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Cold Days Predict-a-thon. [All the latest Spoilers permitted]
TruffleMuffin:
1 ) Harry usually has a few supporting characters in each book. Who do you think will be the main sidekick in Cold Days and in what way will they help? Who else will have a significant contribution to the plot?
I feel this is going to be a Fairy based book, Harry is pretty smart. There will be no main sidekick, Harry will mistrust everyone. Mab will play the most significant contribution to the plot, we will probably see a great of interaction between them.
2 ) At the end of Ghost Story, Harry has said goodbye to all his friends in Chicago.
a. Who will be the first friend to find out Harry isn't dead?
Mortimer
b. What shenanigans/snark will Harry use when he "re-appears"?
I actually hope he doesn't snark, and just smiles then walks back through to the Never Never after helping his friends out discretely.
c. Who will have the coolest reaction?
Rodriguez, he will be there and likely make a pop culture reference on Harrys behalf
d. Who will have the most touching reaction?
Eb, he just got his grand kid back from the presumed dead.
- In each case, remember to specify for extra credit.
3 ) In nearly every book, Harry usually comes up with a new powerup/tool/way of making things go boom. Given that he just became the new WK, what new abilities will he rely on and which new ability will be the most useful to him during the story (and how)?
Hes going to rely on knowledge. Before, he traded for personal gain, now he trades for Winters gain, there is no or not as much cost to the knowledge. He will actually find out useful information before finding himself in quicksand without a rope.
4 ) Harry generally has a "Big Bad" to worry about. In fact, according to the blurb, Harry is going after someone very specific. Who will that enemy be, and how will Harry take him/her/it down?
I havent really thought about this, so much so the blurb kind of caught me off guard. I think it will be a demon of significant influence. Perhaps not one of significant power but their death will be a strategic blow to demonkind.
5 ) Harry usually faces some sort of "Choice" in every book. A point where the easy way out will cost his soul/humanity in some way. According to the blurb, this book will be no different. What will be the most crucial "choice" Harry makes?
To kill with Magic. As I understand it, as an agent of Winter he is now longer bound by the Laws of Magic.
6 ) As the new Winter Knight, Harry is pretty much garunteed to encounter his Summer counterpart -- Fix. What will their interactions be? Will Fix survive?
Limited, I think this may get brushed over for this book considering everything else that goes on. I think the Fix/Harry relationship will devolve to counterparts as it should be. Neither one knowing what the others real agenda might be. Previously, Harry was essentially a neutral party to Fix and Lily, no longer.
7 ) Jim has mentioned that it's about time now to start revealing some of the motivations/dealings of the shadowy figures working behind the scenes (i.e. what Harry calls the "Black Council"). What Black Council secrets/actions will be revealed in this book?
I would not be surprised if we did not learn of all the major players through Mab. The knowledge will be offered the low price of killing this ''one immortal''.
8 ) There are many WAG theories on the boards. Write up to three WAG theories you believe are correct that will be confirmed (or at least have evidence in favor of) in Cold Days.
Dont follow any
9 ) Extra credit: Write down any prediction about that you think might improve your final score. Only issues aluded to within Cold Days will be counted.
I hope there will be a scene involving a public gathering of the White Council where Harry personally confronts the Merlin, hopefully by shooting him with a gun. He may use an empty chamber, just to illustrate a point regarding any thoughts the Merlin might be having regarding Mollys fate.
The event if it does happen will be an attempt to make it appear as though Harry has severed all ties with the Council in favour of Winter. Probably under advice from Mab in order to allow for Black Council members within the Council to make a mistake believing Harry is no longer an issue.
slavof:
First post here on forum... Hi everyone! ;)
1/ Cait Sith, Leah, Bob and Molly
2/ in Chicago you say - so ...
a - Bob (if ghost counts), if you ask only about people, then Butters
b - Princess Bride "Mostly Dead" like or LOTR Gandalf like quote
c - Thomas
d - Molly
3/ I'll go for the rifle as shown on book cover
4/ a new black council character which do not directly appear (but maybe was mentioned) in previous books
5/ Harry will fight internally about how much "winter power" he can absorb/get, how much he like to be involved in feerie court matters. A big choice will be if he like to stay a Winter Knight (and be loyal to Mab, with all new power and all new good things this can bring him) or he decide to go on his own path with unknown consequences to him a and to those he loves.
