Twelve Months

Harry Dresden has survived more than most—and so has Chicago. After he and his allies barely prevented the city from being reduced to ashes, nothing is the same. And it’s not just the blackout.

The battle cost Harry dearly, taking people he loved, the kind of losses that leave scars no magic can erase. True to form, he throws himself into helping the city and his friends rebuild, carrying the weight of grief along with responsibility. It’s a burden that demands time to heal.

Time Harry doesn’t have. Ghouls stalk the streets, slaughtering innocent civilians. His brother is dying, and Harry has no idea how to save him. And as if that weren’t enough, the Winter Queen of the Fae has forged an alliance with the White Court of vampires—sealed by a grim bargain that binds Harry to the alluring and lethal Lara Raith in an unwanted betrothal.