What weightclass do we think Cu Chulainn is in? In legend he fought the armies of Medb (Mab) singlehandedly. Or do we think that would have been before she was Mab Queen of Winter?

Just an interesting thought I had after listening to the song a few times through.

If he wants to fall. It is totally something he is not allowed to do.

Unless the other side broke it to start with?

but thats a whole new level of conspiracy

It could also be Jim stretching out into different mythology. Arthur isnt the only brittish legend(though he is the most popular)

Personally i think it would be most interesting if the prisoner was cu chulainn who may or may not have fought the armies of winter already depending on how you interpret his legend. If Jim takes the story that way he could do a lot of fun things with Mabs reaction.

So tying my own set of WAG in could Grey be related to Odin? (mainly based on jim saying "he really enjoys it" and using that same description for Odin) Then Odin could have established the Venators, after the Jotuns retreated from the gates to try and kick out something that had gotten in (Nemesis) Grey is then supposed to keep the Venators on track.

Not sure how to fit in the Archive but I'll keep thinking.

Another possibility that becoming something grander would be that he losses it all winter knight, demonreach, his magic, etc. and becomes something like mac who is "out"

First I really like the theory

My several cents
-lucy probably doesnt have a sword running around because Im pretty sure that would upset the balance since he got thirty coins when this was going down
-If we are assigning archangels to swords because nails then we probably need to assign one to the spear, shroud, crown, and cup because they all had Christs blood
-the Swords level the playing field between their wielder and the current threat I believe that not only Harry says this but there is a WOJ IIRC so variable power is expected since entire red court >>> lots of hobgoblins on threat meter
- Cortana could be a weapon kept in hades vault for the instances of really needing it new defender of the gate qualifies explaining why it disappears after hastings since they dont really need a sword of endurance normally (My WAG this sword might allow one person to hold the gate for a time as a new guardian ascends to power)

1.   We have been told that Nicodemus has a very specific target in mind, ostensibly kept in the Labyrinth of Daedalus.  What is Nic trying to get his hands on and why?
     Since Nick is always after apocalyptic chaos I'll say either pandora's box or because he's scared of harry telling people how to kill him a new imortality item similar to the noose he has which hes hoping one will protect him from the others weakness


2.   Nicodemus apparently called in a marker from Mab to get Harry on the team.  Does he have a specific plan for using Harry or did Mab twist his request?  Which of Harry's capabilities will he admit to needing, and (given that this is Nicodemus after all), which abilities is he scheming for Harry to use?
Both. he wanted Harry but asked for something else so that Mab would think she was getting a better deal by making Harry do it. As for what he will admit to needing Harry's ability to find people he will need someone to get him into the maze who has gone into hiding and has a way of preventing the denarians from finding them. he wants Harry's wizard senses and battle skill he may even be counting on Harry bringing molly for delicate magic since his crew seems to be short one wizard type person now.

3. Jim has mentioned that the book will be "Ocean's Eleven".  Who else did Nicodemus recruit?  How will they interact with Harry?
No clue maybe Bianca maybe ferrovax

4. Harry's general method of operation is to call on his friends for help.  In this book, Harry is (initially) allowed one extra backup member on the crew.  Who will it be?  Which of Harry's other allies will "interfere" before the plot is over?  9/10/13 an interview was published that answers the first half of this question.
Interferrance will come in the form of Ivy who is still pissed at Nick and company and Kincaid will try to finish his contract since he owed Harry a favor and all

6. Mab is apparently against Nicodemus succeeding in this heist.  In the Cold Days, we found that Mab had complex reasons for wanting Harry to kill Maeve.  What are Mab's reasons in this book?  Is it simple thwarting or is there something deeper?

Since when has Mab ever come into a story with something simple? look at what shes already done just to get Harry to do the job. My guess is that along with whatever Nick is looking for there are a few tools that can kill immortals sitting in the vault. Considering shes tried to kill bob for knowing A way to kill immortals it really pisses her off that she has to help nick possibly come into possesion of a few.

8.  One of the key components of the "Ocean's Eleven" movie is that there is a final twist/reveal.  Given that we've got Nicodemus, Harry, Mab, and potentially Hades (and who knows who else) all trying to get the better of each other, if there's one thing you can count on it's some sort of last minute quintuple-cross.  What will be the nature of the twist and how will it all fall out?
Mother Winter uses an unravelling on whatever item nick is after therefore rendering in valueless and ending winters obligation in the heist since the agreement was that Mab would help nick get steal whatever it is for its power

9.  (Extra Credit) There are many WAG ("Wild A$$ Guess") theories on the boards, some crazier than others.  Write up to three WAG theories (or make up your own) you believe are correct that will be confirmed (or at least have evidence in favor of) in Skin Games.-
1) Ebenezar will end up using the blackstaff to do something and harry will discover that it is NOT Mother Winters walking stick since it doesnt resonate with winter
2) Murphy is going to pick up a coin which will convince sanya that she is going to follow his path eventually
3) one of the fallen is going to die Mab and Uriel will have a conversation about how well hey played this round. The death of the fallen will involve uriel unloading his power on the earth to finally balance the kidnapping done by the denarians in small favor