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Long awaited 16th part of the "Dresden Files" series - "Peace talks" is out and the immediate followup (most likely taking place the same night) "Battle Ground" is coming soon. However, on 24-12-2018 Jim published a short story "Christmas Eve".

What has surprised me was this fragment:

I've opened the envelope. It had one piece of paper in it. On it was written a very large number.
“What is this?” I asked.
“The total of everyone’s medical bills from last summer,” Molly said, her voice quieter, soberer. “Everyone who got hurt. It’s all paid for.”
I didn’t want to think about the peace talks. Pain. So much pain.
“What about the funerals?” I asked. My voice was bitter.
Molly was quiet for a long moment before she said, gently, “Those too.”

So is "Christmas Eve" taking place after the still unpublished "Battle Grounds"?

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  • the original public plan was to publish PT/BG as one book. that was still the official word when the xmas story was released. plus, the phrase "last summer" makes it seem likely the xmas story was well after the end of BG.
    – Lee_Dailey
    Commented Aug 25, 2020 at 23:28
  • Note that (not really a spoiler), "Christmas Eve" is included as a prologue to Battle Grounds (though there seem to be places here and there where it wasn't edited to match exactly with the final published version).
    – chepner
    Commented Oct 27, 2020 at 19:43
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    ("Christmas Eve" is an epilogue, not a prologue, to Battle Grounds.)
    – chepner
    Commented Dec 2, 2020 at 20:35

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According to the official Jim Butcher timeline, yes.

https://www.jim-butcher.com/timeline

14 ASF: Monsters, the short story from Parallel Worlds.

14 ASF, July: Peace Talks and Battle Ground

14 ASF, December 24th: Christmas Eve, a short story.

*ASF: After Storm Front

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