Working for Bigfoot

By: Jim Butcher

Narrated by: James Marsters

Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is used to mysterious clients with long hair and legs up to here. But when it turns out the long hair covers every square inch of his latest client's body, and the legs contribute to a nine-foot height, even the redoubtable detective realizes he's treading new ground. Strength of a River in His Shoulders is one of the legendary forest people, a bigfoot, and he has a problem that only Harry can solve. His son, Irwin, is a scion, the child of a supernatural creature and a human. He's a good kid, but the extraordinary strength of his magical aura has a way of attracting trouble.

In the three novellas that make up Working for Bigfoot, collected together here for the first time, listeners encounter Dresden at different points in his storied career and in Irwin's life. As a middle schooler in B Is for Bigfoot, Irwin attracts the unwelcome attention of a pair of bullying brothers who are more than they seem, and, when Harry steps in, it turns out they have a mystical guardian of their own. At a fancy private high school in I Was a Teenage Bigfoot, Harry is called in when Irwin grows ill for the first time, and it's not just a case of mono. Finally, Irwin is all grown up - and has a grown up's typical problems - as a freshman in college in Bigfoot on Campus, or would if "typical" included vampires.

New York Times best seller Jim Butcher explores the responsibilities of fatherhood and the difficulties of growing up with the elements Dresden Files fans crave - detection, adventure, humor, and magic.

©2015 Jim Butcher (P)2015 Penguin Audio

So That's Who River Shoulders Is!

This collection is best read before Skin Game as it answers many of the questions that book caused to the reader; unfortunately this book raises as many more. These three stories introduce the Bigfoot race and specifically River Shoulders to the Dresden Files universe.

In the first story, Harry is hired to travel to Wisconsin and paid a gold nugget the size of a golf ball by River Shoulders to protect his half human son. Without getting too deep into the story, this story is my second favorite of the three because it also deals with the Svartalfar.

The second story, although the most comedic of the three of them, Irving, River Shoulder's son, is now attending an exclusive honors high school and horror of horrors, he caught mono. As his father's heritage should have made this impossible, Harry is hired to investigate.

The third story, Bigfoot on Campus, Harry is directed to a college in Oklahoma where Irving has a walk on scholarship on the football team because River Shoulders had a vision of his son's immanent demise. This is definitely the best of the three stories as it takes place between Turn Coat and Changes, so Harry has his gear, including the now defunct Blue Beetle. It is also interesting that, although it is a left field solution, there is now a third possibility for the scions of the White Court who have yet to awaken their hunger.

Now, to the author, we need one more story in this collection. What happened to Irving and his girlfriend after A Bigfoot on Campus? Additionally, as Harry claims to have worked with, not just for, River Shoulders, I'd like to see one or more stories dealing with this, perhaps involving Listens to Wind.

Overall, well done.

Gotta love Jim Butcher

He must be cackling at his typewriter when he writes these short stories. I feel like a kid again when I listen to them. James Marsters's narration is top notch and gives an extra flavor to the story. My only complaint was it was too short. I eagerly await the next Dresden tale.

Harry Dresden is back

Where does Working for Bigfoot rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I really enjoy Harry Dresden, these books just satisfy my desire for wizards, vampires and just plain fantasy .... Nobody else compares to the Dresden Files....I cannot comepare Jim Butchers character to others.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Harry Dresden ... I just love his humor and smart mouthed responses.

Would you listen to another book narrated by James Marsters?

Not sure?

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I liked the 1st story in this short story collection

Big foots many tales

It is a side story, all about Bigfoot. Was a change of pace no extra plots or problems. Very clean very much like the first book no special super Harry.

Bigfoot!

Wish i had read these in the proper sequence with the larger series, but still awesome!

It's more Dresden

The short trilogy is solid, assuming you have read the Dresden Files series(if not put this on hold and go read those) it adds a bit of background to references in the other books. While good, it did not grab me like Butcher's other books, most likely due to the short length. Would still reccomend to any fan of the Dresden Files.

Awesome!

I love everything about this whole series. Well written and very funny. Highly recommend this!

great read

Great read,great character build. Keep me entertained to the end and still wanting more or the story.

a Gripping telling

I was anxious to continue listening well done I hope to hear more from Marsters

love it

can hardly wait to find out what happens next. Dresden and Bigfoot working together.