#45 in Urban fantasy
Fool Moon
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Our view
The second Dresden Files novel delivers much the same as the first, only a little better: a wizard for hire in present-day Chicago, a murder case, werewolves, and a hero who takes a beating on the way to the answer. It is pulpy entertainment and makes no claim to be more. Readers tend to treat it as a stepping stone, kept going by the promise that the series grows stronger later.
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About the book
Fool Moon is a 2001 contemporary fantasy novel by author Jim Butcher. It is the second novel in The Dresden Files, which follows the character of Harry Dresden, present-day Chicago's only advertising professional wizard.
Reading order · The Dresden Files
Full order & progress →- Storm FrontStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Fool MoonThis book
7.57.5 / 10 - Grave Peril
7.97.9 / 10 - Summer Knight
8.28.2 / 10 - Death Masks
8.28.2 / 10 - Blood Rites
8.28.2 / 10 - Dead Beat
8.58.5 / 10 - Proven Guilty
8.58.5 / 10 - White Night
8.48.4 / 10 - Small Favor
8.58.5 / 10 - Turn Coat
8.68.6 / 10 - Changes
8.88.8 / 10 - Ghost Story
8.38.3 / 10 - Cold Days
8.78.7 / 10 - Skin Game
8.88.8 / 10 - Peace Talks
8.18.1 / 10 - Battle Ground
8.48.4 / 10 - Twelve Months
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 1,435 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 91% of the weight and the score stays at 7.5 — the Urban fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 80 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 1.4K | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is Fool Moon?
It has 368 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Urban fantasy.
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