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It's official: Changes is in its TENTH week in a row on the New York Times Bestseller List! We thought this deserved a little celebration. Share in the Dresden glee with Chris McGrath's cover art for the thirteenth Dresden Files novel, Ghost Story! Ghost Story is due out March 29th, 2011. Click to enlarge.  We also have wallpaper for Jim's next release, Side Jobs, a compilation of Dresden Files short stories. Slated for October 26th, this anthology contains the following stories: - "Restoration of Faith"
- "Vignette"
- "Something Borrowed" -- from My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
- "It's My Birthday Too" -- from Many Bloody Returns
- "Heorot" -- from My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
- "Day Off" -- from Blood Lite
- Backup -- novelette from Thomas' POV, originally published by Subterranean Press
- The Warrior -- novelette from Mean Streets
- "Last Call" -- from Strange Brew
- "Love Hurts" -- from Songs of Love and Death
- Aftermath -- post-Changes novelette from Murphy's POV, EXCLUSIVE to this anthology!
Download the cover art as desktop wallpaper in about every desktop size imaginable:  800x6001024x7681280x8001280x10241440x9001600x12001920x1200Pre-order Side Jobs and Ghost Story (or catch up on the previous novels in the series) through the Jim-Butcher.com store! |
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« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2010, 09:07:46 PM » |
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IMO, this is the best cover yet. *stares at it again* The wallpaper ain't no slouch, neither.  *snoopy dance* |
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« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2010, 09:17:22 PM » |
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It's 12:14 AM where I'm at. My parents are asleep. I saw Priscellie's twitter update, opened my browser to Jim's news, and proceeded to hyperventilate and censor the volume of my ridiculously excited screaming. I succeeded for the most part I AM SO PSYCHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!! Also, the Side Jobs wallpaper is officially my desktop. It took a little maneuvering because my laptop screen is weird as hell, but I got it on there. *pants* These books need to come out NOW. |
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Murphy: "Maybe you know the monsters, Martin. But I know the guy who stops them."
Dresden: "Don't call me a dinosaur. It isn't fair to the dinosaurs. What did a dinosaur ever do to you?"
Dresden: "Hell's holy stars and freaking stones shit bells."
In Butcher We Trust.
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« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2010, 09:17:43 PM » |
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*Twitches* Holy crap *keels over and seizes*
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« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2010, 09:18:03 PM » |
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March is so far away.... but the cover art looks good. I agree with Myrr.. Its definitely one of my favorites thus far. As for the other... well.. Great cover or not... I'm demanding Side Jobs as a birthday present this year Even if I have to buy it for myself hahaha. |
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« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2010, 09:22:54 PM » |
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Yay yay yay!
P.S. Even the text is right on the tombstone!
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« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2010, 09:37:32 PM » |
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Yay yay yay!
P.S. Even the text is right on the tombstone!
Exactly what I was thinking. Too bad there isn't a pentacle on the tombstone too. |
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« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2010, 09:51:36 PM » |
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DO WANT.
That is all *cough*
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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2010, 09:56:17 PM » |
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Yay yay yay!
P.S. Even the text is right on the tombstone!
Missing the inlaid gold pentacle, and he still has the hat. |
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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2010, 10:02:03 PM » |
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P.S. Even the text is right on the tombstone!
I too was happy about this. Exactly what I was thinking. Too bad there isn't a pentacle on the tombstone too.
Perhaps it's been 'blasted' off? There's a big chunk that appears to be missing from the area above his name. At least it looks that way on my screen. |
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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2010, 10:03:22 PM » |
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OOOOooooOOOOohhh *pushes face to screen* And just as I was searching for a new wallpaper. Both of those covers are awesome. Gimmie. Missing the inlaid gold pentacle, and he still has the hat. Well, its kind of hard to look all mysterious and magical when people can see your forehead... And hey, looks like he got his staff back! Right on. C'mon March! |
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2010, 10:22:25 PM » |
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Eeeeee! Pretty! Shiny! ...I'm kinda glad I live alone. I *think* I managed to avoid waking the neighbors.....  *stares* So.....awesome.... |
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2010, 10:22:53 PM » |
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It's official: Changes is in its TENTH week in a row on the New York Times Bestseller List! We thought this deserved a little celebration. Share in the Dresden glee with Chris McGrath's cover art for the thirteenth Dresden Files novel, Ghost Story! Ghost Story is due out March 29th, 2011. Click to enlarge. I love this! CM has out done himself Same with the wallpaper. Is totally oohing and awwing! |
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ye hich, ye hich, Ima, jus too smart for em..
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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2010, 11:52:51 PM » |
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heh. it even says on the tombstone: HARRY DRESDEN: He Died Doing The Right Thing. once again Mr.McGrath does a wonderful job.
thanks Priscellie.
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« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2010, 12:32:19 AM » |
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(1) OMG, Harry looks HOT in the Side Jobs cover. Like, classic jawline, sexy stubble, that understated intensity in his demeanor... wow.
(2) McGrath rocks... but...
(3) IS WHOMEVER IS PLANNING THE BOOK COVERS PSYCHOLOGICALLY CAPABLE OF ANYTHING
but drawing Harry in profile from various angles against urban backdrops??? Yeah, I get it. It's relatively quick to produce--you just focus on the details of the main character in the foreground, and then you can just loosely sketch out the rest. But after 12 books, it's getting a little redundant. I didn't exactly like the old covers either because they NEVER showed any characters, but at least they switched it up a little. These... cringes.
Given the influence of graphic novels in the writing in these books, I would have hoped some of the artistic elements of comics might have overflowed into the cover art. Like, maybe some funky perspective shots, rather than the head-on thing we see 24/7. And some switching up of the atmosphere. Mysterious and brooding. Yeah, touches on the whole noir novel thing, works well with the matte covers, good for marketing. But like, can we see some of those adrenalene pumping battles sketched out? I'd love to see Turn Coat's cover reillustrated with Harry towing Molly along, or maybe something going awry in the sub-basement. It wouldn't be any more of a spoiler than the first chapters anyways, and who knows--teaser illustrations might be just as effective as say, yet another pic of Harry standing.
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