Fool Moon (2001) (edit title/settings)

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• Harry Dresden: A wizard, detective, and main character to this series.
• Karrin Murphy: Head of the Special Investigations in the Chicago P.D.
• Agent Denton: FBI Investigative team Leader
• Johnny Marcone: The crime lord of Chicago
• Harley MacFinn: A millionaire environmentalist
• Susan Rodriguez: A reporter at the midwestern Arcane and Dresden's love interest
• Agent Benn: FBI agent on Denton's team
• Parker: Leader of the Streetwolves
• Detective Ron Carmichael: Murphy's partner at SI.
• Bob: Spirit who lives in a skull and advises Harry.
• Agent Wilson: FBI agent on Denton's team
• Kim Delaney: A young women being mentored by Dresden in the magical arts
• Billy Borden: One of the Alphas
• Chaunzaggoroth: A demon informant; Dresden calls him "Chauncy"
• Hendricks: One of Gentleman Johnny Marcone's bodyguards
• Spike: One of Gentleman Johnny Marcone's bodyguards who was murdered
• Tera West: A mysterious woman with lupine qualities, MacFinn's fiancé
• Detective Rudolph: A new officer at SI
• Mac: The owner-operator of McAnally's Tavern
• Agent Roger Harris: FBI forensic agent

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• “I can't be under arrest now... I don't have time.”

  Harry

• “Do all werewolves wear glasses and too much Old Spice, or is that only for full moons?”

  Harry

• “There's more magic in a baby's first giggle than in any firestorm a wizard can conjure up, and don't let anyone tell you any different.”

  Harry

• “That's black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos.”

  Harry

• “Don't mess with a wizard when he's wizarding!”

  Harry

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• “A stuffed animal, man!” I roared at him. “Don’t mess with a wizard when he’s wizarding!”

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• And I knew that there was some dark corner of me that would enjoy using magic for killing—and then long for more. That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos.

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• Magic is a kind of energy. It is given shape by human thoughts and emotions, by imagination. Thoughts define that shape—and words help to define those thoughts. That’s why wizards usually use words to help them with their spells. Words provide a sort of insulation as the energy of magic burns through a spell caster’s mind.

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• “Loup-garou,” Bob said. “Or that was the name Etienne the Enchanter used for them, before he got burned at the stake. The loup-garou are the major monsters, Harry. Someone has cursed them to become a wolflike demon, and usually at the full moon. That someone’s got to be really powerful, too, like a major heavyweight sorcerer or a demon lord or one of the Faerie Queens. When the full moon comes, they transform into a monster, go on a killing spree, and slaughter everything they come across until the moon sets or the sun rises.”

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• “Lycanthropes,” Bob said. “Isn’t that a psychological condition?” “It might also be a psychological condition,” Bob said. “But it was a reality first. A lycanthrope is a natural channel for a spirit of rage. A lycanthrope turns into a beast, but only inside his head. The spirit takes over. It affects the way he acts and thinks, makes him more aggressive, stronger. They also tend to be very resistant to pain or injury, sickness; they heal rapidly—all sorts of things.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Chicago
• Nevernever
• Rosemont
• Full Moon Garage

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• The Alphas: A gang of college-age men and women who have werewolf abilities
• The Streetwolves: A Chicago biker gang of lycanthropes
• Northwest Passage Project: Harley MacFinn's project to accumulate land for a wildlife preserve

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• Theriomorph: Anything that shape-shifts from a human being into an animal form.
• Transmogrification: Transforming a human into an animal using magic. This destroys the human personality, though some of strong will can keep their personality for up to a few years.
• Lycanthrope: In the Dresden universe, -not- a shape-shifting werewolf. The person turns into a beast, but only inside his head. Bob the Skull describes it as a spirit of rage who inhabits the person's body and takes over, making the person more aggressive, stronger, more resistant to injury and pain.
• Loup-garou: A person cursed to become a wolf-like demon only during a full moon.
• Thaumaturgy: Magic
• Hexenwulf: Human who can change form using a talisman, such as a wolf-hide belt. The magic is granted by a spirit, usually a demon.
• Werewolf: A human who uses magic to change his shape to a wolf and back. Usually knows no other magic.

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• With power comes responsibility: Personal accountability and sensitivity towards subordinate groups are factors

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Storm Front, and followed by Grave Peril.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jim Butcher (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Chris McGrath (Cover Artist)
2. James Marsters (Narrator)

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• Library of Congress: PS3602.U85
• Dewey: 813.6

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Profanity and violence

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Jim Butcher: Author's website

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• The Dresden Files (IMDb): TV mini-series

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