcement for a future compilation entitled More Jobs.
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Here, together for the first time, are the shorter from Jim Butcher's DRESDEN FILES series — 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 h...more
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Jun 23, 2015
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) rated it
really liked it Shelves: audiobook, not-a-romance-book, narrator-amazing, urban-fantasy, short-story-or-novella, little-to-no-sex-content
Nice, well rounded short story collection featuring some of the side characters from the series. I liked seeing the growth of the author as well as some other POVs. Made me hungry for more Harry!!
Jan 25, 2017Phrynne rated it it was amazing
This is an excellent collection of short stories, all part of the Harry Dresden universe, and each one introduced by the author showing where it fits the overall story line and why he wrote it. The final one, Aftermath, is a massive spoiler for his book Changes, but as long as you have read past there then it is not a problem:)
I have read the whole series and wait each year in anticipation of the next book so this was an ideal read for me. All of the stories are good, some short, some long, some...more
Feb 23, 2018Lyn rated it liked it · review of another edition
This is a series of short stories listed as Dresden 12.5 and after his 12th Dresden novel Changes.
These are a collection of shorter works from throughout the Dresden files but many are around the time of Changes, Turn Coat and Small Favor. Thematically, these are not just short stories related to the series, but actually tie in to the series and build the storyline. That said, I kind of messed up and gave myself some spoilers by reading since I am not that far in the series, so:
Dresden fans, RE...more
May 25, 2010
Stacey rated it
liked it Shelves: guilty-pleasures, my-review-or-notes, my-library-ebook, anthology-or-collection
The most important thing is that I got my Harry Dresden 'fix.' Everytime I read one of these books, I tear through it like a hyperactive child in a bulk candy story. Well, this anthology, the thing that is supposed to get me to the next release... it was okay. Some of the stories were better than others. 'Aftermath,' the anticipated novella told right after the ending of Changes, was a disappointment.
The story itself was a typical Dresden universe tale, with the requisite slime, kicking, intrig...more
Nov 12, 2010Lightreads rated it it was ok
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Jul 29, 2015Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller rated it really liked it
[4.5 stars] All the Dresden fun, but with a few alternate POV’s like Murphy and Thomas to sweeten the deal – sign me up! I enjoyed this compilation of novellas immensely – maybe even slightly more than the last couple of novels. Every story brought something new and interesting to the table, and I kind of wish I had read them alongside the novels chronologically. Overall, I’d say don’t skip this one – it’s every bit as worth your time as the main series itself.
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Aug 11, 2018
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it was amazing Shelves: magic-noir, unrequited-love, detective-private-eye-sleuth, wizard-warlock-sorcerer, 2018-action-adventure-challenge, 2018-dhasg-challenge, 1st-person-pov, favorite-or-autobuy-author, 2018-action-heroines-challenge, hero-to-die-for
I picked up this audiobook read by James Marsters (Spike from 'Buffy' and 'Angel') because I enjoyed listening to 'Death Masks' so much on audio. He has a great voice. Marsters takes you into the world of Harry Dresden in a fully immersive fashion. I always wonder how voice actors remember how to keep the different voices consistent, and Marsters is awesome at it. His pitch and cadence for each character, particularly Dresden, is spot on. He doesn't lose the thread from story to story. I like th...more
Mar 25, 2010
Dan Schwent rated it
liked it Shelves: i-hate-short-stories, fantasy-detective, 2010
Side Jobs is a collection of Harry Dresden short stories.
A Restoration of Faith: Harry goes on a missing persons case and winds up tangling with a troll.
Not a bad story but not particularly good either. It's the first Dresden story Jim Butcher wrote and it shows. While entertaining, it has some glaring flaws, like the ten year old talking like she's 25 and the existence of a manhole on a bridge. I may be ignorant of some things but I don't imagine a lot of bridges have manholes on them. Still, a...more
May 28, 2010
Nicole rated it
really liked it Shelves: urban-fantasy, short-stuff, vampires-after-all, read-more-than-once, favourite-characters, mystery-contemp-american, werecreatures
First read Oct-Nov '10; read again Dec '10; re-read 'Day Off,' 'Backup,' 'Something Borrowed,' and 'The Warrior' Oct '14; re-read 'The Warrior' 6/6/15; re-read 'It's My Birthday, Too' Valentine's Day 2017.
