Urban Fantasy: I wish there was more necromancy and less group sex

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Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

AllTerrineVehicle posted:

The second option, and one I find more interesting, is that they may not have even been on the same side at all. Given what Kumori said about necromancy etc being able to be used for good, I think it's entirely possible that there is a Black Council operating that is not working as an agent of Nemesis, but in fact is opposing the Outsider forces. If you think about it, turning yourself into a demigod (via darkhallow) would be a pretty drat good way to arm yourself for defending reality.

Unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying, Cowl was working with Outsiders in White Night.

e: So I'm rereading Cold Days in preparation, and noticed something. Harry's headaches are caused by "the parasite", which people have been assuming is Lash. When Lily first talks about Nemesis to Harry, she describes it as "A disease. A parasite. A poison." Might just be a coincidence, but I thought it was an interesting word choice.

Lord Hydronium fucked around with this message at 16:40 on May 26, 2014

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Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

Captain Capacitor posted:

You mean this one?

"Bianca" is as common a word in the series as "Molly", "magic", or "wizard"? That seems odd.

# ¿ May 31, 2014 07:35

Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

On that note, if Hades (the place) and Valhalla are real, does that mean that the Christian heaven exists in the Nevernever too? And theoretically, could you open a Way there if you find the right spot on earth?

# ¿ Jun 6, 2014 15:16

Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

Wachepti posted:

Maybe I need to re-read the earlier books but it doesn't seem that way to me. It seems like it's gotten worse.

As a single data point, I reread Grave Peril recently, and I swear there is literally not a single scene with Lea where her breasts aren't described. It's really weird.

Also, Butcher's definitely improved his characterization since those early books. Michael and Charity are practically caricatures.

# ¿ Jun 13, 2014 20:10

Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

Comixology is having a sale on the Dresden Files comics. Anyone know how they are?

# ¿ Apr 20, 2016 00:29

Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

NerdyMcNerdNerd posted:

That made me look up when Skin Games came out and now I am sad.

Oh, it wasn't that long -- almost two and a half years? :stare:

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Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

To add to that, even the models with a backlight have a soft diffuse light that feels more like you're reading a perfectly lit regular page than staring at a glowing screen.

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