Book artist was told Wizard PI so drew that, and then kept drawing the hat in part just to spite/joke with Jim.

In one of the short stories (Herot), Dresden ponders whether he should get a hat so that he could protect his tracking spell from the rain 

Carries over to one of Jims other series where the main character always wears a hat, so the artist drew him without one.

I'm assuming you're talking about Cinder Spires. It's been a while but I don't remember the main character wearing a hat, only goggles....because "steam punk" 

Just wondering if anyone else just did an entire re-read in preparation for Peace Talks. I got an ARC of Peace Talks, and decided that before I read it, I would re-read the entire series, and it was such a different experience for me. When I started the Dresden files I was in my late 20s, un-married, no kids. Now I am married, have a daughter, and in a totally different place in my life. Just wondering who else had a more recent re-read that maybe felt quite different from the first time.

I know this is an old thread but I can't lurk on the spoilers forum until I get BG  ....my copy wont arrive until the 6th Oct   
anyway....Yes I re-read the entire series before PT. Yes I feel entirely different about Dresden's attitudes towards women, especially young women, in the series compared to when I first started reading it 15 years ago. When I first started reading the series, I just thought he was "old fashioned", now I find it quite annoying. The later books he has the winter mantle driving him so its like he never grew out of the young male pervy attitude.

Incidentally, this time around I read the series backward...ie starting with skin game and reading back to storm front. I picked up on a lot of foreshadowed clues that way and the exposition/rehashing of previous events in later books didn't bother me as much.

Would "fallen" be the right term? The fallen in DF are bound to coins and still have angelic power whereas Mac is mortal (I think there's a WOJ about it somewhere). He's clearly taken a different path compared to the denarians. Something more like the German movie "Wings of Desire" ie angel decides to become human.

Regarding Molly:
What we know so far from PT
Lara has had a big bite to eat
Carlos has been injured again messing with "the wrong monster" in the line of duty "as it turned out".
and now from BG: Molly is really pissed at Lara
My working hypothesis is that Lara fed on Carlos and now Molly is pissed.

The lose end still hanging in my hypothesis is how is it in the line of duty??

I was really hoping to see mother Murphy staying over....cue awkward scenes with Harry and Karrin trying to get intimate but Mum is staying over

A warm bath has "magical" restorative powers that have nothing to do with actual magic   
There are hints that she's actually in a bit of pain. She may be holding it back probably for Harry's sake or as a matter of pride.
I'm in the "she's smart, quick and underestimated" camp when it comes to her abilities against supernatural powers

My partner and I have been arguing over Justine's true nature in PT. As a casual lurker on this site I thought I'd see what everyone else thinks.
Thomas keeps trying to say her name every time Harry tries talk to him . He's quite insistent about it even after Harry reassures him that he'll look after her and that she is safe. Then Grey called her a femme fatale.

My other WAG regards the sword of faith...