Re-read front to back 2018.
Listed in the order I first read them, according to my whim.
'Vignette' -- Interesting to see an early draft similar to several Harry-Bob conversations that made it into books.
'Restoration of Faith' -- Cute. I enjoyed seeing how Harry and Murphy met. Despite the apolog...more
Nov 05, 2010Mike (the Paladin) rated it it was amazing
Note: On advice from Sandi, thank you Sandi, I make note here that if you haven't read Changes you should read it before you read (at least the final story in) this book as it will give away the end of said novel. Also it has been advised that I warn you not to read the synopsis of the next Dresden book, due to be released this April.
Thanks again Sandi for the heads up.
This may have been the closest to a 4 star rating I've come for a Butcher Dresden effort. This is a collection of short stories...more
Apr 25, 2019Vikas rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Having starting the Dresden files series books after buying graphic novels based on them made me read till 14th book and there's still 15th book but I went ahead with this collection of short stories set in the world of Dresden Files set after Changes but contains many short stories based between different books. We have the very first short story with Harry which is mentioned many times and now I finally know the story. Also there are many interesting short stories showing story from the perspe...more
Apr 05, 2019
Audrey
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really liked it Shelves: uf-paranormal-horror, 2019-books, audiobooks
This is a collection of short stories ranging from super short to novella length presented in chronological order. The first is before Storm Front, and the last is after Changes. Butcher gives a brief history of how each story came about. Some stories contain spoilers for previous books. I think I like Dresden in shorter chunks. Narrated by James Marsters.
Restoration of Faith ☆☆☆
An early story by Butcher that’s a prequel to the whole series.
Vignette ☆☆☆☆
A very short bit about Harry reviewing his...more
Apr 24, 2013Michael rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book is a collection of stories which span from the beginning of Harry's career to just after the novel 'Changes'. Many things that are mentioned in passing in the novels are told in these stories. The first story tells of Harry's first meeting with Murphy. Another story tells the tale of Billy and Georgia's wedding. Although all of these stories are very good I think that the best is 'The Warrior'. The reason that I paused in reading the novels at this point is because the last story,'Afte...more
Jun 01, 2011
Katy rated it
it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: ebook
Book Info: Genre: Urban Fantasy anthology
Reading Level: Adult
Recommended for: Fans of Urban Fantasy, the Dresden Files
My 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 H...more
This is an anthology of short stories, that take place throughout the Dresden Files series (in between novels). The writing and tone are on par with the rest of the series, and make up a good read for Dresden fans waiting for the next full novel to come out.
While the stories in this collection are not directly related to the arcs, they do happen in between major events and thus make more sense when you know the background. Conversely, there some references in the main novels that refer to events...more
Aug 25, 2012
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Becky rated it
really liked it Shelves: fantasy, multi-dimensional, reviewed, horror, vampires, humorous, ebook_nook, 2012, mystery-and-thrillers, shortstories-collections
Alrighty... I've been working on this one as I go along in the series, so technically I've been reading this book for the better part of 4 months. But I have enjoyed it quite a lot, and so I never really felt that draggy 'Am I done yet??' feeling that I often do when books sit on my Currently Reading shelf for a long time.
There were some stories in here that were better than others. Some that you could tell were very early stories in the Dresden canon, but they all were enjoyable, and all were...more
Nov 27, 2015
Sonja Arlow rated it
liked it Shelves: audio-books, fantasy, funny, short-stories-or-novellas, 2015-read, recommended
3 stars
I have read 11 books in this series and have developed a soft spot for Harry Dresden but never once considered listening to this series in audio. That is until a GR friend wrote a glowing review of how much fun the audio versions are.
I now understand why.
James Masters does an excellent job narrating this popular series. I also enjoyed the short intro by the author before each story, explaining why he wrote this or where the idea came from.
I won’t go into detail about each story as they...more
Jun 29, 2015
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ rated it
really liked it Shelves: ammp-team-trogan, fantasy, adult-fiction
This book was a great way to give you snippets of information in between the other books and the people, Harry, Michael, Butters, Murphy and others.
