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

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Heart of Gold (Clans of Shadow #1)n interesting
by J.A. Cipriano (Goodreads Author), J.B. Garner (Goodreads Author)

My name is Frank Butcher, and when I got out of my truck to deliver the last package of the day, I never expected to get blown up by anti-magic zealots.

Yeah, you heard me right. I said magic. I didn't know it was a thing either.

Now, an ancient artifact is the only thing keeping me alive, and to make matters worse, that artifact is what those cultists wanted. . .
See the rest here!

Below is an excerpt . . .

[Toxaris]

Let us know what you think about it when you are finished Alan! Myself I am almost finished with my rereading of the Dresden Files. Only Skin Game is left...

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Originally Posted by Toxaris

Let us know what you think about it when you are finished Alan! Myself I am almost finished with my rereading of the Dresden Files. Only Skin Game is left...

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James Potter and the Crimson Thread (James Potter #5)
by G. Norman Lippert (Goodreads Author)

Two years after the debacle of the Morrigan Web, James Potter returns to Hogwarts for his final year.

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Originally Posted by alansplace

Heart of Gold (Clans of Shadow #1)
by J.A. Cipriano

Originally Posted by Toxaris

Let us know what you think about it when you are finished Alan! Myself I am almost finished with my rereading of the Dresden Files. Only Skin Game is left...

Originally Posted by alansplace

OK

I had to read the above as it is an Urban Fantasy where the protagonist is very snarky and his last name is Butcher! It was a fun read and well worth my time to have done so. I'm now reading the next one in the series.

Feet of Clay (Clans of Shadow #2)
by J.A. Cipriano (Goodreads Author), J.B. Garner (Goodreads Author)

My name is Frank Butcher, and evidently when you save the world, it comes back for seconds.
After I stopped a world ending apocalypse, my allies tried to cut open my chest with an axe. Kind of messed up, if you ask me.
Thankfully, I've got a chance to return the favor. And I'm going to take it. Not because they're trying to magically reshape the natural laws that govern our planet. No, I'm doing this because trying to cut out my heart is not okay.

Meanwhile I'm still waiting for "Peace Talks" . . .

[Toxaris]

Great, another book on my to read pile. However, next week Bound is released, the next Alex Verus novel. That one will probably move to the top first...

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Jim Butcher honed his writing skills playing Ambermush, an online role-playing game that also helped authors like C. E. Murphy and Angela Beegle.

Article is here!

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[Nyssa]

When was this!?!

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

When was this!?!

No idea, as Goodreads didn't date the individual questions or the compiled page.

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Re-posted with permission from jim-butcher.com.

First, Harry has been cleaning up the Nevernever in Unbound Worlds’ 2016 Fantasy Cage Match, but he’s starting to lose his early lead in his matchup with Devi of Pat Rothfuss’ The Kingkiller Chronicle. We know there’s a lot of overlap in Jim and Pat’s fandoms (plus a lot of mutual admiration between the two authors), so competition should be fierce. Cast your vote for whichever character you think should win, and have fun!

You can also cast a ballot in matchups between Tom Bombadill (JRR Tolkien) and Mr. Wednesday (Neil Gaiman), Ragnar Volarus (Pierce Brown) and Kell Maresh (V.E. Schwab), and Georgia Mason (Mira Grant/Seanan McGuire) and Suri (Michael J Sullivan).

If you want to make your voice heard, act fast! This round ends midnight tonight on the west coast.

Second, we have new 2017 events to announce! Here’s Jim’s full travel schedule for the year, as it currently stands.

4/15/17, 1-3pm:
Fried Pie Con at Books-A-Million
1 W Flatiron Crossing Dr
Broomfield, CO
This is an in-store comic book con where Jim will be signing comics.

4/27/17:
Friends of the Howard County Library organization annual meeting
Fayette, MO
This is a PRIVATE event in which Jim will be the guest speaker.
Members of the public can attend his signing the next day:

4/28/17, 7-9pm:
Barnes and Noble Columbia Mall
2208 Bernadette Dr
Columbia, MO

5/12/17-5/14/17:
Houston Comicpalooza
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida De Las Americas
Houston, TX

5/25/17-5/28/17:
Phoenix Comicon
Phoenix Convention Center
100 N 3rd St
Phoenix, AZ

Placeholder for one more con in early September!

9/21/17-9/23/17:
Salt Lake City Comic Con
Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center
100 S W Temple St
Salt Lake City, UT

Jim’s assistant wishes us to announce that Jim’s 2017 and 2018 calendars are currently filled, but invitations for 2019 may still be sent. Check our FAQ for details.

Posted by priscellie on 2017/03/23 at 12:05 pm

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Re-posted with permission from jim-butcher.com.

We hope you all had a fun and safe April Fool’s Day! Unfortunately, we weren’t able to put together our own prank in time (Priscilla writes them each year, and this year she was maid of honor for her sister’s wedding), but here’s a compilation of our previous goofs:

2016 — Dresden Files Special Edition
2015 — Dresden Novels on Hiatus
2014 — Dresden Files coming to Broadway
2012 — Bigfoot Paranormal Romance
2011 — Fool Moon comic reboot and Li’l Harry Adventures

Also, we have a few updates to our last post on Jim’s 2017 schedule!



Not sure how we got our wires crossed, but the Friends of the Library meeting later this month is open to all! They say, “The Friends are encouraging the public to attend Thursday’s event. It is free and open to the public, and we really hope for a huge turn-out. When Jim was here previously, we had folks from several states away attend. A real thrill for us! Our whole idea with these events is to raise awareness of our library and of authors with Missouri connections, so the more the merrier!” Come one, come all!

Next, we were told the wrong location for Fried Pie Con. As some of you may noticed, there is no Books-A-Million in that area! The correct store name is Charles & 2nd, but the address is still the same: 1 W Flatiron Crossing Dr., Ste 332, Broomfield, CO 80021.

Also, we can finally announce Jim’s Top Secret September Con Event: Jim will be returning to DragonCon! DragonCon is held Labor Day Weekend, September 1st-4th. We don’t have his full schedule yet, but he will definitely have a signing at the Badali Jewelry booth. He will also have signings with Badali at Phoenix Comicon and Salt Lake City Comicon.

Hope to see you!


Posted by priscellie on 2017/04/02 at 11:53 am

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He is now a big enough name that recommendations from him show up on the covers of other writers' novels, and other writers do Shout Outs to him.

You should read his stuff. Yes, that means you.



Tropes:

Action Girl: Extremely prevalent throughout his work, it'd probably be easier to list the non-action girls. Fine examples include:
Karin Murphy from The Dresden Files, an otherwise normal human woman that's helped take on vampires, werewolves and fairy queens.
Kitai from Codex Alera.
The Cinder Spires gives us Gwendolyn Lancaster and Bridget Tagwynn.

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Web post is here!

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Jim Butcher's posts on the art and craft of writing
are the best I've read and have been of enormous
help to me...

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