The Jim Butcher Files: Dresden . Codex Alera . Cinder Spires & More - Page 56

Nyssa · 04-23-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by alansplace

Ah! ok!

That ain't all with the wraiths!

I know, but I didn't want to say everything that happened.

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Have a great lunch break today!

Thanks.

No real lunch break today. They switched classes on me which resulted in a schedule change. I'll be back in the "regular" class tomorrow and will hopefully get to read more then, along with any reading I might get done tonight.

pwalker8 · 04-23-2012, 08:01 PM

I'm looking forward the the next Dresden book. For the most part, Ghost Stories didn't do a lot for me. Loved all the others, but Ghost Stories seemed more like a transitional book, kind of like, Butcher needed to get from the grand climax in Changes to the start of his next book and this was how he did it. Between that and James Marster not doing the audio, it's also the only Dresden book that I didn't also buy the audiobook as well as the regular book. It's worth reading, it's just not a book I will probably read multiple times.

Nyssa · 04-24-2012, 05:18 PM

Aww...poor Sir Stuart.

Anybody else feel impatient while reading Ghost Story? I'm about 30% done, and there is so much I want to know.

alansplace · 04-24-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

I know, but I didn't want to say everything that happened.

Oh! Okay!

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Thanks.

No real lunch break today. They switched classes on me which resulted in a schedule change. I'll be back in the "regular" class tomorrow and will hopefully get to read more then, along with any reading I might get done tonight.

That's much too tight of a schedule.

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Aww...poor Sir Stuart.

Yeah, he grew on me too!

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Anybody else feel impatient while reading Ghost Story? I'm about 30% done, and there is so much I want to know.

No, not really!

Nyssa · 04-26-2012, 05:10 PM

Curiouser and curiouser... Now, why doesn't Eternal Silence want Dresden's question answered....

alansplace · 04-26-2012, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Curiouser and curiouser... Now, why doesn't Eternal Silence want Dresden's question answered....

What do any of those ancient beings desire? Why do they do as they do? What do they want? Who knows? I don't. They are what they are.

alansplace · 04-26-2012, 11:50 PM

In case you're interested (and unaware of its existence) check this out, Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours by Jim Butcher!

Nyssa · 04-27-2012, 12:16 AM

Dresden quoting The Princess Bride = Awesome!

Nyssa · 04-27-2012, 07:19 PM

She ATE them!!!

JSWolf · 04-27-2012, 07:27 PM

I'm just starting White Knight. So far I've read chapter 1.

Nyssa · 04-28-2012, 12:10 AM

And so it is done! I have completed my reading of the Dresden Files series .... for now!

Ghost Story was.....something. I enjoyed it most towards the end, thanks to the Uriel, the tour, the destination, and the book-ending confrontation.

I am very much looking forward to Cold Days!

JSWolf · 04-29-2012, 10:55 AM

I'm finding Summer Knight a rather hard read. Not because of the story, but because of the very poor formatting. Seems the idiots at the publishers used a PDF file as the source and because of that, italics and small caps are messed up. I've fixed what I thought were most of the errors ahead of time, but there are more.

The italics originally had no space before and whatever was in front ran into the italics. Now I find anything with small caps have no space in front. Also, the italics all have a space after so if there's a period after, it is spaced.

All of this just makes for annoying reading. Can we shoot the idiots who approved this monstrosity?

Are any other of the books that follow on from Summer Knight this bad? I'm reading the ePub.

alansplace · 04-29-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm finding Summer Knight a rather hard read. Not because of the story, but because of the very poor formatting. Seems the idiots at the publishers used a PDF file as the source and because of that, italics and small caps are messed up. I've fixed what I thought were most of the errors ahead of time, but there are more.

The italics originally had no space before and whatever was in front ran into the italics. Now I find anything with small caps have no space in front. Also, the italics all have a space after so if there's a period after, it is spaced.

All of this just makes for annoying reading. Can we shoot the idiots who approved this monstrosity?

Are any other of the books that follow on from Summer Knight this bad? I'm reading the ePub.

I've never noticed any of the problems that you are referring to.

Nyssa · 04-29-2012, 11:43 AM

The Kindle/mobi versions are all great. I noticed maybe 2 typos in 14 books, and no formatting issues other than missing ToC links in 2 or 3 of the books.

JSWolf · 04-29-2012, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

The Kindle/mobi versions are all great. I noticed maybe 2 typos in 14 books, and no formatting issues other than missing ToC links in 2 or 3 of the books.

Death Masks seems OK. I've been looking at the code for that one.

04-26-2012, 11:50 PM	#832
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,895 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours by Jim Butcher In case you're interested (and unaware of its existence) check this out, Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours by Jim Butcher!

04-27-2012, 07:19 PM	#834
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Ghost Story (Dresden #13) She ATE them!!!

04-28-2012, 12:10 AM	#836
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Completed ... For Now And so it is done! I have completed my reading of the Dresden Files series .... for now! Ghost Story was.....something. I enjoyed it most towards the end, thanks to the Uriel, the tour, the destination, and the book-ending confrontation. I am very much looking forward to Cold Days!

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04-23-2012, 08:01 PM	#827
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I'm looking forward the the next Dresden book. For the most part, Ghost Stories didn't do a lot for me. Loved all the others, but Ghost Stories seemed more like a transitional book, kind of like, Butcher needed to get from the grand climax in Changes to the start of his next book and this was how he did it. Between that and James Marster not doing the audio, it's also the only Dresden book that I didn't also buy the audiobook as well as the regular book. It's worth reading, it's just not a book I will probably read multiple times.

04-24-2012, 05:18 PM	#828
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Aww...poor Sir Stuart. Anybody else feel impatient while reading Ghost Story? I'm about 30% done, and there is so much I want to know.

04-26-2012, 05:10 PM	#830
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Curiouser and curiouser... Now, why doesn't Eternal Silence want Dresden's question answered....

04-27-2012, 12:16 AM	#833
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Dresden quoting The Princess Bride = Awesome!

04-27-2012, 07:27 PM	#835
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,847 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'm just starting White Knight. So far I've read chapter 1.

04-29-2012, 10:55 AM	#837
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,847 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'm finding Summer Knight a rather hard read. Not because of the story, but because of the very poor formatting. Seems the idiots at the publishers used a PDF file as the source and because of that, italics and small caps are messed up. I've fixed what I thought were most of the errors ahead of time, but there are more. The italics originally had no space before and whatever was in front ran into the italics. Now I find anything with small caps have no space in front. Also, the italics all have a space after so if there's a period after, it is spaced. All of this just makes for annoying reading. Can we shoot the idiots who approved this monstrosity? Are any other of the books that follow on from Summer Knight this bad? I'm reading the ePub.

04-29-2012, 11:43 AM	#839
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	The Kindle/mobi versions are all great. I noticed maybe 2 typos in 14 books, and no formatting issues other than missing ToC links in 2 or 3 of the books.