Summer Knight (2002) (edit title/settings)

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• Harry Dresden: Wizard and private investigator; an honorable man who often gets into trouble because of his maverick ways.
• Detective Karrin Murphy: The head of the Chicago police department which deals with "supernatural phenomenon"; more aware than most non-magical mortals about things that go bump in the night, she is a valuable ally for Harry in the more mundane aspects of his investigations.
• Elaine Mallory: Dresden's childhood companion and first girlfriend; the emissary of the Summer Sidhe and a Wizard in her own right. They share a complicated history
• Meryl: A Changeling born of a Troll and a human mother.
• Billy Borden: A werewolf Harry met in a former adventure; looks up to Harry and tries to look out for him..
• Aurora: The Summer Lady of the Sidhe; She who is the Queen-Who-Will-Be.
• Mother Winter: The Queen-Who-Was; The past queen of the Winter Sidhe.
• Ronald Reuel: An Artist; the former Summer Knight whose murder causes the delicate balance between the Sidhe courts to become skewed.
• Korrick: A centaur in service to Aurora, the Summer Lady.
• Lloyd Slate: The Winter Knight, a junkie with a deep-rooted dislike for Maeve, the Winter Lady.
• Toot-toot: A dewdrop faerie of the wyldfae, who provides information and other assistance. Will work for pizza.
• Mab: Queen of Air and Darkness. Monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe.
• Leanansidhe (aka Lea): Harry's fairy godmother who sold his bond to Mab, the Winter Queen, and is also the second most powerful being in the Winter Court.
• Ebenezar McCoy: A senior member of the White Council and Harry's former mentor. Tries to shield him from the politics of the Council.
• Martha Liberty: A member of the Senior Wizard's Council.
• Listens to Wind (aka Injun Joe): A member of the Senior Wizard's Council.
• Morgan: A Warden and agent of the Merlin; deeply hostile to Harry whom he considers a dangerous maverick.
• Rashid the 'Gatekeeper': An enigmatic member of the Senior Wizard Council.
• Ace: Half- fae, and half human " changelings" , friends with Meryl, Fix, and Lily, and was under the protection of the Summer Knight .
• Lily: Half- fae, and half human " changelings" , friends with Meryl, Fix, and Ace, and was under the protection of the Summer Knight .
• Fix: Half- fae, and half human " changelings" , friends with Meryl, Ace, and Lily, and was under the protection of the Summer Knight .
• Maeve: The Winter Lady, The Queen-who-will-be.
• Titania: The Summer Queen, the-queen-who-is
• Elidee: Tiny faerie

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• “Oh that's so typical Harry! You won't steal a baby but you're too lazy to conjugate.”

  Bob the skull

• “I'm not here to make friends Billy, I'm here to find a killer.”

  Harry

• “Unicorns. Very dangerous. You go first.”

  Harry

• “Preemptive I-told-you-sos. Now I've seen everything.”

  Harry

• “If it turns out thay Timmy's stuck down the well, I'm going home.”

  Harry

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• As I pulled into the parking lot, I reflected that odds were that not a lot of clandestine meetings involving mystical assassination, theft of arcane power, and the balance of power in the realms of the supernatural had taken place in a Wal-Mart Super Center. But then again, maybe they had. Hell, for all I knew, the Mole Men used the changing rooms as a place to discuss plans for world domination with the Psychic Jellyfish from Planet X and the Disembodied Brains-in-a-Jar from the Klaatuu Nebula. I know I wouldn’t have looked for them there.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Chicago
• Queens
• Titania
• Georgia
• Lake Michigan
• Stone Table

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Glossary edit see section history

• Changeling: Half-mortal/half-fae beings.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Grave Peril, and followed by Death Masks.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jim Butcher (Author)

Other Contributors:

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

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3552.U8242
• Dewey: 813.6

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Jim Butcher: Author's webpage

Movie Connections edit see section history

• The Dresden Files (IMDb): TV Mini-Series