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AwesomeJohn01 t1_ja7ytzr wrote

The Dresden Files isn't complete yet but he is like 18 books in...

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Tiberyus_DS t1_ja82y4o wrote

To be fair, if Butcher stopped writing Dresden Files I don't feel like we'd really be missing much. I say this as a fan of the Dresden Files.

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wag3slav3 t1_ja897q5 wrote

TBH the last entry closes it out pretty well. If we see another one I have a feeling it will either include a big time jump or some other kind of reset to put Harry into a different role than protaganist.

>!Aside from a few immortal characters Harry has moved past everyone he's interacted with in the series.!<

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Throwawaydaughter555 t1_ja8aq70 wrote

My feeling for awhile has been that Dresden is turning into the major antagonist of the entire series.

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wag3slav3 t1_ja8axb4 wrote

>!I'd read his decent into evil dark god territory. He is right on the cusp already.!<

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Inquisitor_DK t1_ja8ew45 wrote

I'd unironically love if Butcher took it in that direction.

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DeadpooI t1_ja8dlv1 wrote

The next book won't be a huge time jump. It'll be shortly after events of the last book and will take place over a 12 month period of time instead of a crazy weekend like all the other books.

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AwesomeJohn01 t1_ja8gzr5 wrote

The next book is 12 Months which will cover the 12 months after Battleground and leading up to his arrange marriage.

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UndeadMsScarlet t1_ja8kyqq wrote

I read The Aeronaut’s Windlass shortly after it came out, looked at the number and frequency of Dresden books, and thought, “Butcher’s pretty prolific; I won’t have to wait long for the next one.” Taught me that you can never predict release schedules, even for authors that look “regular.” 😭

And to be fair to Butcher, from what I can tell, he took a break from publishing anything for about 5 years after Aeronaut’s Windlass.

Honestly, I loved that book so much, even if there’s never a sequel, I would never regret reading it. Plus it made me check out Dresden to fill the time, which while I don’t love it as much, has still (mostly) been a really fun time! I can’t wrap my head around all the books I’ve enjoyed that I’d be missing out on if I limited myself to only finished series or standalone books. Sure, unfulfilled anticipation is a bummer, but it doesn’t diminish the good times I had.

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AwesomeJohn01 t1_ja8pxic wrote

He's writing a sequel to that right now and will write the next Dresden book after. Poor guy went through a lot and had to take a break (horrible divorce, house burned down, etc)

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UndeadMsScarlet t1_ja8wj9b wrote

Thank you for that insight! I knew he’d gotten divorced, but nothing more than that. That’s super understandable to make writing a lower priority in that case. Although, honestly I’m the kind of person that believes if he’d wanted to fuck off and make pottery for 5 years, I think that’s just as valid.

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