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DF Spoilers / Re: Latest Star Trek Strange New Worlds--Spoiler alert
« on: August 31, 2025, 07:38:07 PM »
Awesome! I'll have to go back and rewatch it.

Quote from: Dina on August 31, 2025, 10:06:49 AM
I am late to the party because I had not watched the episode until today. It has been very interesting and yes, it reminded me Demonreach too.
Oh, by the way, in the following episode there was a funny Easter Egg. When the Enterprise is
(click to show/hide)
.  I had not watched more episodes so far.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Ghost Story--two things
« on: August 17, 2025, 09:35:28 PM »
Agreed. I didn't connect well with the subplot and as powerful as Bob(s) are, it all felt kinda meh. Almost like we've seen too many explosions in movies and they don't carry the same weight anymore.


Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on August 17, 2025, 07:23:26 PM
I would like to address the original OP.

First, I agree with Talby16's explanation of why Harry didn't have anything like Winter Knight powers in the ghostly realm.  Harry had to draw on his memories to power his ghost spells.  That was a very smart explanation.  Besides what could Harry do with the few memories he had of using Winter Knight powers at Chichen Itza.  I doubt Harry could make other ghosts or spirits slip and fall by putting ghost ice underneath them.

I also felt that Ghost Story felt disconnected from the earlier novels, but that wasn't my main complaint against it.  I felt; and still do feel, the novel's B story about Fix and the second rate sorcerer Aristedes was the Ghost Story's weak link.  I didn't care about those characters then and still don't now.  I won't be surprised or disappointed if we never see Fix again. 

There were also a couple of times in the story where I felt Jim had become sloppy in his writing, which I won't recount, because it would take too long to dig them up and explain their flaws.  Those were more annoyances than anything else.

While I'm being nitpicky, I should add the confrontation between Bob and Evil Bob felt to me at least, somewhat lackluster.  Evil Bob could play an important to the continuing story, but that section of the novel; despite its brutal action, didn't hit home with me for some reason.

My final complaint is similar to one I have about Cold Days.  It took an awfully long time to get to the meat of the story.  It felt meandering, but more so than Cold Days even though Cold Days has a longer word count. 

All of those negatives aside, in rereading Ghost Story, I developed a greater appreciation for the main story in the novel.  Harry working through his feelings, his memories and eventually discovering that he was his own killer by proxy of Molly and Kincade; that was really good.  Plus, Harry's conversation with Lea and his memory of his first encounter with HWWB was also excellent.

So, all in all, I did like Ghost Story much more the second time through, despite its weaknesses.

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DF Spoilers / Latest Star Trek Strange New Worlds--Spoiler alert
« on: August 09, 2025, 01:43:13 AM »
Just finished latest----So, if you watch, then you know, but the latest episode just had a multidimensional prison that Carol Kane's character just referred to as a Well. Guess who its prisoners are? Ancient, malevolent baddies.

I found it very interesting. I'd be curious. I reached out to one of the writers just in case.

Cheers all!


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DF Spoilers / Re: "Twelve Months" Cover Released
« on: July 21, 2025, 05:00:19 PM »
The green crystals are on Deamonreach. Also, remember when Lara and Mab show up in the backseat of his car and his magic is tinged with green? Mab (I think) says something about his connection with the Island.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Malcolm Dresden
« on: July 07, 2025, 05:14:46 PM »
Just seems to me, Dresden naming someone a good man means more than just the average (or above average) good person. He refers to both Michael and Shiro this way. Eb refers to Malcolm this way. I'd be curious if there were more to it than just the basics. Heck, Michael rescues Charity from a dragon. Maybe Malcolm rescued Margaret from Papa Raith. (Just behind the scenes---maybe Eb--who has tremendous distrust for the White Court--knows something more...and this is why he refers to him this way).

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DF Spoilers / Malcolm Dresden
« on: July 04, 2025, 12:42:53 AM »
Rereading Skin Game.

I had a thought. (Stop the presses!  ;D) In SG, when asked about his whereabouts by Murphy, Harry (getting his arm fixed) refers to Michael as a Good Man. We've heard Ebenezer refer to Malcolm in the same way. So, I wonder if Malcolm may've been a Knight of the Cross--even if only a short time--like Murphy and her use of the sword--Not the right full-time job for her, but right for a particular one. So...wouldn't that be something?

That's all I have.

Off to reread a little more.

Cheers and best to all!

