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

[AlbertaCowboy]

Taking my time and rereading Skin Game.
Man, what a book. On round two, I'm kinda noticing a few of the things that a couple of you folks mentioned

Spoiler:

ie. the broken arm being more of a plot device than a real liability

, but it's not enough to even make me blink, let alone think twice.
Just got to the part where Harry gets his new gun.
I had the great pleasure to fire a Smith & Wesson 500 a couple of years back.
WOW. I tell you, it's a LOT of weapon.
The thing is really heavy. Like rifle heavy. And the pull force on the trigger musta been like six pounds!
And the noise. I was stupid, and wasn`t wearing my hearing protection.
Seriously deaf as a post for about 8 hours.
You want an inflated sense of self esteem that only a gigantic revolver can provide? The S&W 500 has your back!

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...layErrorView_Y

[RandyR]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I notice at least one mistake on that chart. Discworld is not urban fantasy at all and doesn't belong.

It is sometimes, especially when they are investigating some mystery. Sometimes it's easy to forget it's not taking place on Earth.

[Toxaris]

Originally Posted by alansplace

Hmmm...that's a good point Fizz, maybe his access to dropbox is blocked?

"https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62688405/messages/42.JPG"

Tox, try accessing the above address and see what uou get, ok?

Strange. The link works on my work laptop, but the images don't show...

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by Toxaris

Strange. The link works on my work laptop, but the images don't show...

And your laptop has what behavior at home?

Watson, how often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

[Toxaris]

Like I said, since I was working from home today... I used the same browser (Chrome). So, strangely the link works, but embedding does not. It is not in the firewall/proxy either. It must be something in the Windows installation then. Oh well, never mind. At least I can see them on my own computer.

[alansplace]

[alansplace]

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by RandyR

It is sometimes, especially when they are investigating some mystery. Sometimes it's easy to forget it's not taking place on Earth.

Sorry, but Discworld is not urban fantasy. None of it is. It's not some is and some is not. None is.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by alansplace

To me, she doesn't look as good as Harry describes.

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[alansplace]

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by alansplace

"That's why his hair is so big..."

That guy's a little too pretty to be Harry. I always picture Harry as...well...sort of "scratch-n-dent". Beat up, tired, burned out.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

That guy's a little too pretty to be Harry. I always picture Harry as...well...sort of "scratch-n-dent". Beat up, tired, burned out.

That Guy is Jim Butcher! Oh you're talking about the tall one, yeah, he's not a very good match.

[AlbertaCowboy]

Originally Posted by alansplace

I love it.
There's a real sense of eerie feyness abut her.
I think it's bang on.

Where do you keep finding these great pics Alan?
Keep 'em comin'!

(Although I could do without the ones of Jim himself. :P )

[AlbertaCowboy]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

That guy's a little too pretty to be Harry. I always picture Harry as...well...sort of "scratch-n-dent". Beat up, tired, burned out.

It's not so much the guy's face that bugs me, it's the mop handle that he's carrying around that makes me roll my eyes.

Murphy's cute though.