Can someone tell me which book it was when Harry was playing D&D (Arcanos) with the Alphas and made reference to casting a Fire Ball in a dungeon; and made his comment about laws of physics & magic??
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I'm not entirely sure but I think it might've been near the beginning of Changes.
I think it was in Side Jobs.
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I think it was in Side Jobs.
Specifically in the short story "Day Off". (Which was first published in Blood Lite.)
Harry's a nerd! :P
A nerd with a Staff.
A nerd with a Staff.
How many people does he have working for him?
Well, if you count the entirety of Za-Lord's Guard....
Well, if you count the entirety of Za-Lord's Guard....
That's a pretty big staff.
There was also a scene with him playing at the end of either book 4 or book 5, but I can't remember which.
And him adding Butters to the group at the end of Turn Coat.
Check out the staff on the cover of Ghost Story and Side Jobs. He's got Thassilonian runes on it.
Actually those are the same runes on the cover of every book... they're the word "MATRIX", converted into Japanese characters, then mirrored.
Actually those are the same runes on the cover of every book... they're the word "MATRIX", converted into Japanese characters, then mirrored.
No they are not. They are Cantonese and spell out fire.
Actually those are the same runes on the cover of every book... they're the word "MATRIX", converted into Japanese characters, then mirrored.No they are not. They are Cantonese and spell out fire.
Source? Because it's supposedly an in-joke between the artist and his girlfriend, and I've seen no evidence that supports your claim.
Actually those are the same runes on the cover of every book... they're the word "MATRIX", converted into Japanese characters, then mirrored.
I'm aware of the katakana (couldn't figure out what they said, though, cool), and they're definitely not what's on the staff in Side Jobs and Ghost Story.
Actually those are the same runes on the cover of every book... they're the word "MATRIX", converted into Japanese characters, then mirrored.I'm aware of the katakana (couldn't figure out what they said, though, cool), and they're definitely not what's on the staff in Side Jobs and Ghost Story.
Oh, did they change it for those two? I don't have the covers anymore, I tend to lose them.
Source for mine, at least for the books prior to that, since JHR felt it necessary to argue =)
Bilingual Bonus: See that picture on the main page? The characters on Harry's staff are Japanese; specifically, the are the katakana for "matorikkusu", which is how the Japanese would write "matrix", but as you would see in a mirror.
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I'm having coffee with Jim Butcher right now.
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I'm having coffee with Jim Butcher right now.
Could you tell him he left his dice at my place? He's always doing that, silly guy.
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I'm having coffee with Jim Butcher right now.
That's cool and s@*#, but Butcher doesn't control the art. Maybe you should ask him to give you the artist's number.
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Actually those are the same runes on the cover of every book... they're the word "MATRIX", converted into Japanese characters, then mirrored.No they are not. They are Cantonese and spell out fire.
You don't spell fire. It is a basic pictograph like this:
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Actually those are the same runes on the cover of every book... they're the word "MATRIX", converted into Japanese characters, then mirrored.No they are not. They are Cantonese and spell out fire.
You don't spell fire. It is a basic pictograph like this:
That's the exact symbol representing the light radiating from and heat associated with something like a camp fire, or maybe a small bond fire.
Harry's staff uses a sequence of symbols to represent azz-crackling, hyper-energy combat fire. I thought that was obvious.
Since this thread has devolved into a oneupmanship contest, I think it's time to bow out. I've better things to do with my time than fight egos. Especially those so wrapped up in themselves as to favorite their own posts.
Since we're talking about The Dresden Files already, does anybody know when the most recent book is coming out in paperback form?
I only have 3 books left to read before I'm out of new material I'm very interested in, so it better be soon.
Amazon has it listed as September 3rd. Then two months later Skin Game comes out.
Do you have a library nearby? You could get the hardcover from it, maybe? Cheap as free!