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Dresden's 1st Apprentice
Kim Delaney is from Fool Moon. It's subtle and brief, but he does refer to her as an apprentice.
My stomach made an unhappy noise. It was almost as empty as my wallet. I would never have been ...
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What was Michael Carpenter yelling in Skin Game?
In the print version, Michael says "Lava quod est sordium!" when casting off the swarm attacking Harry. Michael actually used this phrase at several points in the series, either as a battle cry or ...
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Did Harry name "The Archive"?
Not likely... but it still may be significant.
Ivy is only part of her identity. She was alive and active as the Archive for some time (admittedly, not long) before she met Harry. Ivy may be an ...
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In the Dresden Files, why does Nicodemus Archleone find Mouse so startling/threatening?
A quick word of "god/Jim" about mouse
Basically: Foo dogs gain strength based on what treshold they are set to guard. At that point in the story, Mouse is garding the Carpenter's home. You know, the ...
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Dresden's 1st Apprentice
Kim Delaney first shows up in Fool's Moon.
In Fool Moon, she approaches Harry Dresden at McAnally's, asking him to help her with a greater summoning circle, claiming it is for academic purposes. He ...
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Why was this character paid?
Thomas was around long enough to figure it out.
In the last chapter of Blood Rites, Harry brings Thomas to his basement home after clearing the air with Lara and his final visit to Justine. The very ...
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Butters's circle in Dead Beat
The magic link is running from Dresden to Sue. Dresden fed the energy that's not only controlling her but sustaining her mass. If either one is cut off from the other, there would be no more ...
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Are fairy rings of mushrooms mentioned anywhere in The Dresden Files?
In Summer Knight, chapter 27:
I squinted at my surroundings next and found a ring of toadstools grown up around me. They weren't huge, tentacular, horribly fanged toadstools or anything, but it put a ...
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Relative strength of Vampires in Dresden files?
Of the three main vampire courts, Black has the greatest physical strength, and White has the least:
The Whites weren't as physically formidable or aggressively organized as the Red Court, and they ...
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Why didn't Dresden want this character on Demonreach?
Because Harry's out of gas.
Just entering a contest of wills to force Nemesis to say its name caused him to collapse. He doesn't know what Nemesis might be capable of once on the island. Alfred ...
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What exactly does Butters mean by red carats?
I don't believe it's a specific video game being referenced, but rather the tendency of enemies to be indicated on the player radar. They're usually abstracted out for the mini-map, but often have a ...
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What was Michael Carpenter yelling in Skin Game?
Lava quod est sordium!
In nomine dei,
Sana quod est saucium!
Translates to:
Cleanse that which is unclean!
In the name of God,
Heal that which is wounded!
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What were these artifacts in Skin Game?
All artifacts associated with Jesus Christ:
“ancient wooden placard” - Placard "Jesus, King of the Jews", from his crucifixion.
“circlet woven from thorny branches” - Crown of Thorns, from this
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What were these artifacts in Skin Game?
I think you've got them all right, save the knife.
As for that, I believe it's Jesus's bread knife. Quoth Wikipedia
According to French traveler Jules-Léonard Belin the knife used by Jesus to ...
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Is "Christmas Eve" taking place after "Peace Talks"/"Battle Grounds"?
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, ...
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What is Queen Mab trying to say about herself to Harry?
One way to look at Mab is that she is the epitome of cold reason. Although the Winter Knight (much to Harry's chagrin) is a creature driven by passion, Mab has consistently been shown acting on ...
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Harry Dresden - what impact breaking his word had on his power?
Dresden didn't lose any magic by breaking his word. His magic, instead of bending to his will, started working against him. Whatever mystic forces that dictate the laws of magic deemed him ...
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The Dresden Files - Changes - what joke Harry refers to?
I cannot find any joke that might fit this from earlier in the book, although given Harry's penchant for turning everything into a wisecrack, I may be missing something.
The number three comes up a ...
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In the Dresden Files, why does Nicodemus Archleone find Mouse so startling/threatening?
Possible Spoilers... if you didn't already know. Archleone can take on archangels and the like without really being too anxious because they have rules they absolutely have to obey or they could very ...
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Would it be possible to take a White Court House to court over child custody?
The mortal parent almost certainly doesn't have standing to bring a legal challenge in the supernatural world. The various supernatural power blocs, such as the Vampire Courts and the White Council, ...
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Do the Fallen know what their Shadows know?
When one picks up a coin, there is a connection made between mind of the holder and the entity in the coin and an imprint (a basic copy) of the Fallen is placed in his mind.
Also, there has to be ...
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Can all scions make “the choice” or is it just Changelings?
Jim's actually provided the answer to this one:
Does Kincaid have the ability to “choose” like Faerie changelings (i.e Meryl/Fix/Lily)?”
All scions do, though if they never twig to the fact that they ...
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Does this curse break any Laws of Magic?
No.
There seems to be two factors to the Law of Magic regarding murder - action, and intent. You have to kill someone directly with magic, and intend to do so. It's a little fuzzy - Butcher describes ...
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In the Dresdenverse, which vampires have souls?
Dresden discusses who has souls and who doesn't several times in the context of soulgazes. We have on-page proof that Red Court vamps can't be soulgazed and that White Court vamps can be. I assume ...
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What is Queen Mab trying to say about herself to Harry?
Mab is telling him that she is the opposite of Ethniu.
"Peace Talks" and "Battle Grounds" make it very clear that the conflict is sparked by Ethniu's personal hatred towards Mab, ...
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Are fairy rings of mushrooms mentioned anywhere in The Dresden Files?
From the short story 'Curses'
She stopped beside a ring of large brown mushrooms that grew up out of the floor. I extended my otherworldly senses toward the ring and could feel the quiver of energies ...
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How does Harry Dresden know about "Parkour!"?
You're incorrectly assuming that kowledge can be gained from TV or internet only. Witness this exchange from Small Favor:
"Ivy is the Archive," I said quietly. "A long time ago-we don'...
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Molly Makeovers
See "Bombshells", collected in Dangerous Women (2013; George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds). It's the story of the Svartalves' debt to Molly, told from Molly's point of view, and it explains ...
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Relative strength of Vampires in Dresden files?
It doesn't really matter what aspect you're talking about. Whether brute strength, speed, mental domination, or magic, Black Courts beat all others hands down.
I don't have something quoting a direct ...
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What's the deal with Outsiders in The Dresden Files?
Context and intent is everything.
Uriel need to balance the scales not because Harry died, or because a fallen angel whispered in his ear - he had one whispering to him for 4 books before Uriel even ...
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