The Jim Butcher Files: Dresden . Codex Alera . Cinder Spires & More - Page 62

taosaur · 05-27-2012, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I have to say that I hate short stories that get released in anthologies. It means that we either have to wait for a collection or we have to buy the dammed anthologies at full price for one short story.

If an author you enjoy is publishing in an anthology, isn't there a decent possibility you might enjoy some of the other stories in the anthology, too?

JSWolf · 05-27-2012, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Umm Side Jobs has all of the short stories you need to date. The others are just one offs for your enjoyment but have little baring on the main series at hand.

Side Jobs missed two or three stories. Now we have three new ones coming out that would cost the cost of three books to get. Not fun. Not nice.

JSWolf · 05-27-2012, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by taosaur

If an author you enjoy is publishing in an anthology, isn't there a decent possibility you might enjoy some of the other stories in the anthology, too?

Given that a lot of those stories are usually part of a series and if I have not read the series, then I would not enjoy them. The last short I read from an anthology had three total stories where only one interested me. The other two may as well not have been there. They are from series I have not read. So unless the other stories are part of a series I have/am reading or standalone, waste of my money.

speakingtohe · 05-27-2012, 07:09 PM

My understanding is that many popular authors are approached by the editor and asked to write a story for an anthology.

Generally it is up to the author what he writes but sometimes a popular series story is requested.

The purpose is better sales and wider exposure for lessr known authors and one hears that popular authors will often contribute for little or no money.

Personally I like variety, but I can understand the frustration for those determined to plow through a popular series. I don't think that one loses much if anything by not reading the anthology stories and sometimes they lead to a whole book or new series by a favorite author.

carld · 06-21-2012, 03:28 PM

A friend just sent this to me. She said she had a hard time convincing another friend of her's that this actually happens in the books.

Spoiler:

Nyssa · 06-21-2012, 03:36 PM

Love it!

Thank you for sharing, that.

Its just missing one thing......

Spoiler:

taosaur · 06-21-2012, 04:20 PM

I've been tearing through the audiobooks. I'm almost done with Summer Knight (#5?). Grave Peril was the best so far--it would make a great movie.

pwalker8 · 06-22-2012, 09:51 AM

Have they announced a publish date for the next book yet? They have been coming out at a fairly consistent once a year since the first book. This one is looking to be a bit longer than that.

JSWolf · 06-22-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

Have they announced a publish date for the next book yet? They have been coming out at a fairly consistent once a year since the first book. This one is looking to be a bit longer than that.

It's due out sometime in January 2013. The title is Cold Days.

Toxaris · 06-25-2012, 07:35 AM

Has he started writing on Cold Days yet? Based on his Twitter I gather he is more working on other projects than the Dresden Files...

Abtacha · 06-25-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxaris

Has he started writing on Cold Days yet? Based on his Twitter I gather he is more working on other projects than the Dresden Files...

Yes, and as far as I know he's still going to meet his deadline in July.

Filark · 06-27-2012, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Abtacha

Yes, and as far as I know he's still going to meet his deadline in July.

Hope so! I am rereading Turn Coat now -- only a few more books to go. I will be ready for Cold Front before it is ready for me!

pwalker8 · 06-27-2012, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Abtacha

Yes, and as far as I know he's still going to meet his deadline in July.

I assume that the deadline for turning in the finished book to the publisher? (at one time, some publishers had a 1 year turn around from turned in to in the stores.

JSWolf · 06-27-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Abtacha

Yes, and as far as I know he's still going to meet his deadline in July.

July? It's not due out until January 2013.

AndrewH · 06-27-2012, 11:05 PM

Will that be the last one? If not, do we know how many more are due?

I recently started this series, I'm currently on the second book, Fool Moon.

06-21-2012, 03:36 PM	#921
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