Storm Front (Dramatized Adaptation)

Dresden Files, Book 1

By: Jim Butcher

Narrated by: full cast, Matthew Bassett, Nora Sofyan, Nicole Perez, Brian Kim McCormick, Emlyn McFarland, Christopher Walker, Gregory Linington, John Kielty, Drew Kopas, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Christopher McLinden

Harry Dresden’s investigation of a grisly double murder pulls him into the darkest depths of magical Chicago in the first dramatized audiobook in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series!

As a professional wizard, Harry Dresden knows firsthand that the “everyday” world is actually full of strange and magical things—and most of them don’t play well with humans. And those that do enjoy playing with humans far too much. He also knows he’s the best at what he does. Technically, he’s the only at what he does. But even though Harry is the only game in town, business—to put it mildly—stinks.

So when the Chicago P.D. bring him in to consult on a double homicide committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name...

Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

Performed by Matthew Bassett, Nora Sofyan, Nicole Perez, Brian Kim McCormick, Emlyn McFarland, Christopher Walker, Gregory Linington, John Kielty, Drew Kopas, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Christopher McLinden, Julienne Irons, Andy Brownstein, Gabriel Michael, Jonathon Church, Steve Wannall, Scott McCormick, Emerson Kelleher, Ken Jackson, Jeri J. Marshall, OliverJackson, Crystal Judkins, and James Konicek.

©2000 Jim Butcher (P)2025 Graphic Audio LLC

Great follow-up to the audio books

I'm a fan of the audio books with James Marsters, and I enjoy full-cast audio adaptations, when done right. I've been disappointed in the over acting in some previous GA adaptations, but for the most part they've avoided that in this one. The central characters are well portrayed, and although some of the secondary female characters can go a bit far in the femme fatale direction, there's no denying there are strong sexual overtones in the original novels, so that can be overlooked.

Harry is just as much of a likeable wise ass as always, and the adaptation is very clever at keeping his narration intact. When there's an action scene and he has to do some explaining in the midst of it, the background audio is either faded under his thoughts, or there's sometimes a clever sound effect that subtly suggests the action is going into show motion while we are in Harry's head. In all, the writing and sound editing are excellent and well thought-out. I'll be getting the rest of the series if and when it comes out!

Perfect casting!

I love the Harry Dresden series. I've consumed it in in physical, digital, and audio many times over. This dramatized adaptation is absolutely stellar. From the musical score to the voice acting, it's just perfect. The way it brings the world to life is spectacular. I'm really excited to see what graphic audio does with the rest of the series. I'll be snatching these up as soon as they're available.

Why isn’t James Marsters voicing Dresden?!?

Everyone has done a great job - but it is really jarring not having James Marsters voicing Dresden.

Didn’t we learn our lesson with “Ghost Story”?!? John Glover did a great job as well, but he was not Marsters. They went back and redid the book because of that.

For continuity sake alone, you can’t do that. It screws with the dedicated listeners.

Wonderful way to revisit a classic

Love this book and series. Great way to revisit a favorite. Great cast and production. Feels like an old school radio show.

forgot how great thos book is

huge fan of the Dresden Files. i haven't read the first one in about a decade, and this was an excellent way to re-experience the story. A bit of a mystery novel. a bit of an urban fantasy. highly recommend if that's your cuppa tea