Read the interview: Writing Harry Dresden: An Interview With Jim Butcher, An Exclusive One on One Interview with Jim Butcher, A Conversation With Jim Butcher - The SF Site, Interview with Jim Butcher - Goodreads News & Interviews, Happy 20th Anniversary to Storm Front! Do you use like random things or how did you? Harry Dresden (Paul Blackthorne) is a regular-guy private detective with extraordinary abilities. You chose to involve Anthony in the young mans existence. Read the interview: Jim Butcher talks about his character Harry Dresden (Strand Magazine). Feel free to discuss the books, television series, comic books, RPG, and other works by Jim Butcher (such as Codex Alera and Cinder Spires, et al.). Dresden gets himself mixed up in a turf war between vampire gangs when he's pressured to repay a debt. "I grunted. Sure is if somebody tries to cast a spell at him using the name John Marcone! 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May 2014 Wyrdcon 5 Q&A panel ('~33min23sec): I know the subject matter of the books in between, the titles are a little bit more flexible, but I know what the subject matter of the book after Peace Talks is gonna be, I know the title of that one its gonna be Mirror Mirror, cos you know Im writing an alternate universe story and Im not even gonna bother, of course Im stealing it from Star Trek, theres gonna be goatees and eye patches and everything so [imitation] no shes just like she is in the regular universe only sluttier, you know and its a mirror mirror story, but anyway so ye thats gonna be a fun one cos thats gonna be how would the world have been different if Harry had made one choice differentand the fallout from that has affected his life, in this case it will be the big decision from at the end of Grave Peril, and you'll get to see how his world is different because of that and how he's the kind of person that does things like summon copies of himself from an alternate reality so he can kill himself conveniently for a while and disappear, except he's going to summon the wrong Harry Dresden, the troublemaking Harry Dresden who had different choices and things are going to beyou know they're going to go just as well for Harry as they always do.. It is their word of mouth that makes the story. Return Date, Season 5, Episode 9 Streaming Info, 'Kimmel Live' Star Guillermo Apologizes After His Rescue Dogs Were Surrendered To A Local Shelter, Kings vs. Warriors Live Stream: Time, Channel, Where To Watch Game 2 Live. Theres an entire broadcast spectrum of parallel Earths, and if you go far enough youll find the parallel thats where???. Murphy's dad comes to town, bringing up old resentments, and when he starts interfering with her case of reformed criminals dying mysteriously, and Harry's participation in it, things go from bad to worse. In all the potential images, she was a person of powerdifferent kinds of power, certainly, but she was strong in all of them. As far as writers go, writers write because if they didnt they would probably lose their minds. Is this all speculation? Related series The Dresden Files (omnibus editions) Related series The Dresden Files (graphic novels), Social Media: Mastodon | Facebook | Twitter, * add this book to Want to Read/Buy shelf to get latest release updates *. Thats really kind of the point of what I do. And you can sort of pick out, well, wait, what's the inspiration for this show? His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. The Dresden Files is a universe that is driven by Free Will, and every time you make a choice, it creates a new universe. Which is just stuff I came up with a while back, and basically its just fun, like: I want to have Dresden in prison in this story! or I want him in an insane asylum with no magic. Harry is forced to get a license to continue working for the police department, but when his teacher turns up dead of black magic he teams with man's assistant in a case that takes fertile twist. When a man drops dead in Harry's office, Harry is led to investigate a complex murder plot with ties to Bob's past. Fox21 Television Studios has optioned the rights to the fantasy novels by Jim Butcher. That was like . It's the 17th book in the series, about Alternate Harry summoning our Harry to sacrifice him so that Alternate Harry can fake his own death. I know we are going to have alternate Harry? Okay, that makes sense (the gloves). Im still hopeful for improvement. Do you have a link regarding the book of shorts? If you dont like Harry Dresden as the hero portrayed in his case files, make him a villain or at least an anti-hero. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Should be super exciting though. I believe thatThe Cinder Spiresis like a steampunk opera. Evil. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Seeing how that's apparently the plot of Book 17, Mirror Mirror, I thought I would get a headstart: Have you ever had the idea to have a short story of Dresden crossing over into another universe, like Star Wars? So, theres this vast spectrum of universe out there, and its not just ours, theres causality going off in every direction. Kiama Library, Australia, Q&A, 8 April 2014, 2015 San Francisco signing (Coopersfield Books), Dresden Files RPG: Core Rulebook Volume 2 - Our World, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I know it will land in science fiction and well call it steampunk. Privacy Policy. Battle Ground (Dresden Files) (S.387). I encourage you to avoid it at all costs.". I assumed it's the next book, but the next book is apparently Peace Talks. For example: withThe Cinder SpiresI would say its a steampunk story but it has fantasy elements to it. WebA question about Mirror Mirror. The worlds only consulting wizard, he faces off against a variety of beingsincluding spirits, vampires, werewolves, and other monstersaccepting cases from human and nonhuman clients, as well as the Chicago PDs Special Investigation unit. He is a skilled rider and has worked as a summer camp horse wrangler and performed in front of large audiences in both drill riding and stunt riding exhibitions. Together, all of you have determined this reality." Whether