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In the wake of a personal tragedy and having pissed off every vampire around, Harry neglects everything in the hopes of finding a cure for the love of his life. However, he is pulled out of his blue funk by Queen Mab, who wants him to find who murdered the Summer Knight. Like with most anything involving the Sidhe, things get complicated very quickly as Harry rushes to foil a supernatural plot that could destroy the world.

** '''Harry Dresden:''' I DON'T BELIEVE IN FAIRIES!

** {{spoiler|'''Toot-toot:'''}} In the name of the Pizza Lord! Charge!

* [[Busman's Holiday|Busman's Holiday:]] Billy invites Harry to his house to play some [[Dungeons and Dragons|Arcanos]] with the Alphas. Harry grumbles that it sounds too much like his day job. {{spoiler|He plays a barbarian instead. A "Hulk Smash" barbarian, even.}}

* [[Big Good]]: {{spoiler|The Queen Mothers of Summer and Winter, who generally know what has caused the problems in the book but let Harry work out the problem himself when he meets them.}}

* [[Chekhov MIA]]: Elaine.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Toot-toot and fairies similar to his status love pizza. {{spoiler|Harry used this to gain their help when fighting against Aurora. See [[Death of a Thousand Cuts]] for more.}}

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Maeve the Winter Lady offers to give Harry what he wants in exchange for "his first born child". As in, she wants him to {{spoiler|impregnate a faerie. Harry responds to said faerie's advances by pouring ice water on his crotch}}.

* [[Einstein Hair]]: No one in particular, but the [[Trope Namer]] is refereed to by this hair by the Queen Mothers.

* [[Face Palm]]: Harry has a particularly memorable one here. {{spoiler|He has just escaped a quicksand like death trap and is hanging by his belt from a tree branch about twenty feet up dripping mud and boots, no sooner does he thank his lucky stars that there is no one there to see him then somebody shows up!}}

* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Happens to the Winter Knight after the events this book. This has been different from most [[Fate Worse Than Death|fates worse than death]] in that we have received updates on him more than once and, yes, he is still being tortured. The books take place in real time, very roughly speaking, with about a year between publication of each and a [[Time Skip]] of about a year or so between most books. Four books after what happens to the Winter Knight, Harry sees him, still imprisoned. Even Fix, who hates the guy is disgusted by how much he's suffering. {{spoiler|As of ''[[The Dresden Files]]/Changes'', the poor bastard is '''finally''' dead.}}

* [[Not a Game]]

* [[Punny Name]]: A very subtle one. Dresden is being guided by a fairy so small, she only appears as a small bright red light that can blink on and off. Her name is Elidee (LED).

* [[Secret Test of Character]]: Many throughout the series, but a notable one was used here. {{spoiler|Harry had solved the mystery as assigned to him by the council and Mab, but in the process he uncovered a plot to permanently alter the balance between Winter and Summer, which would cause a new Ice Age, among other things. The Gatekeeper pointed out to Harry that he could try to stop the plot at great personal risk, or he could go home, since his job was technically done. Harry said he would try to stop the plot. The Gatekeeper was pleased, and said that if Harry had answered differently, he would have killed Harry himself.}}

** Also, the Summer and Winter Mothers give him one. {{spoiler|They ask which is more important; the Body or the Soul? The correct answer is basically, "That's a stupid question"}}.