B


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DF Spoilers / Dresden spells and would you change them
« on: June 29, 2025, 02:21:21 AM »
I've had a few moments when I've thought, "Gee, I think Infriga would've been better than Fozare in this scene." Ever have those moments? I'm sure there are reasons for each--Fire isn't best here, could hurt bystanders...Force is better...As we see Dresden develop a bit more finesse with magic along the way, I think it would be cool to see his spell-casting become even more nuanced.

When he and Asher go to the party to get Valmont, I thing Infriga would've been cool instead of Fozare in dealing with the initial appearance of the Fomor and the octokongs.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Ghost Story--two things--Three?
« on: June 12, 2025, 02:34:44 PM »
When Harry wasn't quite dead...Would Papa Wraith have been able to feed? Or feel twinges of his former self?

Can you imagine? He's like...Ummm...that's a familiar feeling...Could it be? Maybe? .....crap. Nope.

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DF Spoilers / Ghost Story--two things
« on: June 07, 2025, 01:43:59 AM »
Continuing my re read of the Files. Good stuff. Previously, and I'm not sure why, GS never seems to stick with me for some reason. I've both read and listened to it. It's the odd one for me in the series. This time, it feels much better to me. Not sure if I'm just in the right mindset or what, but details are really sticking and I'm nearly done and I can't wait until the end and maybe restart it.

1st--Am I the only one who feels this way? Or out of all the novels, is this the one that doesn't hit a homeroom initially and you have to come back to it?

2nd--Harry as the Winter Knight. As a spirit, should Harry have been able to draw upon Winter? I mean, he was able to capitalize on his magical memories and use them as weapons...shouldn't he have been able to do the same with Winter? (And maybe even more so and to a more dramatic effect?)

Ok. Cheers and best to everyone!

B

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DF Spoilers / Re: Two plus two is Starborn
« on: May 23, 2025, 03:25:32 PM »
Also, I wonder if it cold be tied to Harry's habit of naming things and people. Just look at Toot and how he's grown as Harry has given him more responsibility along with the different titles. Word-O-Mancy?

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DF Spoilers / Thomas
« on: May 19, 2025, 08:19:33 PM »
I think it's been awhile, but I vaguely remember a discussion about what happens to Thomas. Can't remember exactly, but there's a moment in Harry's discussing the swords in Changes (again--rereading) and I've concluded that Amoracchius will banish his demon and leave him fully human. And then, he'll take up the sword. Or by taking up the sword of Love, he'll be able to keep his demon at bay.

I don't know---some combo of that. I'll go back and find what triggered it for me, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. Maybe Butters slices away the evil and leaves him fully human...???

I don't know--just something. lol

Brien


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DF Spoilers / Turncoat
« on: May 10, 2025, 08:02:01 PM »
Obviously, I've been rereading.  ;D

Near the end of Turncoat, Dresden and McCoy are talking about the fact that Peabody wasn't by himself on the island. Who was the 2nd person? Did we find out and I missed it along the way? Do we think this was Cowl joining him in Chicago? Some other Black Council wizard/entity?

Hope all are well. Cheers!

Brien


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DF Spoilers / Re: Harry's force rings
« on: April 25, 2025, 02:46:10 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Mouse on April 25, 2025, 03:06:57 AM
Leave it in his jeans while doing the laundry and let the spin charge it?

That's along the lines of what I was thinking. Though, the water might delete the magic of them. Maybe ride a bike with the rings somehow attached to wheels.

Maybe this thread becomes a list of top ten ways to recharge Harry's rings! 

10. Spin cycle of the wahing machine (with possible issues)
9. Bicycle ride with rings attached to wheels
8. Mouse dries himself after a bath (Rotational velocity)
7.


Okay Folks! Add yours to the list!

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DF Spoilers / Harry's force rings
« on: April 25, 2025, 01:34:14 AM »
Was wondering a little bit about these. Harry describes charging them with his own motion throughout the day and whatnot like that. He hits the heavy bag at one point to recharge them. I was thinking if it's kinetic energy like how watches maintain charge(?), wouldn't it be possible for Harry to use some sort of device to do this like those used for watches? I'm sure the technology aspect of it may negate it, but I'm just thinking that it should be possible.

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DF Spoilers / Re: "Restoration of Faith" (but especially: Faith)
« on: April 14, 2025, 07:08:07 PM »
Liking this theory.

Do we have confirmation that Kumori was killed in DB? That's the only hitch I can see so far.

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