consulting for the police on seemingly inexplicable crimes or following his own cases, he battles dark forces with a wry sense of humor. Luke and Vader did the Emperor. Harry Dresden (Paul Blackthorne) is a regular-guy private detective with extraordinary abilities. From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Jim Butcher comes Mirror Mirror the 19th highly anticipated urban fantasy book in the Dresden Files series. Actually the character thats really interesting is the Mirror Mirror universe Marcone, and well get to him in a few books. And the battle between Ethniu and the immortals (Titania, Odin, the Erlking): There was so much power there that my Sight started picking up images, like a light so bright that it hurt even through closed eyelids. Dresden runs up against the High Council when they suspect him in the deaths of a college coed and a local mobster from black magic. Jim Butcher grew up as the only son of his parents, and has two older sisters. Harry Dresden (Paul Blackthorne) is a regular-guy private detective with extraordinary abilities. "There's . Sort of. It's great fiction. Yeah I mean Uriel's an archangel so he's like-he's kinda omnipresent in the universe in many ways. The Dresden Files is a hard-boiled detective and urban fantasy series by Jim Butcher that follows private investigator and wizard Harry Dresden, who investigates supernatural cases in Chicago. Well have to see how that works out. ""An excellent reason not to meddle in the natural course of time, wouldn't you say? ""A twinned universe," Vadderung said. I'm not , Jim Butcher delivers a hard-boiled tale in which H, Harry Dresden and Michael Carpenter are sitting on, A man in an expensive suit walks into Harry Dresde, Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come togethe, Accused of treason against the Wizards of the Whit, Gentleman Johnnie Marcone clashes with a rival sup, Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's love, A little insight into what was going on in Morgan, When we last left the mighty wizard detective Harr, You can't keep a good wizard down - even when he w, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard,, Day One is a Dresden Files short story included in, Spoilers for the short story Bigfoot on Campus, , Written by Jim Butcher. And thats really whats going on at the level where the angels are operating, thats what theyre concerned about. What? When Does 'Drunk, Driving, and 17' Premiere on Lifetime? Well, its not all of Creation. Universe goes poof? There are actually multiple Uriels but they're all kind of copies of the same guy. . And then maybe we'll do professional wrestling stories. . He just exists through all of the bits of time, but for example if you go to an alternate reality there would be a parallel Mab and the two Mabs would be parallel and they probably would be able to like know about each other and talk to each other if they wanted to but they're just really fucking busy they've got a lot to do. Each of the combatants blurred, as if multiple layers of the same image had suddenly started performing multiple separate actions. We haven't really pulled the camera back far enough yet. I didn't know that about Mirror Mirror. 4,819, This story has been shared 3,095 times. Cheap, non-perishable, cheap, tolerant of changes in pressure, and cheap. Really jedi are a lot scarier on the ground level than they are from passenger seat view next to one. "Altering one's past is more than mildly difficult. That's kind of an epic struggle if looked at that way. Are they in all realities or are they in parallel? Harry Potter fans21 series you should check out, Urban Fantasy Showcase: 40 Authors To Know, Twelve Months (Dresden Files #18) - Title Subject to Change, Date TBD, Mirror Mirror (Dresden Files #19) - Date TBD, 200+ Monster Book Series All the books in Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series Complete Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs All the novels inspired by the Supernatural TV series All the official Stoker family Dracula novels Complete Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead In Order. Here are some suggestions for alternate Harrys: The three most likely options for an alternate Harrys are Winter Knight Harry, Harry Denarian, or the thrall of Lara Raith. Whether they are plunging into the underworld of Chicagos criminal scene or plunging into the literal underworld like inLOTR, theyre both people who go to dark places and are a threat, not necessarily because of what they can do, but mostly because of what they know. It just happens that some of them are a little bit more extra-dimensional or in this case (the Outside) non-dimensional. I decided the way to impress upon her how wrong she was, considering I had a degree in English literature while shedonlypublished 40 novels, was do everything she told me to, and that would show her! Of those, marrying Lara is possibly the biggest stretch, and accepting Lasciels full power, the least. ""Paradox is an overrated threat. This is the Return of the King episode. So, we'll probably see Harry getting himself some access to some White Court secrets along with family secrets as well. I see no reason to fix it if it isnt broken, so Im still using those outlines. "Vadderung grinned. Press J to jump to the feed. Actually, one of the books that's going to be upcoming is -- I'm just going to go for total originality and call it Mirror Mirror and stick Harry in a parallel universe where he made one choice differently when he was much younger and show the fallout from that choice in that universe as it's going. "They're peers, of a sort, Harry. Btw, Mirror Mirror is not the next book, that one has been pushed back to right after. 2,242. "Like, if I go back and kill my grandfather, how was I ever born to go back and kill my grandfather? Oh, yes and no, because as soon as I can start playing with parallel universes, I'm going to get to show some of the things. How are ratings calculated?Toggle ExpandToggle Expand. I love watching wrestling. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 1. 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