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Here, together for the first time, are the short stories of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher-a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies manage to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new,... read more
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The anthology brings together the following short stories as well as previously unreleased work by Jim Butcher:
"A Restoration of Faith" - Takes place before Storm Front
"Vignette" - No set time frame
"Something Borrowed" -- from My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding, edited by... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Harry Dresden: Chicago's only professional wizard, and also a detective.
- Thomas Raith: Harry's half-brother and a Vampire of the White Court
- Karrin Murphy: Sergeant of the Chicago Police Department
- Michael Carpenter: Former Knight of the Cross and bearer of the sword Amoracchius. Father of Dresden's apprentice Molly Carpenter.
- William Borden: Werewolf and leader of the Alphas
- Susan Rodriguez: A former reporter for The Arcane, Harry's ex-girlfriend.
- Georgia: Werewolf and member of the Alphas. Married to William Borden.
- Marcy: Werewolf and member of the Alphas
- Herbert Orson Caine: Add a description of this character.
- Andi: Werewolf and member of the Alphas
- Molly Carpenter: Dresden's Apprentice and daughter of Michael and Charity Carpenter
- "Bob": An Air Elemental and Spirit of Intellect who resides in a human skull owned by Harry Dresden.
- "Gentleman" John Marcone: Top boss of organized crime in Chicago
- Miss Gard: Works for Marcone
- Kirby: Werewolf and member of the Alphas
- Elizabeth Braddock
- Roarke Douglas
- Drulinda: Vampire of the Black Court
- Nick
- Lara Raith: Sister of Thomas Raith
- Keef: Cobb (Faerie).
- Alicia: Daughter of Michael Carpenter
- Baroness LeBlanc
- Jenny Greenteeth
- Justine: Thomas Raith's true love
- Burt Decker
- Kelly
- Hendricks: Marcone's chief enforcer
- Mr. Raymond
- Maria
- Mouse: Harry's dog
- Lieutenant Stallings
- Mr. McAnally: Pubowner who brews aw awesome beer.
- Jake
- Father Forthill
- Malone
- Jarvis
- Chuck
- Anastasia Luccio: Member of the White Council. Captain of the Wardens.
- Meditrina Bassarid
- Kincaid
- Courtney
- Darth Wannabe
- Roger Braddock
- Sarah
- Gremma
- Mr. Maroon
- Yanof
- Pat Elrod
- Venatori
- Billy
- Ray
- John Marcone
- Shiro
- Greg
- Michelle Marion
- Gogoth
- Cindy Bardalacki
- Will Borden
- Mr. Dresden
Quotes edit
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“He who kills the cheer springs for beer!”
The Alphas (from "Day Off") -
“Harry, acid doesn’t eat through concrete, right?”
Molly (from "Day Off") -
“I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to have conversations with people like you.”
Bob -
“I let out a battle cry. Sure, a lot of people might have mistaken it for a sudden yelp of unmanly fear, but trust me: It was a battle cry.”
Harry Dresden -
“"Law of the Jungle, Gogoth" ..."Survival of the fittest. You take another step and you're going to land smack in the 'too stupid to live' category.”
Harry Dresden -
“Hello France? I found a dead mouse in my can of French roast coffee, and I've called to complain. I'm an American, and I refuse to stand for that sort of thing from you people.”
Harry Dresden -
“Hey, when in Cimmeria, do as the Cimmerians do.”
Harry Dresden -
“You want to ogle my butt, you'll just have to work for it like everyone else, Harry”
Lieutenant Karrin Murphy
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God isn’t about making good things happen to you, or bad things happen to you. He’s all about you making choices—exercising the gift of free will. God wants you to have good things and a good life, but He won’t gift wrap them for you. You have to choose the actions that lead you to that life.”
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Evil food smells amazing—which is either proof that there is a Satan or some equivalent out there, or that the Almighty doesn’t actually want everyone to eat organic tofu all the time. I can’t decide.
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Harry Dresden. Saving the world, one act of random destruction at a time.
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I let out a battle cry. Sure, a lot of people might have mistaken it for a sudden yelp of unmanly fear, but trust me: It was a battle cry.
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I’m told that bravery is doing what you need to do, even when you’re afraid. But sometimes I wonder if courage isn’t a lot more complicated than that. Sometimes, I think, courage is pulling yourself up off the ground one more time. Doing one more set of paperwork, even when you don’t want to. Maybe that’s just plain stubbornness; I don’t know.
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People suck. But they’re the only ones around who can keep the lights on.
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Bob stared at me for a second and said, “I have nightmares about Hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to have conversations with people like you.”
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Caine and company departed in sullen silence, glaring daggers at me—well, glaring letter openers, anyway; Caine didn’t seem real sharp.
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I grunted. It’s something I picked up over a fifteen-year career in law enforcement. Men have managed to create a complex and utterly impenetrable secret language consisting of monosyllabic sounds and partial words—and they are apparently too thick to realize it exists.
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People in general tend to be selfish, greedy, and unreliable. There are individual exceptions, of course, but no one ever wants to believe that the petty portions of human nature might have come between themselves and someone they care about.
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Setting & Locations edit
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
This is the first of the Dresden File stories, chronologically and it was first time I tried to write short fiction for the professional market.
Table of Contents edit
A Restoration of Faith
Vignette
Something Borrowed
It's My Birthday, Too
Heorot
Day Off
Backup
The Warrior
Last Call
Love Hurts
Aftermath
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Dresden Files. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jim Butcher (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: ROC: New American Library
Country: New York, NY., USA
Publication Date: Nov-2010
ISBN: 9780451463654
Page Count: 418
Publisher: ROC: New American Library
Country: New York, NY., USA
Publication Date: Nov-2010
ISBN: 9780451463654
Page Count: 418
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3602.U85 S53 2010
- Dewey: 813.6
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Movie Connections edit
- The Dresden Files (IMDb): TV Mini-Series
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