Review: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher, Book 4 of the Harry Dresden Files

Harry Dresden returns in a much more epic tale of battle and mystery in which the fate of Chicago – in fact the whole world, rests.

Epic. I do like me some epic, I does. And we have meta-plot! In the last book, Harry Dresden started a war to protect the woman he loved and to stand up to the cruelty of the Red Court of vampires. Due to his actions the Red Court declared war on the White Council, the ruling body of wizards, a war that now covers every part of the world and concerns the White Council greatly as important wizards fall in battle. The Council has come to town and Harry's detractors are eager to end the war by sacrificing Harry to the vampires

But there is a way out – the White Council has approached the Summer and Winter courts of the fae to gain allies and free transport through the Nevernever. Harry, as the newly appointed emissary of the Winter Court can secure his life – and the White Council's alliance – by solving a mysterious death. It's only as he investigates, he realises far more is at stake than one death, perhaps more than the war between the wizards and the vampires, for the Summer and Winter courts stand poised for war - and this war could devastate the world. And if that weren't complicated enough, an old flame comes back to haunt him.

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MPs supporting the EHRC's bigotry

So, the EHRC continues to fail in its remit to promote equality and now we have MPs jumping up and down eager to support them in promoting homophobia

2 MPs have apparently withdrawn after they... read what they were supporting. Good job guys. Nice to see you research things before putting your name on it. Gods forbid that homophobic discrimination be important enough for you actually to pay attention! – or shall we be more cynical and assume that you supported it before you were named and shamed for supporting bigotry.

Unsurprisingly, Angela Mason, our token GBLT representation on this straight “equality” body is not cracking her teeth. Despite frequent calls for her to explain why she is endorsing homophobia, she's apparently decided that explaining anything to GBLT people – and, given this rule – GBLT people themselves do not matter. Keep dancing for the straighties, Angela, maybe they'll give you some more cookies while we get tire treads on our backs. Frankly, I'd support her being sacked – what's the point of having her there if she will continue to support such bigotry? Remove her pink washing of this organisation and stop pretending it cares about the rights of GBLT people.


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