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

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You know the adage; sometimes life is stranger than fiction? Well, I have a little story to share that continues to support this idea. Since early September, I have been working on a contract that takes me to downtown. The drive from my house to my contract is roughly 50 minutes without traffic and closer to an hour and fifteen and sometimes over 90 minutes in traffic. I pass the time with books on CD or books on my iPod. Both are effective entertainment and are helping me whittle down my TBR list (well not really, but I am enjoying some great books this way.)

So What Does Harry Dresden Have to Do With It?

The first week and a half, I listened to Storm Front on CD. It is read by James Marsters. I picked up this CD set years ago at a Shore Leave convention when it was first released and I even have Jim's autograph on the front. I love listening to James as Harry almost as much as I love reading the books themselves. My daughter fell in love with the story enough to want to read Jim's first book, which is a fun step up for us. Anyway, I finished Storm Front and promptly loaded up Fool Moon, which is book two also read by James. (By the way, if you've never listened to the audio versions, you're really missing out. James does an amazing array of voices and his Chicago accent is almost as delish as his Brit.)

Three lines in, there's a pop, a fizz, a hiss and the CD player stops working. Now, if you are at all familiar with the Harry Dresden books, you'll appreciate the irony. Harry and technology do not get along. According to the service department, my radio head is completely fried and I need a new unit in the dash entirely. They will have to completely disassemble the removed player in order to even retrieve the CD – if they can, because it looks like the CD player crunched it.

Sigh.

So now I am in mourning for my Fool Moon CD and my CD player. I blame Harry. I need to remember that my VW bug is a little too modern for his wizard sensibilities. Do you have a story that is stranger than fiction?

Heather V. Long
The Daily Dose

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I've set up 2015's Discussion and List threads if any of you are interested in joining this year.

I've also placed direct links as my signature (as usual).

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.Karrin Murphy kills the Chloro-fiend with a chainsaw.

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Originally Posted by alansplace

Shirts 4 types, 3 colors $14.00

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Originally Posted by alansplace

This reminds me of the old CGA days...

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Originally Posted by alansplace

Shirts 4 types, 3 colors $14.00

Cool! But it shows as $20.00 on my browser. I think $14.00 only applies to a few selected items. Thanks for the link, though. I'm going to check it out.

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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

Ahhhhh, Thomas looks aweful. Almost like Michael Jackson - and not in a good way.

That bad, huh?

http://www.literarymagic.com/linguis...ome-or-aweful/

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Originally Posted by bizzybody

That bad, huh?

http://www.literarymagic.com/linguis...ome-or-aweful/

Okay, I reconsider. Thomas does not look aweful in the picture. He looks like a youngish Michael Jackson after some alterations, but before he turned himself into this ugly thing at the end. It is awesome how aweful a human being can make themselves look - freewilly too.

Did I use them words now correctly? Or do I need to find an example of plastic surgery gone wrong?

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Originally Posted by BuyMore

Cool! But it shows as $20.00 on my browser. I think $14.00 only applies to a few selected items. Thanks for the link, though. I'm going to check it out.

That's odd, I see $20.00 this morning wheras last evening when I posted that post here it it was $14.00!!!!

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Jim Butcher is one of the biggest names in urban fantasy. This is no surprise to anyone who’s been following his career. Butcher’s Harry Dresden books are amazingly, consistently, outstanding (to my admiration and envy). Skin Game has flickers of hope for Harry to come; amidst all the double-dealing and mayhem, the disasters and near-brushes with death, Harry and former police officer and ally Karin finally have a conversation about their feelings for each other. There’s so much to enjoy in this full-tilt adventure that I’m not even going to attempt to summarize the plot.

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by Greg on September 16, 2014 in Author Interviews

Welcome to Episode 112 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. In this episode we sit down for a chat with Jim Butcher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files and the Codex Alera series. We talk about what it’s like to put together a long-running series of books (in the case of Dresden, over fourteen books and ten years to date), how to build a long-term career, and why Jim likes games so much…and how his writing has helped him be a better game player. We also discuss his future work, including an interesting sneak peek at his upcoming Cinder Spires series. We had a really great time with this discussion, and we hope you enjoyed it too–if so, don’t forget to check back in the next two weeks when we’ll start our triptych of shows on Ann Leckie‘s Ancillary Justice. Until then, thanks as always for listening to the show, and please continue to spread the word!

Additional Note: The hits keep coming as we taped our third Good, Bad and Ugly segment as a part of this interview, available to our Patreon backers of $3 or more a month. If you’re interested in hearing that and/or in supporting the show in general, please head over and become a patron–and thanks!

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Originally Posted by alansplace

Indeed!