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happyelf:
All good points the main reason I have been pondering nico, is at least to some degree the infernal courts/ hell are going to play a role at some stage , I vaguely recall or possibly just imagined  :) that one of the last books will be called Hells bells. I do think it’s possible that there’s a plan going on that will reframe nicos near wins into something else or maybe not. The main reason I think there’s , possibly,  something going on Apart from what I stated in my post is simply how effective Lara and Marcone have been written though yes I know they haven’t directly faced off agaisnt Dresden but they have shown how masterfully they have utilised there new resources and developed even as Dresden has had a pretty steady power creep they have, in some ways, kept pace while nico on the other hand has , on the face of it underwhelmed. Either way it’s fun specaluating till we get our hands on peace talks and battlegrounds.

g33k:

--- Quote from: happyelf on June 15, 2020, 06:36:36 PM --- ... at least to some degree the infernal courts/ hell are going to play a role at some stage , I vaguely recall or possibly just imagined  :) that one of the last books will be called Hells bells ...
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The series proper, the "Case Files," are expected to be 21-22 books, IIRC (barring any more 2:1 splits, like with Battle Ground, or sudden Brilliant Idea for a whole new story, etc).

Then there will be the "Big Apocalyptic Trilogy" which is ... apocalyptic, one presumes.  I believe the planned titles for these 3 are:  Stars and Stones, Empty Night, & Hells Bells.

Bad Alias:
@happyelf: I hope your wag is correct because I really do agree that Nicodemus has been oversold as a major threat, even though the only character to cause Harry more damage has been Harry.

Yuillegan:
Mmm, I agree. It would be nice to see the balance tip in his favor. In fact, there are quite a few villains who fit that category. Part of the problem is how Jim builds up villains but then has Harry smack them down. Perhaps also some of the way the fights were written too. This also applies to some other heroes too - in point of fact I would even say some of them are stronger than they should be. But it's hard to tell. And Jim seems to want to write a series where the light prevails more than the dark, so I think it's fair to write things this way.

But yes, it would be nice to see Nicodemus and those like him really show what they can do.

happelf - Yeah, we should see what Hell is up to in the later series as Jim has said the Devil will eventually be on stage. I do wonder about Marcone and Lara. I think part of their success is due to not being on the recieving end of Dresden's wrath whilst simultaneously being aided by him and even capitalising well off their interactions and the general chaos Dresden creates. Someone else who has heavily benefited is Mab, but also Lea.

Bad Alias - Totally agree. Changes worked because of the build up and because it was so different. But an entire series like that would be ridiculous. Quite right, it's important that the "risks" to Dresden and the world feel real and important. Consequences are one of the biggest themes in the books and Jim does it really well.

Ed0517:
I don't know .. he retreats.... but he takes out Shiro. Shiro is not coming back,  Nic is.

The good guys prune the organizational tree, getting rid of rotten Namshiel. And Michael, who killed a dragon, is retired (when he doesn't borrow Uriel's jet - which left Uriel in danger, even if he was not hurt)

He HAS the Grail... is it possible that was the main quest? If he picked up multiple items,  his crew revolts and all take some.. how do they know which was the ONE that Nic really wanted? 

Are his losses transitory and his gains lasting?

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