Classic AI hallucination, with a light dusting of genuine references, taken in incorrect contexts for a surreal result.

  I know, I had dealt with that regarding the DF before. The things the AI told me were hilarious, but nothing so complete, detailed and wrong at the one Lehane posted.

(((((((((Don))))))))))))))(((((((((((((Regen)))))))))))))))
I am very glad things were well with your tooth, Don.

Regen, that is amazing about the knitting and the little figurines. I have a BB8 that a friend made for me and I bought another one, a Fallout Pip Boy that I bought to hubby. I don't know how to knit, or crochet. In fact, I barely know basic sewing. No one taught me and I did not have the interest.
It is so cool that you knit for people who need it. Also, I would love to have pink hand warmers. I 've seen some very lovely hand warmers here (worn by people in the bus or at the university) but in the stores I've only seen some very plain ones. Also, I usually forget to search for them.

Summer is not so hard so far. Only a couple of days have been absolutely horrible, too humid and dense. But generally speaking is more or less fine.

The ending of the year is slowly killing me as I am very, very busy, but I am not complaining, things are going more or less well, considering what I think is an abysmal situation for my country, especially sciences, culture, things like that.

I pre-ordered 12 months and Out Law and I am a happy camper 

I am enjoying the current season of Stranger Things  Also, I watched the first episode of Percy Jackson and it is fine. Cute I would say.

Fight against?  Or acting to stop and save Harry from himself in the emotion of the moment.   What Butters and Sanya did was no different from what you see in a sporting event when a player feels he was done dirty and wants to fight the guy who did it.  His teammates will do whatever they can to stop him from doing it. Why? If he gets kicked out of the game or a severe penalty it hurts the whole team and there is a good chance they will lose.  Now is that really fighting against their teammate?  Or is it an aggressive way of saving a teammate from himself?  I say it's the latter.  Harry was out of his mind with grief and anger after Rudy murdered Murphy before his eyes.. An angry out of control [understandably Harry was in that moment] isn't easy to hold back, almost impossible to stop, but they managed.  The influence of Lasciel?  Doubtful, more likely just plain grief and anger at what he had just witnessed.  Also let's not forget that Rudy had been on both his and Murphy's case for sometime, so very easy for Harry to jump to the conclusion that Rudy did this deliberately, maybe trying to kill him, but Murphy got in the way and died for it.  Fighting against?  No, just doing their best to prevent a critical member of their team from being thrown out of the game and thus making matters way worse for their team.

I agree with all this, Mira.

I think tAlso, it seems that this take place during Twelve Months and not after it, even when the novella will be out after the books.

Actually we are Jim's employer, we buy his books, this is how he and his publisher make their profits. 

We are his clients, not his employers or bosses. He offers what we want to sell and it is up to us if we want to buy it or not.

I think I simultaneously agree with many of you, even those who said opposite things 
I still like the DF books, some less than others. I like some of the new characters, like Goodman Grey, but I could have lived without them. The fact that I enjoy the books does not mean that I don't feel they are dragging. More characters are added and they are indeed too many loose ends. Like, now we are having Librarians? A full organization that never appeared before? Harry is having a new apprentice? (perhaps not a new character, but still, we have already seen mentor Harry. He should be too busy right now).

We have not seen characters like Elaine (I don't particularly miss her, but that is not the point), Ivy, Kinkaid, in lots of time. And at least we have an in universe reason for that. There are other characters who disappear without a trace  (like Vince, was it? the p.i. Or other characters I even forgot the names, the kid who may be Tera's son). I wish we begin having answers and wrapping things so at least I hope we tick some squares with the starborn thing.

I wish there are less books. Like do MM, then the fight one and then the BAT! But those are my wishes. And Jim does not work for me. Yes, I give him money for his work, but that is a exchange. He is not my employee. So I have no reason to complain. He does what he wants, he writes what he wants, at his pace, and that is fine. I owe him too many happy hours and this forum, so I am for ever grateful.

Take all the time you need, Jim.

On the other hand, it is true that I do not understand the commercial side of this. I have no data but I would think Jim is not making such a good profit with the DF as before. Let me explain my rationale. Let's have a universe of DF readers and think in the next book. There is a subset of the readers which are people like has been reading for years. Most of that subset is going to buy the next book, but some of them are not, because they grow tired of the book, or bored, or has no money, or are not able to read anymore, or they just died. So, the subset is reducing. Then there are new readers. People who heard the series is great, or began reading the books because they were at their parent's or just sees him in the media (or actual bookstores or libraries) and got interested. But how many new readers decide to began reading a saga with 19 books and many more to come? I think the universe of reading is having a negative balance between loosing and adding readers. Is the remaining subset enough? Perhaps. But I think if Jim wrapped the saga he would have a big wave of readers (new and returning ones, their interest piqued) and he would be able to begin an entirely new saga that could attract new readers (of course, many would be DF readers, as they probably like JB style). So, I see economic profit in wrapping more than in spreading the saga. But well, that is me and it may be factors I don't know, or I am wrong about.