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Battle Ground

  • 2020 first published
  • 432 pages
  • β˜… 4.0 (23 ratings)
  • 6 editions

Battle Ground is a 2020 urban fantasy and occult fiction novel by Jim Butcher. Much of the action takes place in Chicago, Ill. Characters include Dresden and Harry. Readers will find themes of wizards, private investigators, good and evil and imaginary wars and battles.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, and 31 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2020.

It runs to roughly 432 pages β€” 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Battle Ground

"HARRY DRESDEN, CHICAGO'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL WIZARD, COULD BE ITS LAST Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. The Red Court of Vampires. The fallen angels of the Order of Blackened Denarius. The Outsiders. But this time, it's different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennia is coming. And she's bringing an army. The Last Titan has declared war on the city of Chicago, and has come to subjugate humanity, obliterating any who stand in her way. Harry's mission is simple but impossible: Save the city by killing a Titan. And the attempt will change Harry's life, Chicago, and the mortal world forever"--.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Hardcover Fiction, 2020

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Dresden
  • Harry

Subjects

  • Wizards
  • Private investigators
  • Good and evil
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Action and adventure fantasy
  • Urban fantasy
  • Occult & supernatural
  • Chicago, Ill.
  • Action & adventure fantasy

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Battle Ground?

Battle Ground was written by Jim Butcher and first published in 2020.

What genre is Battle Ground?

It is usually shelved as Urban Fantasy, Occult Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Battle Ground?

The median edition has 432 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Battle Ground?

Readers who like it often enjoy Midnight Marked, Three Parts Dead and The Changeling.

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