Reviewed for THC Reviews
When reading anthologies, I usually pick up one novella here and there to fill in gaps between longer books and rarely read them straight through. With that being the case, I've decided to post reviews of each story as I finish it. Reviews on the remaining novellas and the overall book rating will be forthcoming.:-)
*newest review for this anthology
A Restoration of Faith - Restoration of Faith is a short prequel novella in the Dresden Files series. It's only about the le...more
Feb 24, 2010
The Flooze rated it
really liked it Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal, owned, vanquished_2013, vanquished_2012, anthology-shorties
Firstly, I appreciate this type of anthology. Even though I'd read some of the stories before, it's nice having everything gathered in one volume. Secondly, Butcher is quite talented at the short-story format. He crafts believable, contained, complete plots that add much in the way of character development without becoming required reading. Granted, there are certain references within the novels that aren't clear without delving into the shorts, but they generally aren't vital enough to throw of...more
Oct 12, 2018Donna rated it it was amazing
It's been a year and a half since I listened to a Harry Dresden book. I have to laugh here because my next statement is such a book-nerd statement. I really really missed HARRY in my life. I love this series for so many reasons....the world building, the creative characters, the NARRATOR of the audios, just to name a few.
This book is a collection of short stories. Now short stories is a genre I can only handle in moderation but this collection was perfection. There were a couple of stories that...more
This was different. Short stories some even from different POVs. Funny, serious, some evern really short like 3 pages haha but still enjoyable. Only read if youre a fan otherwise give it a miss.
Finally got around to reading this one and it did not disappoint. So fun to see some of the earlier stories from the Dresden universe as well as some of what was going on with the other characters during later ones.
Apr 10, 2017David Sarkies rated it it was ok · review of another edition
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I’m not really sure if I can say all that much about this book, namely because it really didn’t seem to sit well in the flow of things, and like a lot of rather dull books that I have read in the past I started finding myself becoming rather bored with it, especially when I got to the last story, or rather novella. The thing is that while I have appreciated the adventures of Harry Dresden up until this point, these ‘side jobs’, or adventures that he has had...more
Jan 03, 2018Arnis rated it liked it
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Sep 21, 2018
Anita Reads rated it
it was amazing Shelves: magic, paranormal, short-story-collections, pnr-uf, read-2018, favorites
This is the first collection of short stories set in the Dresden Files universe. You can read the entirety of this book once you've read Changes (if you want to avoid spoilers). I highly enjoyed this collection. Especially enjoyed the stories from Thomas' and Murphy's POVs. It was nice to see Jim Butcher in short form as well. Below I'll write a few sentences about each story of the collection.
#0.2 RESTORATION OF FAITH
This was a short prequel story, which was nice to see. I enjoyed seeing Harry...more
Apr 24, 2019Pam Baddeley rated it it was ok · review of another edition
I should have remembered when I unearthed this in a shelf of TBR books that I hadn't enjoyed the other volume that I've read from this series. This collection of short stories reinforced that impression. I think perhaps the compulsory humour in life and death situations becomes a little grating at times but the main issue that otherwise good stories are spoiled by 'dodgy' parts, such as the one told from the viewpoint of Dresden's vampire half brother who (view spoiler)[kills the female villain...more
Well, it took a while - read this in chronological order (in between the appropriate stories) as I worked my way through the first 12 books of the Dresden series these past few months - but it was worth it. I am a fan of backstory and the exploration of secondary arcs, and this compendium of shorts and novelettes delivered. I've captured my thoughts below for each of the individual stories:
'Something Borrowed' An interesting jump into Billy and Georgia's 'challenged' vows. I enjoyed how these st...more
Nov 30, 2012Evgeny rated it it was amazing
A collection of stories taking place from before the first book to just after Changes. I actually liked it better than Ghost Story. No incoming apocalypse, a lot of actions, and the good guys actually get some breaks, unlike the books in the main storyline.
I am not going to discuss all the stories one by one, but will try to give the whole picture. What is good about them is that they fill some blanks in between the main story. Below are some minor spoilers. How did Harry meet Murphy first time...more
Dec 20, 2016Wayland Smith rated it really liked it
I'm a huge Dresden Files fan, I'll admit that up front. This is a fantastic collection of short stories that take place between the various novels that make up the series. It ends with a new one that takes place after the major cliffhanger at the end of Changes.
It's fun seeing some of the minor things Dresden deals with between his major adventures. Dresden's trademark sarcasm, geekiness, and determination to do right are in every tale. If you like the adventures of Chicago's resident wizard, y...more
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