Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 1:36 pm
“Was Sirothrax a major dragon like Ferrovax or a minor dragon?”
He was the real deal, though he was in some ways the weakest of the remaining great dragons.
Ferrovax wouldn’t have given a damn about some nobody minor dragon being slain.
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# Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 1:38 pm
“Are there any plans for a spin-off series following Molly or the Knights of the Cross or any of the other supporting characters that doesn’t directly involve Harry Dresden?”
Not at the moment–though it might be one of those things I run desperately back to a few years after I finish the Dresden Files, frantic to pay of my… gambling debts or… or mob creditors or something.
Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 1:43 pm
“Could a single mortal vessel be the Knight for both winter and summer?”
Very. Briefly.
Matter and anti-matter reactions come to mind.
Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 1:53 pm
“Was the White Council and the Red court ever at war before this last one? what kind of diplomatic relationship did they have? friendly? peaceful? trying to kill each other at ever other turn?”
Mostly it was small-scale conflicts between individuals. The Red Court has pretty much been headquartered in South and Central America, generally, while the White Council stuck to the wealthier nations of Europe, the US, and the upper end portions of Asia. It moderated the potential for conflict, though individuals fought in outlying areas where those general borders overlapped–places like Chicago.
Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 2:08 pm
“How dead is Kemmler? About as dead as Justin, maybe?”
Oh, at least that dead.
Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 2:11 pm
“I don’t remember reading that the Doom of Damocles on Molly was taken off, so due to Harry’s current situation, what is going to happen to her?”
Good observation. It was never removed from Molly, and without Dresden around, there is no one speaking up for her and intervening with the death sentence already passed on her.
As for what is going to happen, well… we’ll see.
Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 2:19 pm
“With the light-hearted joke where the characters were cast as Lord of the Rings roles who would you put as Gimli?”
Sanya.
# Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 2:38 pm
“Have you ever related Harrys character (not appearance) to someone in real life?? I dont know why, but his funny, sarcastic responses always remind me of Hugh Lauries character in “House””
Oh, I could so totally see Hugh Laurie playing Dresden in a movie.
Though I think he could do an excellent Marcone, as well.
Comment by ANSWERS FROM - JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 2:46 pm
“Hi–I have a question about Mouse that I hope is okay for you to answer. I have a hard time picturing what Mouse looks like, other than he is large and has gray fur/hair. What current dog breed does he resemble?”
Mouse looks very much like a Caucasian Mountain Dog–a breed developed by the Soviets for military/security use. They’re frigging enormous and bred for aggression and intelligence.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/3151411683_12e8024363.jpghttp://www.europuppyusa.com/images/dog_breed_info/34_1.jpghttp://www.littlebearcaucasians.org/pictures/Lada-020106.jpgand the pic most like the image in my head:
http://www.bdxmsc.gov.cn/yzjs/UploadFiles_7855/200905/2009052511135048.jpg# Comment by JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 3:09 pm
“Is it just coincidence that the Blue Beetle and the Water Beetle are both Beetles or is there a batman (batmobile, batboat, batjet) scenario going on in the background?”
It was more about Thomas poking fun at Harry by naming his cruddy old boat after Harry’s cruddy old car.
Comment by JIM BUTCHER — April 14, 2010 @ 3:22 pm
“Hm, will we see more of Harry Subconscious in any of the books (he is somewhat of a favorite character for me) and will we ever met Mike the Jesus of mechanics?”
We’ll run into id-Harry again, sure.
I really ought to have Mike make an appearance, sometime. Let me check the schedule…
“I’ll sneak in a second question to since you worked so much with The Dresden Files, have you ever literally dreamt about something in the Dresdenverse?”
Probably, but my dreams tend to be really hectic and fractured. I mean, one of my dreams is like trying to watch TV while a monkey flips through a hundred channels as fast as he can. I seldom remember them.