The Horror Writers Association Presents

BLOOD LITE

...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge.

Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist in "An Evening with Al Gore..".In an all-new Dresden Files story from Jim Butcher, when it comes to tracking deadly paranormal doings, there's no such thing as a "Day Off" for the Chicago P.D.'s wizard detective,...

Harry Dresden is the best and technically the 'only' at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal capabilities, they come to him for answers. For the 'everyday' world is actually full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans.

The second case file from Harry Dresden, a modern-day wizard who gets into some seriously challenging situations. Business has been slow, but when it looks like Harry can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise.

The third case file from Harry Dresden, a modern-day wizard who gets into some seriously challenging situations. In all of Harry's years of supernatural sleuthing he has never faced anything like this: the spirit world's gone loco. All over Chicago ghosts are causing trouble.

Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in.

Harry Dresden - Chicago's only practising professional wizard - should be happy that business is pretty busy for a change. But now he's getting more than he bargained for, thanks to a duel with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, and professional hitmen who are using him for target practice. Some days it doesn't pay to get out of bed.

For Chicago's only professional wizard, there have been worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. But when the female stars of the film start to die in increasingly spectacular ways, the producer begins to think that he is the target of a sinister entropy curse.

Harry Dresden must save Chicago from black magic and necromancy - but first, he must locate the Word of Kemmler. Just as soon as he figures out what that is. It's all in a day's work for the city's only professional wizard - assuming he can live to see the end of the day.

Harry Dresden is the only wizard in the Chicago phone book and consults for the police on those so-called 'unusual' cases. There's no love lost between Harry and the White Council of Wizards, who find him brash and undisciplined. Now the vampire wars have thinned the ranks of wizards, the White Council needs Harry, like it or not.

A series of apparent suicides rings alarm bells with the police. Before he knows it Harry Dresden, professional wizard, is hired to investigate. At the first crime scene he finds an unmistakable magical taint - and a message specially designed for him, referencing the killing of witches.