r/dresdenfiles

Okay, I tagged this spoilers all so that comments can be a free-for-all. I know Cowl theories are a dime a dozen, and none of us really know for sure. I’m in the Simon Cowl camp personally, but this observation doesn’t necessarily require that view.

When Harry and Cowl meet for the first time (Bianca’s party doesn’t count), Cowl acts as if he is someone who knows OF Harry, but doesn’t necessarily KNOW Harry. It has more of a “known by reputation” vibe. However, he also takes great pains to hide his face and maybe mask his voice. If we assume that his reaction is genuine, then that necessitates the question, why work so hard to hide himself from Harry? Harry won’t recognize him.

My thought is that he’s worried Harry will describe him to someone who can identify him. Someone like Ebenezer or a senior warden/councilmember. Obviously I think that supports the Simon theory, but there are probably several other candidates who fit the bill. It does seem to rule out some of the Justin/Dark Harry/Eb theories though.

Titania was deeply upset with Harry killing her daughter and this is rather a understatement but regardless, couldn't Titania or Harry have set aside their issue through Weregild or rather specifically considering that Harry too Titania's daughter, he and Titania could have procreate and that child would be Titania as Aurora's replcement

I am rereading the series before reading 12 Months. I am trying to listen to The Law, and so far I hate it. It's the first Dresden story I've actively disliked, and Jim's narration is imo bad and cringe inducing. Are there enough redeeming qualities on this story that you would recommend I push through and finish?

Right now I just got to the part where the paranoid computer guy gave Harry the file on the Winter Winter lawyer.

Wizarding power seems to have a biological component. You’re born with a certain innate level of power. Harry hits harder than most wizards, and there’s not a lot to do about that. Sure, someone like Warden Ramirez might be nearly as dangerous as Harry himself through finesse and skill, but you get what you get and don’t throw a fit. There’s no sense that Luccio, despite her tremendous skills, is ever going to get back to being the powerhouse that she used to be, because magical power seems very static. And yet, Harry often refers to the senior council as being unusually powerful. Some of that makes sense. The Merlin is the Merlin because he is the most powerful wizard on the planet. Eb is the black staff. But the senior council is appointed by longevity, not raw power. Surely there would be at least one very old wizard who barely passed the tests to become a member of the white council? But we never hear Dresden say, “the senior council is really powerful…except Martha Liberty (or LaFortier, etc.).“ So is there something about skill that makes power significantly less important over time? Once you have a couple of hundred years under your belt you use your trickle of power more effectively than a Harry Dresden uses his flood? Or is this another one of those “informal” rules like the ones letting you consider what “voting bloc” a wizard represents? It’s not determined by power, however, wimpy wizards need not apply for senior council status?

In Cold Days Mab says “Molly had originally been positioned with another purpose in mind….” When she is discussing her becoming Winter Lady with Dresden. I was wondering what that might have been. What would she have become if Sarissa got the Winter Mantle and Lily had remained alive. Or was Mab referring to her being positioned to replace Lily? Curious if there are any theories out there.

Do y’all think the pizza Dresden gives to the guard normally (I know in extreme situations such as the Battle of Chicago he gave them frozen pizza) is the thin crust pizza or deep dish pizza? I’m from Florida and was hoping to make a pizza for my family so good they all dive in like in the books when he presents a pizza

I wonder if marcone knows cowl in some way? He presumably trained sells and made the wolf belts, the fbi and sells both used cowls training to try and kill marcone. It could be pure coincidence obviously, especially since I believe if cowl wanted marcone dead he’d have killed himself by now

“I’m…” I felt a little ill. “You’re saying… I’m pregnant?”

I started out at rings that could be enchanted to break apart and reattach to be used as emergency ammo for force spells, as we Americans are wont to do, then I started to think about using it as an abrasive material combined with air or force, think brake pad style, to go up against a bunch of Fae in a war as an expanding spherical particulate field.

I got to thinking of ways to simplify all of that in case I ever find a DFRPG game and I thought about using bucky balls as a ring material to avoid having to enchant them and you could fire them by manipulating magnet fields against their already extremely strong existing magnetic fields to take advantage of physics by making a rail gun like effect

You could make chain mail gauntlets with specifically enchanted underlayering and weakened rings.

Hell even just bringing a co2 pellet gun could do a ton of damage.

Now expand that to even just sewing needles with a bit of some kind of water soluble or weakly attached thread for stabilization and enchanted box casings with holes just big enough for one needle a piece.

You would have to reload them and it would probably be a pain, although with laser etched pathways I bet you could go pretty small so as to auto reload.

I think you could automate the string and thread to attach to the needle just by shaking the needles into a hole filled tray that leaves the tips exposed for a small amount of spray adhesive and a container of thin strings, hell cotton fluff might work better even.

So.... yeah, let's talk about that.

Hello everyone!

I need some help, if anyone has any suggestions for where I can find decent-condition hardcover copies of the 2nd through 7th books that aren’t a thousand dollars or more.

I have been reading the Dresden Files books since my dad introduced me to them when I was in 8th grade (2008 - 2009). My whole family reads the series. My uncles, my cousins and now my boyfriend (he’s listening to the dramatized versions on Audible, lol). My cousin has listened to the series narrated by James Marsden COUNTLESS times. In fact, our cats’ names are Dresden and Molly.

We’ve spent numerous hours, sitting at our D&D (read dining room) table, going over our favorite moments in the series (“Polka will never die! POLKA WILL NEVER DIE!”) and discussing big character moments and brainstorming what may happen in the newest books as they come out. Dresden is literally part of my family.

My dad passed away February 24th, suddenly in his sleep. It was especially devastating because I had been in recovery from a bout of Necrotizing Fasciitis (don’t google if you don’t have a strong stomach) in my right leg that resulted in a 13 day stay in the hospital (January 25th to February 7th) and 2 surgeries. He visited me in the hospital twice a day. No matter what. He’d bring me snacks, my craft supplies, a (desperately needed) hair brush and most importantly, the “Twelve Months” book.

Now, normally, he’d read the newest book first, then I’d read it. That was the tradition. But because I was in the hospital, he bought the book and brought it directly to me to read as a surprise. I was flabbergasted! Nearly 20 years of tradition was being put to the side in my moment of need. It was a truly beautiful book. Unfortunately……. He never got to read it. It broke my heart to pieces to see it on his desk, ready to be read, but not started.

I had been working on trying to get the earlier books in hardback because he had the first few in pocket size, and the last few in hardback and I wanted him to have a full set of hardbacks. He cherished his books like no one else I’ve known. He would reread series over and over, ESPECIALLY the Dresden Files.

It is still my goal to get those books for a complete set. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find some of them for reasonable prices. I understand I’m not going to be able to purchase them without a bit of an upcharge, as they have been out for quite some time and they are popular, but I can’t afford $300, $400, $700 or $1,500 for a single book. I wanted to ask if anyone may possibly have recommendations for where I could maybe find them for a more attainable price point? I mean, I’m willing to spend maybe $100 to $200 dollars on one book, but anything more than that is out of reach.

Any suggestions are appreciated. ☺️

What are your thoughts on Kelly McDonald from lanterns as murphy.

She seems Abit to kind, but also seems like a good match to me.

James Marsters is coming to a comic con in my area (motor city comic con) next month and I'd like to get a picture designed for him to sign and not use AI. Does anyone have a good recommendation for it?