6/ Harry and Fix will be opponents (at least in this book). They both will try to play fair, but it would not be easy. Fix will survive, but their relationship will be far from friendly (at least for some time).
7/ We learn more about attack at Artics Tor, and why Mab is near to mad in last books.
8/ first, the idea that Leah is plotting against the Mab, and trying to be a new Winter Queen, and that he will try to involve Harry into this - promising him release from winter knighthood if he help her
and second, Black Council will try to recruit/blackmail someone from Harry close friends for copperation, for spying on Harry and Grey Council.
9/ We learn more about Harry's powers with regards to outsiders. At least one more member of Black Council (beside Cowl) will be revealed. At least one more member of Grey Council (beside Odin) will be revealed. A new sword wielder (Fidellachius) will be revealed. And I do not think that we will see Lash in this book.
thanks,
Slavo.
dpara:
1 ) Harry usually has a few supporting characters in each book. Who do you think will be the main sidekick in Cold Days and in what way will they help? Who else will have a significant contribution to the plot?
Main: Cait Sith and he will be no help at all. Side: Lash & Molly.
2 ) At the end of Ghost Story, Harry has said goodbye to all his friends in Chicago.
a. Who will be the first friend to find out Harry isn't dead?
Murphy after soulgazing she will deck him. Then Molly will curse at him. Then Mouse will flatten him. Lastly Charity will punch him. Lash will comment on his choice of women. I officially coin the term punchhug.
Murphy is first since she is the easiest to find and Thomas comes once Murphy calls him.
b. What shenanigans/snark will Harry use when he "re-appears"?
Mab will open a portal for him, it will lead to his grave ..which has been filled with earth.
c. Who will have the coolest reaction?
Molly, she will be frickin angry and go full nightmare porn on the presumed Harry illusion.
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Harry - Hey Mac
Mac - grunts & gets Harry a free beer
d. Who will have the most touching reaction?
Mouse, Harry will need a towel.
3 ) In nearly every book, Harry usually comes up with a new powerup/tool/way of making things go boom. Given that he just became the new WK, what new abilities will he rely on and which new ability will be the most useful to him during the story (and how)?
His primary powerup will be using his future-sight to sense bullets, he will be pretty hard to assassinate.
Fire&Ice grenades, a miniature sun surrounded by an equally cold ice shell, upon impact interesting things happen.
Harry will tell Caith Sith to do stuff. Sith will do it badly. After a while Harry gets foxy enough to outfox the malk ..sometimes.
4 ) Harry generally has a "Big Bad" to worry about. In fact, according to the blurb, Harry is going after someone very specific. Who will that enemy be, and how will Harry take him/her/it down?
Thorned Namshiel. He will use the coin as soulfire battery.
Lasciels revenge will be a secondary plotline.
Several Formor clashes but no definite victory.
5 ) Harry usually faces some sort of "Choice" in every book. A point where the easy way out will cost his soul/humanity in some way. According to the blurb, this book will be no different. What will be the most crucial "choice" Harry makes?
Doing what Mab says no matter the cost.
Or between doing what Mab says and what she wants.
6 ) As the new Winter Knight, Harry is pretty much garunteed to encounter his Summer counterpart -- Fix. What will their interactions be? Will Fix survive?
Fix will be very far away. Harry will wave at him. They might talk a bit by shouting over the distance.
Or they will fight by very artfully missing each other, hard on the terrain though.
7 ) Jim has mentioned that it's about time now to start revealing some of the motivations/dealings of the shadowy figures working behind the scenes (i.e. what Harry calls the "Black Council"). What Black Council secrets/actions will be revealed in this book?
How Mab was wounded. Who was on the attack on Arctis Tor. A Cowl - Formor connection.
8 ) There are many WAG theories on the boards. Write up to three WAG theories you believe are correct that will be confirmed (or at least have evidence in favor of) in Cold Days.
Cowl is Justin.
Kemmler is alive.
Mab repaired little Chicago.
9 ) Extra credit: Write down any prediction about that you think might improve your final score. Only issues aluded to within Cold Days will be counted.
Mab is/was pregnant.
The white god is the sun.
Molly makes full Council in this book.
Harry visits Susans grave.
SAZ:
Hey – thanks for this tread! Here are my predictions.
1 ) Harry usually has a few supporting characters in each book. Who do you think will be the main sidekick in Cold Days and in what way will they help? Who else will have a significant contribution to the plot?
