#33 in Fantasy
Skin Game
- 359
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 3 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“Skin Game”, the fifteenth Dresden Files novel, is a heist story, and the caper structure gives the series a fresh snap. Harry Dresden has to work alongside old enemies to break into a vault owned by Hades. Some long-time readers feel the series is still getting better; others are tiring of Harry, whose head the books never leave, and now prefer the supporting cast. It is no place to start the series.
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About the book
Skin Game is a novel in The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. It is the 15th novel in the series. It follows the protagonist, Harry Dresden as he teams up with former enemies to rob a vault belonging to Hades, lord of the Underworld.
Reading order · The Dresden Files
Full order & progress →- Storm FrontStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Fool Moon
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 GameThis book
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 8.9 across 676 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 82% of the weight and the score stays at 8.8 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.8 | 25 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.9 | 651 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is Skin Game?
It has 359 pages — shorter than 86% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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