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

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Originally Posted by alansplace

Nice, I didn't know it was his birthday. Well, why would I know anyway since I don't know the birthday of most people out there.

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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

Nice, I didn't know it was his birthday. Well, why would I know anyway since I don't know the birthday of most people out there.

Real easy to find!

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Review: The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher September 28, 2015


The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
Series: The Cinder Spires #1
Published by Roc on September 29 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Steampunk
Pages: 640
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher

Thanks to Roc for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Click here to read the review!

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Originally Posted by alansplace

The only quirk I have with this review: she is complaining about the length (too long) and the slow pace at times. I suppose she hasn't read too many truly boring books where slow doesn't even begin to describe it. But then she has not read any Jim Butcher to admire how the story unfolds even if it is not yet clear until later down the road a few books later (or in the case of Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours within the same book).

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DFCO Announcement and Myths & Legends Con

Evil Hat Productions, award-winning publishers of the Dresden Files RPG, are now working on a Dresden Files cooperative card game!

According to their press release, “It’s designed by Eric B. Vogel, who you might recognize based on his excellent work on Don’t Turn Your Back and Zeppelin Attack. The game allows you to play Harry Dresden and his friends as they take on the cases from the novels in the ultimate what-if scenario—what if Harry was on the scene with allies who weren’t there in the original story? The core game includes Harry, Murphy, Susan, Michael, and the Alphas and plays through the first five novels. Expansions are a possibility! Designs are already well underway for more series characters and more novels.”

They’ll be launching a Kickstarter in 2016. If you want to make sure you get playtest/Kickstarter/release information, sign up for Evil Hat’s newsletter. Follow their tumblr for art sneak peeks!

MYTHS AND LEGENDS CONVENTION

Jim has been named Guest of Honor at the 2016 Myths & Legends Convention in Denver, Colorado! Discuss this event on the forum.

August 12-14, 2016
Ramada Plaza Denver North
Denver, CO
http://www.malcondenver.com/

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Originally Posted by alansplace

Atlas looks like he'd rather be anywhere else.

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Author Jim Butcher at Salt Lake Comic Con 2015
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Published on Oct 14, 2015

Author Jim Butcher at Salt Lake Comic Con 2015

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Atlas looks like he'd rather be anywhere else.

He looks really cute, though.

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Quoted from Fresh Fiction Blog

Heather Long | Harry Dresden Broke my CD Player

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 - October 24, 2009

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Things Are Getting Harry – Announcing a Dresden Files Card Game!
Things have been getting Harry behind the scenes at the Hat for a while, and we’re so happy to be able to talk about them publicly now. That’s right; we’ve been working on a Dresden Files cooperative card game!

Big news today for fans of the Dresden Files. We’re launching a DF cooperative card game next year. You can even play a demo next weekend if you’re at Metatopia.

Follow the link for the full scoop, including information on how to sign up for our newsletter so you get all the timely details!

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My Overdrive library purchased The Aeronaut’s Windlass a few days ago. There is no wait to grab it. You'd think there would be one person out of 2 million willing to read it.