Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)

Peace Talks by Jim Butcher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I hope he hurries up and writes the next book because it ended on a cliff hanger.

Thomas does something very STUPID and tries to assassinate Etri (we never find out why although I think it has something to do with Justine's pregnancy.) He's captured but not before killing one of Etri's bodyguards. The Svartalves jump to the conclusion that Harry was involved and try to take Maggie prisoner but Mouse prevents them from entering the Dresden's quarters at the Svartalves compound. Harry manages to prove his innocence and takes Maggie and Mouse to live with Michael.

Meanwhile the Wizards are trying to kick Harry out and Mab has loaned Harry out to Lara. And Grandpa is lecturing on how evil White Court Vampires are. Determined to save Thomas from Svartalves justice Lara and Harry hatch a plan to break Thomas out of Marcone's castle during the Peace Talks after Lara uses her political clout to have him transferred there.

Things with the breakout are going pretty well until the Fomor show up with the Titan Ethniu determined to destroy mortals. Ethniu blast Mab through several walls. Harry sends Lara, Freydis, Karrin and Thomas (who is dying from starvation his own hunger is feeding on him) on to the harbor while he goes back (still invisible) to see what is going on. When Ebenezar questions where the Winter Knight is Mab responds that he was last seen consorting with Ms. Raith and will participate in the defense of the city as soon as he concludes his business. Which unfortunately has Grandpa following Harry to the harbor.

Grandpa and Harry have a show down that Harry survives only because he was using a construct Molly made for him. (Grandpa was really upset when the thought he had killed Harry). And finally Harry tells McCoy that Thomas is his grandson. Once Grandpa catches on that it was a construct he blew a hole in Harry leaves Grandpa alone on the dock and his consciousness returns to his body on the Water Beetle.

They make it to Demonreach where Harry imprisons Thomas in stasis until they can find a way to cure him. Lara misunderstanding his actions attacks but they come to a truce and return to the city for the upcoming battle with Ethniu and Corb.

So far I think Grandpa is the only one who knows Thomas has been freed and Harry's part in the rescue. I also think that as the Warden of Demonreach Harry may be the only one who can stop the Titan Ethniu.

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