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Announcements / Announcing "Backup"!
« on: January 13, 2008, 05:22:15 PM »
We have a wealth of new info about Backup, the hardcover chapbook being published by Subterranean Press. 

Backup is a novelette written by Jim Butcher and illustrated by comics legend Mike Mignola, best known for creating Hellboy.  Its length is tentatively set at 80 pages, and it will be published this Halloween in two editions, described below.

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Let's get something clear right up front.

I'm not Harry Dresden.

Harry's a wizard. A genuine, honest-to-goodness wizard. He's Gandalf on crack and an IV of Red Bull, with a big leather coat and a .44 revolver in his pocket. He'll spit in the eye of gods and demons alike if he thinks it needs to be done, and to hell with the consequences--and yet somehow my little brother manages to remain a decent human being.

I'll be damned if I know how.

But then, I'll be damned regardless.

My name is Thomas Raith, and I'm a monster.

So begins "Backup" a twelve thousand word novelette set in Jim Butcher's ultra-popular Dresden Files series. This time Harry's in trouble he knows nothing about, and it's up to his big brother Thomas to track him down and solve those little life-threatening difficulties without his little brother even noticing.


Backup will be available via Subterranean Press in two unique editions:

Limited: 500 signed numbered copies, bound in leather ($45)
Trade: full cloth bound hardcover copies ($20)


Go here to place your pre-order!
Discuss this news on the forum here!

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Announcements / Unaired Pilot to Air!
« on: January 03, 2008, 05:14:03 PM »
Good news for Canadian Dresden fans (and Dresden fans with Canadian friends)!  Space will broadcast the unaired 2-hour pilot this Saturday, January 5th, at 8 pm.

There is still no word on whether or when the uncut pilot will air in the States.

Discuss this topic on the forums here!

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Announcements / Vote for Harry!
« on: January 01, 2008, 08:03:24 AM »
White Night and Proven Guilty are vying for Amazon.com's Best Books of 2007, in the "hardcover sci-fi/fantasy" and "paperback fiction" categories, respectively!  They're up against some stiff competition, so please show your support!  Vote for White Night here!


Also, Jim and his wife Shannon are nominees at the Romantic Times 2007 Reviewers' Choice Awards! 

Jim is in the categories of:
* Career Achievement Award in Urban Fantasy
* Best Urban Fantasy Novel ("White Night")

Shannon is nominated for:
* Best Romantic Intrigue Novel ("No Regrets")

Congratulations to them both!

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Announcements / More short story news!
« on: December 27, 2007, 03:54:03 AM »
Arriving on the heels of My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon's release today (buy online here!) is more exciting short story news!  We now have a title and brief summary of Jim's Subterranean Press chapbook:

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"Jim Butcher, author of the ultra-popular Dresden Files, has turned in a novelette set in that series for us. Check out as Harry Dresden’s big brother offers some “Backup” to get everyone’s favorite PI wizard out of a nasty spot of trouble."

Discuss this post on the forums here!

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Announcements / Captain's Fury, Short Stories, and Holiday Cheer!
« on: December 20, 2007, 05:01:27 AM »
Great news!  Captain's Fury shot to #17 on the New York Times Bestseller list for hardcover fiction.  Congratulations to Jim!  If you haven't read it yet, snag a copy from the Jim-Butcher.com store.

Also, we have big news on the short story front!  Jim has announced that he will be participating in Kevin J. Anderson's "Blood Lite" anthology, featuring humorous horror stories.  Jim reveals:
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It's called 'Harry's Day Off.'  You know, I thought it would be nice to just have a Dresden Files story where nothing happens.  Harry has a quiet day at home reading a book.  Hey, it could happen. :)

Watch this website for further details, and discuss your thoughts on the story here.

In other short story news, don't forget to pre-order My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, the short story anthology featuring Jim's "Heorot."  It arrives in bookstores December 26th!  It recently received a glowing review and four-star rating from Romantic Times, which you can read in editor P.N. Elrod's Livejournal. 

Remember, the store is also your source for Jim Butcher books, shirts, audio books, posters, and more!  If you're still looking for a holiday gift for similarly-minded friends, family, and enemies you wish to convert to friends, you can't go wrong!  Also, don't forget the Harry vs. Kalshazzak poster offered by the Dabel Brothers, publishers of the upcoming Dresden Files graphic novel.  Nothing quite says holiday cheer like a naked wizard hurling lightning at a giant toad demon.

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Site Suggestions & Support / The ads!
« on: December 12, 2007, 12:55:17 PM »
I never thought I'd say this, but... the new ads look great, Fred!  Very understated and out of the way and harmonious with the layout, not to mention actually topical.  Hopefully they'll bring in a little cash to offset the cost of running the second domain!  It boggles my mind that as successful as Jim is, you're still having to cover his site expenses out of pocket.  Pony up already, ROC! :D

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Announcements / Captain's Fury Release and Heorot News!
« on: December 04, 2007, 09:17:38 PM »
Captain's Fury, fourth novel in the Codex Alera, hits bookshelves in the US today!  If you can't make it to a bookstore or you don't live in the US, you can always order it from Amazon through the Jim-Butcher.com store.

Also, we now have a blurb for the upcoming anthology My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, edited by P.N. Elrod.  It shouldn't be too difficult to guess which mini-description applies to Jim's Dresden short story, "Heorot."

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What newly married couple doesn't dream of a romantic retreat where they can escape the world for a while—but what happens when supernatural forces intrude on their wedded bliss?

