Changes: the most recent Dresden novel

POSTED BY: RiverDancer
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 18:55
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RIVERDANCER

Friday, May 14, 2010 8:34 PM

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I, too, have been wondering what will happen to Molly. She did pull off that intense 'one-woman-rave' spell that drove hundreds of vampires nuts, so hopefully she can qualify for the White Council now? Otherwise, upon losing the protection of Harry as her mentor, won't the Doom of Damocles fall on her?
I've heard a theory that whoever shot Harry did so to get him out of his obligation as the Winter Knight, like it was some kind of friendly killing. If that were the case, though, I would think something a little easier to come back from would be the way to go. If Harry were drowned, for instance, and dead just long enough for the power to return to Mab, then revived, that might get him out of the contract. Or it might not. On the other hand, shooting him would get him out of his obligation, but it also kills him outright.
Clearly, there has to be some way for him to come back, but if the next book is, in fact, called Ghost Story that seems to be Harry spending a whole lot of time dead. Which is weird. I'll be disappointed if he just 'gets better' or can just get back to his body after it's been decaying in a lake for awhile or somesuch. I think it's not likely to go that way, but it's a trope used commonly enough to concern me.
I really like the einherjar theory. But then he wouldn't be a Ghost, would he?

GEEZER

Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:43 PM

One thing I can't figure out.

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After Stevie D. tried to kill Harry in Father Forthill's church, he was questioned and identified Susan as the person who hired him. Next thing you know, Harry and Sanya are trying to rescue Susan from the Federal Building. Did anyone see a resolution to who hired the hit on Harry, and, if it wasn't Susan, how'd they know he was at the church?

"Keep the Shiny side up"

PHOENIXROSE

Monday, May 17, 2010 6:48 PM

Red Court vamps can build a human skin that looks like whatever they want. I got the impression that Harry knew right away that one of them had been impersonating Susan and that the real Susan was probably in trouble. Either way he wanted to know where she was, so he sent out the Little Folk, and they found her. Not too much of a mystery.

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REAVERINA1985RIVIERA

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 4:19 PM

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I'm pretty sure it wasn't Kincaid, he said he'd nail Harry with a headshot to avoid the death curse, and Kincaid doesn't miss. Ever.

If it was Kincaid, the book would've ended just like the Sopranos. $50 says it was one of Cowl's minions.

I think the next book will start out with Harry's body stuck in the coma ward of the hospital.

Having Odin make an apperance gives me some hope that my personal favorite Gods (Ukko, Tapio, Ahto, and the rest of the Finnish dieties) might get a shout-out in some future novel.

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RIVERDANCER

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:55 PM

Something kind of struck me this weekend:

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Where might this lead for Thomas? Mab said in one of the earlier books that if something were to happen to Harry, she would recruit his brother as her Knight. Would that still be her option?

Also, I don't think Harry is in a coma. I found out that the original title for the next Dresden book was going to be 'Dead' but the publishers wanted it changed. So now it's 'Ghost Story' which has pretty much the same end result. Harry is somewhere in the afterworld of the nevernever.

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