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Grave Peril

#14 in Urban fantasy

Grave Peril

Jim Butcher

First published 2001Original language EN

7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 101,107 ratingsConfidence 88%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#14 of 44 in Urban fantasy ahead of 70% of the category
358
Pages
about 7 h
Reading time
Part of a seriesThe Dresden FilesVolume 3 of 18
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About the book

Grave Peril is a 2001 urban fantasy novel by author Jim Butcher. It is the third novel in The Dresden Files, which follows the character of Harry Dresden, present-day Chicago's only professional wizard.

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Score per volume18 volumes on a timeline, 2000 to 2026 · Best-rated volume: Changes
  1. Storm Front
    Storm Front2000 · 2,009 ratingsStart here
    7.57.5 / 10
  2. Fool Moon
    Fool Moon2001 · 1,435 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  3. Grave Peril
    Grave Peril2001 · 1,107 ratingsThis book
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. Summer Knight
    Summer Knight2002 · 1,060 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  5. Death Masks
    Death Masks2003 · 954 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  6. Blood Rites
    Blood Rites2004 · 873 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  7. Dead Beat
    Dead Beat2005 · 792 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  8. Proven Guilty
    Proven Guilty2006 · 756 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  9. White Night
    White Night2007 · 725 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  10. Small Favor
    Small Favor2008 · 746 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  11. Turn Coat
    Turn Coat2009 · 688 ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  12. Changes
    Changes2010 · 697 ratings
    8.88.8 / 10
  13. Ghost Story
    Ghost Story2011 · 675 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  14. Cold Days
    Cold Days2012 · 680 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  15. Skin Game
    Skin Game2014 · 676 ratings
    8.88.8 / 10
  16. Peace Talks
    Peace Talks2020 · 486 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  17. Battle Ground
    Battle Ground2020 · 470 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  18. Twelve Months
    Twelve Months2026 · 144 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.9 across 1,107 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 88% of the weight and the score stays at 7.9 — the Urban fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover7.91.1K 100%

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How long is Grave Peril?

It has 358 pages — shorter than 86% of the ranked books in Urban fantasy.

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