Nine of today’s hottest paranormal authors answer that question in this all-star collection of supernatural stories. Can a vampire-hunter enjoy her honeymoon when she’s just learned that her new hubby is a werewolf? How can newlyweds focus on their wedding night when their honeymoon suite is haunted by feuding ghosts? And what’s a wizard to do when a gruesome monster kidnaps the bride on her way home from the wedding?

With so much otherworldly mayhem awaiting our newlyweds, will they ever get around to the honeymoon itself? Find out in…My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon.

The anthology is due in stores December 26th.  Pre-order it today, and speculate here on the forums.

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Announcements / Jim blogs again!
« on: November 19, 2007, 05:03:14 PM »
Another much-anticipated installment of Jim's "Writing Craft" series!

This time: Story Climaxes!

Discuss it here.

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Author Craft / Jim blogs again!
« on: November 19, 2007, 05:02:13 PM »
Another much-anticipated installment of Jim's "Writing Craft" series!

This time: Story Climaxes!

Discuss it here.

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Announcements / Comic book concept art, distribution news!
« on: November 14, 2007, 05:40:54 PM »
The Dabel Brothers, publishers of the upcoming Dresden Files graphic novel, unveiled their new website today!  Dresden fans will delight in the fantastic batch of concept art images, featuring Harry, Murphy, Morgan, Marcone, Bianca, and Carmichael.

The launch also coincided with a juicy new announcement: the Dabel Brothers have entered into a new distribution agreement with Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books, to bring their products into the trade book market.  In spring 2008, the popular literary comic book publisher will launch comic book adaptations of three major properties: New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son; Jim Butcher's bestselling The Dresden Files; and George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards. The graphic novel versions, to be distributed by Del Rey, will go on sale in summer/fall 2008.

The long-term arrangement will result in broader distribution for their graphic novels than they have had in the past, explains Ernst Dabel, President of Dabel Brothers Publishing. "While we will retain our autonomy and continue to operate as an individual company, we expect the Del Rey sales team to greatly expand our reach into such markets as libraries and independent bookstores."

Read more at Newsarama!  Please sign up at Newsarama and show your support for Dabel Brothers and The Dresden Files by posting in with your thoughts.  Discuss this news on the forum here.

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Announcements / Small Favor blurb
« on: November 14, 2007, 02:21:38 PM »
Thanks to Amazon.com, we now have a blurb for the tenth book in The Dresden Files, Small Favor!

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No one's tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks fairly bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow.

An old bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, the Queen of Air and Darkness-and she's calling in her marker. It's a small favor he can't refuse...one that will trap Harry Dresden between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and one that will strain his skills-and loyalties-to their very limits.

It figures. Everything was going too well to last...

Small Favor hits shelves April 1, 2008.  Pre-order your copy here, and discuss this blurb on the forum here!

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Announcements / Small Favor in Audio!
« on: November 08, 2007, 04:18:44 PM »
Great news for audiophiles!  From JamesMarsters.com:
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James has been contracted to read his fifth book on tape in the Dresden Files book series. Although Death Masks is the next book in sequence, he will be recording Small Favor, which is the most recent in the series and, according to the Dresden Files website, due for release April, 2008.  James will be in the studio later this month to begin the project.  A new publishing company, Penguin Audio, has been hired to release the book.  More details to be posted when available.

According to Jim, the release is scheduled to coincide with that of the US hardcover in April.  In the meantime, you can purchase the first four Dresden audio books from the Jim-Butcher.com Store!

And now, a word from the great gals of Buzzy Multimedia, who brought us the fantastic audio books for Storm Front through Summer Knight:
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Here is the update that many of you have been asking about. The next Dresden Files audio will be released by Penguin and James Marsters will still be the narrator. The book to be recorded is Small Favor and will come out simultaneously with the new print book of the same name.

Jim and Shannon Butcher have been and still are very supportive of Buzzy.

Penguin and James will continue to produce incredible work...after all look at the material they have to work with. Buzzy Multimedia is not going away. We are just regrouping and getting ready to bring even more wonderful audios your way in 2008. Stay tuned.

In the mean time please know that we will be carrying the new Penguin line of Dresden Audios as well, and you'll find our prices and extras more than competitive with sites such as Amazon and Barnes&Noble.

Buzzy wants input from all our supporters and fans. What novels, authors, series do you love and aren't in audio? What actors can you hear narrate them? We'll be waiting to hear from you.

Thanks,
June

Discuss this exciting news on the forums here!

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Announcements / Captain's Fury Desktops!
« on: October 17, 2007, 12:29:05 PM »
We now have desktops featuring Steve Stone's awesome cover art for Captain's Fury, fourth book of six in Jim's Codex Alera series!  Download them in about every desktop size imaginable, and feel free to hit me up if your screen resolution isn't represented here.



Download them here, then discuss the cover art here!

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Announcements / PhauxCon Updates
« on: September 10, 2007, 03:32:28 PM »
We've gotten a schedule update for PhauxCon, and registration for Friday's dinner with Jim and his wife Shannon is now open!  PhauxCon is a small sci-fi/fantasy convention, held October 5-7 in Philadelphia, and Jim and Shannon are this year's guests of honor!  Read more about the event itself here.

Early-bird registration ends September 14th, so get a move on if you're interested in attending!  If you have any questions, direct them to Xionin at info(a)phauxcon.com, the PhauxCon livejournal, or the PhauxCon entry on the J-B.com calendar.

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Announcements / Birthday Signing Sept 4 in Kansas City!
« on: August 29, 2007, 05:14:01 PM »
Jim Butcher will be at a booksigning celebrating the release of short story anthology Many Bloody Returns in Kansas City, MO, on September 4th.  Get all the details here!

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