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What looked like it was going to be a simple murder case turns into a race against time as Harry tries to prove his innocence before the White Council pronounces judgment against him... or he becomes the next target.
''Storm Front'' is the first book in ''[[
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=== ''Storm Front'' contains examples of: ===
* [[As Long
* [[Badass Boast]]: The final lines:
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* [[Big Entrance]]: When Harry confronts Gentleman Johnny Marcone, he does so by blowing off the doors of his gentleman's club in a burst of magic (towards himself, protecting himself with a shield, so as to keep bystanders from getting hurt), then fireballing the jukebox into slag, and popping every lightbulb in the joint to make an impression. In a later story, Marcone has [[Genre Savvy|remembered this]], and has the dramatic entry points of his establishments furnished with flimsy doors, so that when similar things happen, the shrapnel won't do any damage. The ''strategic'' entry points, on the other hand, are equipped [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|with reinforced steel]].
* [[Blessed
* [[Burn the Witch]]: Addressed. In his first case of the series, Harry is explaining the basics of magic to his client and tells her that the Old Testament's "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" law does not make a wizard's life very easy.
* [[The Cavalry]]: {{spoiler|Morgan}}.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Early in the book, Harry mixes an "escape" potion, for emergencies. Bob, whose help he needs to do so, insists that he also mix a love potion (because Bob is a [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]). Later, {{spoiler|a demon attacks while Susan Rodriguez is visiting and Harry's in the shower. He sends Susan to drink the escape potion while he fights it off, but [[Hilarity Ensues|she drinks the love potion by accident]]. When Harry retreats to the room the potions were in, he manages to get her to drink some escape potion and he drinks the rest of it, allowing them to [[Exactly What It Says
* [[CPR: Clean, Pretty, Reliable]]: {{spoiler|Morgan}} performs it, and when Harry rouses it is with no more than an observation that he had been performing it.
* [[Domestic Abuse]]: After soulgazing his client, Harry learns she's a victim of this.
* [[Elevator Action Sequence]]: Harry and an unconscious Murphy are trapped in an elevator with a {{spoiler|scorpion}} from hell ripping its way through the roof. {{spoiler|Harry slams the car against the top of the shaft with a wind spell, squishing the scorpion against the ceiling, then catches them with a shield at the bottom.}}
* [[Full
* [[Godzilla Threshold]]: A minor one. Confronted with a toad demon in a heavy rain that prevents him from making use of his old standby [[Kill It
* [[Groin Attack]]: Harry claims his knee was aiming for the Shadowman's ''gut'', and missed.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Right after Harry {{spoiler|kills the scorpion with the elevator, when he steps outside and discovers that it has just started to rain. (The [[Big Bad]] is using thunderstorms to power his death spells, and Harry is next on the roster.)}}
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[[Category:Storm Front]]
[[Category:The Dresden Files]]
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