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I genuinely do not understand how people would want to be in his head for a 30 page story.
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However Harry knew perfectly well it was a trap, as did Michael and Sanya.. Harry countered with a trap of his own, that is why he was willing to risk a Holy Sword to rescue Ivy....
Not at the point in the book which I'm discussing.
2. I'm sure Jim could create a situation where Nicodemus is vulnerable. It might even be a way to demonstrate; if only in a small way, how the Grail can be used as a weapon.
When Nic wins without qualification, it's things like the Black Plague.
Marcone, we're able to root for and read his short story because as bad a guy as he is, he's up against something worse.
I don't want to read a story about Nicodemus successfully murdering innocents by the truck load to fuel his own selfish agenda and -- in all likelihood -- also murdering good people like the Knights trying to stop him.
If I wanted to read that kind of thing I'd have stuck with Game of Thrones.
Yes. This could mean, she has died before Christmas. Or they broke up... But it doesn't necessarily mean she will die in Peace Talks. There could be another book between. Peace Talks is in summer. A lot can happen in half a year.
That is possible, didn't think of that. After reading the Christmas Story, I was no longer completely convinced that Karrin will die in Peace Talks, because Harry wasn't acting like that had happened. But I thought of Karrin's father. Maybe the Murphy's funeral comment refered to his funeral. Maybe something significant happened there. Writing about Murphy's funeral could mean, that Karrin tells Harry about it. And they realize, someone said something or did something that explains what happened later. She only now understands.
What I am saying is that, while it makes perfect sense that Michael would refuse Harry's second request, it makes less sense that he would refuse Harry's first request. I believe that the reason that Micheal does so is his concern that Harry might be leading the Knights into a trap.
We've seen a short story from Marcone's point of view so I wouldn't mind seeing one from Nic's POV. However, I think it would have to take place after the events of Skin Game. Nicodemus is on his own and fighting off whoever Marcone sends after him. We see a hunted Nicodemus turn the tables on his pursuers and decide he had become too reliant on Deirdre, and too reliant on other denarians like his unpredictable ex-wife, and in the end Harry and Michael had done him a favor; by being alone and without allies they helped Nic sharpen his wits and skills. Near the end of Skin Game, Nicodemus offered one of the coins to Goodman Grey. At the end of the short story we could see Nicodemus decide he has regained his confidence and decide now is the time to take on a new disciple and ally. We see him offer the coin which he still had with him, but we don't see who he offers it to.
Nic is foiled each time. It works to weaken him as an antagonist. I’d like to see what he’s like when he wins.Sort of, but the Denarians go on... We know what he is like when he wins... Do you not remember the scene where he wiped the frozen cement with Murphy? How he whispered sweet nothings in her ear as he did it? Stuff that long term will make her question everything she has ever stood for? How he manipulated her so skillfully into going where she and he wanted to go, resulting in a broken Holy Sword? Yeah, long term it got set right, but if you want to see how it looks when Nic wins reread those passages in Skin Game..
No, I think that was actually the very best thing (for Michael) that could have happened.
His injuries, in the final analysis, free him from being a Knight. They let him be home with his family, let him build houses (for which he evidently has a passion). Yeah... cane. So what?
Occasional twinges of pain? Not like the Knighting lifestyle is exactly pain-free (usually more than "twinges").
He'd pick up the sword again in a heartbeat, if that's what he'd be called to; but he's he's not: he's being given the reward of the life & family he always wanted.
We’ve seen Dresden beat Nicodemus three times. It makes Nic and the Denarians seem somewhat less than threatening. Would anyone else be interested in reading short story where the Denarians win?
Wouldn't you help a guy who was on your front sidewalk, torturing someone, no matter what the reason?
I wasn't talking about Nic's choices. I was talking about Marcone's. He's where he's at in the book because of a choice he made. Two choices actually. He chose to save Harry in the alley behind Bock's Books. And he chose to be a free holding Lord. The first drew the animus of Titania, the second made him fair game in the supernatural world.
Why would you think that? The Knight's aren't responsible for anyone's choices. This is repeated over and over again. Harry himself is the obvious example.
"Acting in such a way as to create a climate which encourages/allows people to do the right thing" seems to be a good summary of the Knights' job. Whether they judge people or not seems immaterial to that.