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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby Jubilee » Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:19 am

Read book 2 today, even though it wasn't your favorite Nieto, I certainly thought it had enough improvement over book 1 to continue reading. There's some decent little subplots building, and I wonder what'll happen to the Alphas.
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Nice to see characters like Carmichael die, I honestly thought people like him would stay alive for ever, thankfully the status quo seems to change regularly.

Also the character of Kim seemed a bit underdeveloped. Somthing more should have been done with her.


Overall I have two books I have got unread, and another 1 I need to order before I'll get around to the third book at least, but at least it's won me over enough to get a third shot. Definite imrprovement.
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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby Dragavon » Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:25 am

Always fieldy snuts wrote:Read book 2 today, even though it wasn't your favorite Nieto, I certainly thought it had enough improvement over book 1 to continue reading. There's some decent little subplots building, and I wonder what'll happen to the Alphas.
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Nice to see characters like Carmichael die, I honestly thought people like him would stay alive for ever, thankfully the status quo seems to change regularly.

Also the character of Kim seemed a bit underdeveloped. Somthing more should have been done with her.


Overall I have two books I have got unread, and another 1 I need to order before I'll get around to the third book at least, but at least it's won me over enough to get a third shot. Definite imrprovement.

The status quo seems to change every 3 books or so.
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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby Jubilee » Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:27 am

Dragavon wrote:The status quo seems to change every 3 books or so.


That's cool enough, seems like a logical thing to do in a book series like this.
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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby Rockman » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:15 pm

Twigg I think you will really dig this series when all is said and done. Some really intense and crazy stuff happens and it shows that Butcher isn't afraid to royally f up his universe. In my opinion these books just keep getting better and better.

What you say about book 1 is interesting too, if you read Butcher's intro to the book he basically says it was like a project for his writing class and you can see how it is the work of a novice writer, luckily he improves big time over the course of the series.

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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby misac » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:18 pm

Mega Squirrel. :lol:

I’m listening to Changes audio book again in preparation for the new one and
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whenever they mention the Red Court I’m still shocked that they’re all gone.
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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby misac » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:23 pm

Sad news for fans of the audio book, there's a new narrator on Ghost Story. :-(

Hopefully getting mine today. :smt041
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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby Lord Simian » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:32 pm

misac wrote:Sad news for fans of the audio book, there's a new narrator on Ghost Story. :-(

Hopefully getting mine today. :smt041


Who is the new narrator?

Downloaded my copy to my nook today!

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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby misac » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:10 pm

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Who is the new narrator?

Downloaded my copy to my nook today!


Some dude named John Glover. He's alright but Marsters did such a great job.
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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby Dragavon » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:22 pm

Bought my copy today.

I am really disappointed with this book. I am definitely not going to buy his next book sight unseen. :-(
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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby Lord Simian » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:24 pm

misac wrote:
Some dude named John Glover. He's alright but Marsters did such a great job.


John Glover.... Lionel Luthor reading Dresden? Cool!

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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby avengingtitan » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:49 pm

Lord Simian wrote:
John Glover.... Lionel Luthor reading Dresden? Cool!

We'll see. I'm too broke to buy the hardcover right now. I'll give it a listen but its just not the same.

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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby nietoperz » Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:17 am

I'm really annoyed.

I pre-ordered Ghost Story (and Grant Morrison's Supergods) from the Swedish online retailer from which I usually purchase stuff. These books are paid for. They just haven't arrived because, and I quote, "They are sold out at the supplier." I complained about this, of course, explaining that I spend rather a lot of money with their company and that I pre-ordered the books because I wanted them on the day of release. I was out in town yesterday and saw both titles at the Sci-Fi and Fantasy bookstore, but couldn't buy them as I already had copies for which I had paid. I told them this too.

I just got an email saying sorry, that there was nothing they could do but would I please accept a discount code for 29 SEK ($4.50). Said code is not useable with sale items or in conjunction with any other discount. Needless to say, they have been sent a pretty angry response.
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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby xaraan » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:17 pm

Got my email confirmation that ghost story shipped! yay

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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby George_Kaplan » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:30 pm

Almost done with Ghost Story. Good stuff. And I think this book has the most comic book references out of all of them.

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Re: The Dresden Files

Postby misac » Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:25 pm

Lord Simian wrote:
John Glover.... Lionel Luthor reading Dresden? Cool!


Ahh, the voice sounded familiar but I couldn't place it. It sound more like Morgan reading Harry's journals. :D
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