Main sidekick – Eb, Harry has to kill an immortal and Eb is the heaviest hitter Harry is close to. Cat Sith will act much like Bob did in early books being a source of information.
As Changes, GS and CD are an internal trilogy, Harry will have to interact with those he hurt the most. Karen, Molly and Thomas in order to close up the in trilogy story lines.
2 ) At the end of Ghost Story, Harry has said goodbye to all his friends in Chicago.
a. Who will be the first friend to find out Harry isn't dead? - Bob, because he is too connected, he knows first.
b. What shenanigans/snark will Harry use when he "re-appears"? – Several movie references like suggested by others
c. Who will have the coolest reaction? – If we see him in this book, Marcone might have a good line or two kind of like “… of course Harry is back, it would be too good to be true if he stayed dead”
d. Who will have the most touching reaction? – Thomas. Changes and GS were too horrible for Molly for her to have a gushy touching reaction the first time she sees Harry. Karen was going down a hard path in GS, see more about her in the special credit section below.
3 ) In nearly every book, Harry usually comes up with a new powerup/tool/way of making things go boom. Given that he just became the new WK, what new abilities will he rely on and which new ability will be the most useful to him during the story (and how)?
As winter knight, he will have the ability to quickly find ways that lead to areas controlled by winter making for handy escapes.
4 ) Harry generally has a "Big Bad" to worry about. In fact, according to the blurb, Harry is going after someone very specific. Who will that enemy be, and how will Harry take him/her/it down?
Mab will send Harry after HHWB or perhaps some other lower level walker/outsider to test his outsider bane powers which I believe is the main reason Mab has wanted Harry as winter knight.
5 ) Harry usually faces some sort of "Choice" in every book. A point where the easy way out will cost his soul/humanity in some way. According to the blurb, this book will be no different. What will be the most crucial "choice" Harry makes?
His most critical choice will be three – how he interacts with Karen, Molly and Thomas. All three he loves in different ways, all three have been important comrades and foxhole buddies, and to lose any one of them because of his prior choice to kill himself would tear a big hole in Harry’s soul.
6 ) As the new Winter Knight, Harry is pretty much garunteed to encounter his Summer counterpart -- Fix. What will their interactions be? Will Fix survive?
Mab knows the BAT is coming; any summer/winter conflict beyond what is necessary to maintain a reasonable balance is a waste of time. Still it is possible Fix will be sent after Harry. If there is a fight, Harry will be hard pressed to defend himself as Fix is more experienced at the knighthood thing. Harry will try to not kill Fix and try to subdue him instead. It will take some wizard like trick/power to enable Harry to survive.
7 ) Jim has mentioned that it's about time now to start revealing some of the motivations/dealings of the shadowy figures working behind the scenes (i.e. what Harry calls the "Black Council"). What Black Council secrets/actions will be revealed in this book?
Harry will find out that there is not one collective set of bad guys responsible for all the weirdness in the last thirteen books. We will learn the most about Cowl and who he works for/with. We might learn if Cowl’s group is using outsiders as a tool to control/change the world, or if they want to destroy the world.
8 ) There are many WAG theories on the boards. Write up to three WAG theories you believe are correct that will be confirmed (or at least have evidence in favor of) in Cold Days.
We will learn that Cowl is Simon.
We will learn that there has been time travel in prior books, but Harry will not time travel in CD.
9 ) Extra credit: Write down any prediction about that you think might improve your final score. Only issues aluded to within Cold Days will be counted.
Harry will insult several people… or is that too general ;)
At the party Harry and Cat Sith are on their way to at the end of Ch 2 - Mab will command Harry to kill some random mortal who got messed up with the Fea to test his loyalty and gauge how cold he has become.
Toward the end of CD, Lash will comeback enough to let Harry know she is still around, but with limits. I can see an end of book conversation between Harry and Lash as a nice lead up and teaser to book 15.
We will see more and learn more about the talking spiders.
Lastly the Ship named Karen will either hit and iceberg named Harry and sink. Or they will pick up where they were at the end of Changes. It is likely the moment of truth for their relationship. JB will give the Harry Karren romance a final thumbs up or down.
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote ---Molly, she will be frickin angry and go full nightmare porn on the presumed Harry illusion. oor
--- End quote ---
Harry: *opens Sight, dispelling the illusions then starts explaining things.*
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