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In Topic: Twelve Months: the spoilers thread
Yesterday, 04:08 PM
Cause, on 28 January 2026 - 02:58 PM, said:amphibian, on 28 January 2026 - 05:50 AM, said:Abyss, on 28 January 2026 - 04:10 AM, said:amphibian, on 28 January 2026 - 03:24 AM, said:There is a bit of a plot hole in that the Once King Raith has not eaten in several years. His Hunger should be killing him unless he has found an immortal to feed from or some way to deal with that larval outsider.
During the 'research' chat Lara tells Harry that before Morgan's death curse Daddy Raith was down to one feeding every year, made an entire ritual of it, and killed the meal. It's implied but not stated that she's been allowing him to feed somehow.
The way I read it put in my head a picture of Old Man Raith eating many in one big go with some sort of ritual involved to make it better for the Hunger. It could have been a singular Star born each year or something like that.
My read was that Harry’s access to the winter mantle was what makes him super food not that he is starborn? Starborn just keeps him safe?
We still don’t really know what that means. Outsiders can clearly hurt him and the white court mojo works on Harry no problem. Supposedly it keeps his mind free from taint when they talk mind to mind.
My read was the ritual was pumping in raw life/soul/magic into the hunger, which is rather more nourishing than taking nibbles from people's souls.
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In Topic: Twelve Months: the spoilers thread
23 January 2026 - 08:42 PM
polishgenius, on 23 January 2026 - 12:12 PM, said:Chance, on 23 January 2026 - 12:45 AM, said:I think the ghoul "plot" and "final" battle was Butcher feeling like he had to have at least three conflict in his formula for the books, they where basically action filler thought the final battle was a way for Butcher to show how dangerous Dresden is right now.
I will say I suspect the Ghoul thing is, in part, a long-term play. A reminder at this point in the series that Dresden and Ghouls have beef, for a more central conflict coming soon.
I guess they can be henchmen for the badguys but they aren't exactly very threatening anymore, so at best extras for the action scenes
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In Topic: Twelve Months: the spoilers thread
23 January 2026 - 12:45 AM
I really liked it and read it in basically two sittings.
The book does some interesting things with outsider/vampire connection. Reveals that Dracul is not just powerful but easily on the next level from what Dresden has handled recently, he also does not seem entirely malevolent what is this contest he is speaking about?
Will the next book open with a wedding? Will it open with a wedding going really really wrong or what else will trigger the speculated about time travel in Mirror Mirror? It basically needs to be something worse than Murphys death to Dresden or just the world in general.
Will Kumori and Cowl reappear they where mentioned a once/a couple of times as unsolved mysteries. Butcher tends to not do such things unless it is relevant.
polishgenius, on 22 January 2026 - 06:40 PM, said:Interesting. In many ways it feels like an anti-Changes: where that book was about burning down the status quo, this was about building, or at least finalising, the new one. Where that put Harry in the post desperate of places, this was about bringing him out of them. There's even a bit of bookend with his vampire opponents- that ended the Red Court, whereas this seems to be bringing the Black Court to the fore. Think we're very much in act three of the overall series.
Very much so, Battle Ground was the end of the Change era and this is the epilogue for that era or the prologue for the next, probably more prologue setting up relationships and probably our next main enemy.
polishgenius, on 22 January 2026 - 06:40 PM, said:If there is a nitpick I had, it's that the final battle felt a little... not tacked on, but the real finale was at Demonreach. There wasn't really any way for Butcher to wrap up all the other stuff completely cleanly, but there's a notable double-beat there.
I think the ghoul "plot" and "final" battle was Butcher feeling like he had to have at least three conflict in his formula for the books, they where basically action filler thought the final battle was a way for Butcher to show how dangerous Dresden is right now.
polishgenius, on 22 January 2026 - 06:40 PM, said:Anyway, to the meat of it: the relationship between Harry and Lara is obviously the heartbeat of this novel, and it was done very well. Butcher's gonna have to be careful to make sure Harry doesn't cross any lines so that he doesn't become a monster (to us, as readers), but I think that's the aim here, to keep him this side of that line and that's his moral bulwark. And Mab's manipulative nature is delicious, but I'm fairly positive she's laid the seeds of Harry breaking free. Also: well, now we know there's an out to free Thomas- and maybe Lara- for a happy-ish ending.
He was pretty close a few times walking the edge of monster / hero, he is also building up Lara for being far more human than what we have seen before.
I was kinda surprised how fast Thomas plot was resolved especially the child/justine part of it. The child becoming a ward was perfect but I had expected it to take a few books. -
In Topic: Reading at t'moment?
22 January 2026 - 12:21 AM
champ, on 21 January 2026 - 06:52 PM, said:JPK, on 21 January 2026 - 06:30 PM, said:champ, on 21 January 2026 - 06:11 PM, said:Chance, on 21 January 2026 - 02:34 PM, said:champ, on 21 January 2026 - 12:07 PM, said:
Very much THIS! I got up to chapter 11 last night and it is a pure, glorious Dresdencrack fix.
I know Jim Butcher was a bit worried about how the book would be received but he need have no worries at all, he has nailed it.
I'll post more in a dedicated thread later but this is a fantastic book.
Its not really about any flashy conflicts there are some but they are not really important to the story. Its about picking up the broken pieces and returning to some kind of new normal after several hard years and it is done well.
I think that is why it's resonating with me. I've been to some dark places over the last however many years and it's only really been the last year or so that I've got past the point where I feel I've turned a corner and it's onwards and upwards now.
It's interesting to see how Jim is writing about Dresden's dark places. You can tell he is writing from experience and I can relate, there are some parts that do hit close to home and I am thinking "aye, you know what it's like down there in the pit."
The chat in chapter 11 Dresden has with a certain someone was tough reading. But Jim is also still giving us the stuff we love with a Dresden book so aye, loving it, its an interesting read.
100%. I've gotten used to having moments with this series that can poke me in theemotionseye but this one has done so repeatedly. It's part of why I'm taking my time with it. I feel like it has earned time to process and not just push through as fast as possible.
I'm also going to immediately follow it with the earbook because I suspect Marsters is really going to add a layer to some of the emotionally heavy scenes.
I am agreement with you there. Also, I think the series needed a book like this, one a bit slowed down where characters can show a reaction to what has happened. Let them grow and develop and show how fucked up things are as a consequence to Battle Ground. It'll benefit things in the long run.
And damn, I hadn't thought about the earbook, some parts could be brutal...
The earbook is awesome as usual.
I'd say in some ways this one is a recovery from consequences as far back as Changes and a kind of reset for the status of the cast probably setting up for the beginning to the ending. -
In Topic: Reading at t'moment?
21 January 2026 - 02:34 PM
champ, on 21 January 2026 - 12:07 PM, said:
Very much THIS! I got up to chapter 11 last night and it is a pure, glorious Dresdencrack fix.
I know Jim Butcher was a bit worried about how the book would be received but he need have no worries at all, he has nailed it.
I'll post more in a dedicated thread later but this is a fantastic book.
Just finished it and was a bit worried for the first half of it, its a very different Dresden book at least compared to the last few in the series. Its not really about any flashy conflicts there are some but they are not really important to the story. Its about picking up the broken pieces and returning to some kind of new normal after several hard years and it is done well.
It is probably however one of the best of the last few Dresden books, maybe better than everything since Changes maybe just since Skingame.
Kinda thinking about a re-read of at least some parts of the Dresden files. So a brilliant and uplifting start to this years reading.
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16 Dec 2025 - 18:48Tsundoku
16 Dec 2025 - 03:54Well, I hope.
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