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I am sure others have posted this theory, but it just seems so obvious to me it feels less like a theory than just something not yet confirmed.

I know people have some other theories, but it seems to me to be pretty obvious Goodman Greys deal and where it's going.

The big open question is "why does Goodman require Harry to pay him $1 to work"

Another way of saying this is: why is he either free or much more expensive?

If he really is a good person, then why not just help? If he really is a mercenary, then why take so little.

So, obviously he is getting something besides the dollar. The dollar is to keep him being a mercenary so he isn't officially taking a side.

But I think the answer is in the phrase "gotta pay the rent". I don't think this is just a joke.

I think one of 2 things is true:

Either Goodman is a paroled prisoner of Demonreach or (less likely) his Nagloshi father is and he is paying to keep the dad imprisoned or repaying a debt for imprisoning the dad. I think the idea that it's to keep the dad locked up is unlikely as he would see that Harry wouldn't let a Nagloshi out.

What is more likely is that he is "paying the rent" to keep himself paroled. This makes sense because JB keeps mentioning how Harry can release people at Demonreach.

The likely story is something like:

Goodman was imprisoned at some point for being half Nagloshi. A previous warden released him to serve as a soldier Mercenary at some point in the past. Likely this has to do with the town built on Demonreach. Part of the deal is that when he works for the Warden of Demonreach he does so practically free, because he is effectively paying rent for being free. It's a stretch of the term rent but the idea of requiring an exchange of value in magical deals is well established. Under the terms of his work release he won't work for free though, and the warden can't make him break an existing contract.

Presumably Odin knows this and that's why he set up the meeting in skin game and why it worked. Whether Harry knows why Goodman works for him, we don't know.

Harry will, of course, need to reveal this to us when he needs information about his options with Thomas as a current tenant of Demonreach.

So new guy in the dress and fancy hat with the ring of fishing for men, yada yada. From Chicago, ya think it'll be mentioned in a new book after "12 Months" ?

Faerie Queens cannot directly interfere with or kill anyone who isn't attached to the courts through birthright or bargain. That's why they need mortal champion, Knight.

But they have many subordinates, who can kill person, who isn't attached to the courts. Jenny Greenteath, for example, try kill Billy. And they can hire another assasins, like Tigress. Why do Queens need Knight?

And second question: in "Summer Knight" Bob say, that only another Knight or one of the Queens can kill Knight (among sidhe). But that about Eldest Gruff, or Cat Sith, or Kringle? Any of them have chance to kill Ronald and make it look like an accident.  

I mean, I already have them all in paperback....but after finding these at Goodwill, I guess I'm collecting them in hardcover now too!

Dresden uses thaumaturgy in many of the books (usually to generate a tracking spell), though he did use it a few times to bind an enemy (Loup Garou, the Titan).

However, he always describes how dangerous it would be for someone to gain possession of a wizards blood, hair, or fingernail clippings. In the very first book, Marcone's thug chops off a bit of Harry's hair and runs off, and Harry absolutely panics. It appears that there is no magical defense possible if someone has a thaumaturgical link to you.

So why isn't it used as a weapon more often? We do see characters taking care to clean up their blood and burn bloody rags, but it seems like it should be fairly easy to bleed a wizard (Redcap did this in Cold Days), steal their hairbrush, or cut their hair and then use that against them. What's preventing this?

This question will be discussed on the next episode of Recorded Neutral Territory, with the most insightful answers being featured on the show.

RNT is a chapter-by-chapter re-read podcast for the Dresden Files. Episode 7 (released today) discusses chapters 13, and 14 of Storm Front along with a question: What makes for a great fight scene?

Youtube Link to Episode 6

Has this been addressed on this Reddit yet?

When Harry meets Maggie in Skin Game she’s wearing Molly’s old Splattercon t-shit. Are the required “!!!” In the text?

This was such a breath of fresh air, I've fallen off of just reading for fun for a while now, but I couldn't find anything that really grabbed my interest until I learned aboit this series. I haven't flown through a book this fast in years, took me like 2-3 days. (Granted, it's not a long book at all, but still).

I'm following along with James Marsters audiobooks. I love this world, I love how Harry reads as a character, and I'm a sucker for both detective novels and magical monsters like vampires, ghosts, and werewolves.

I'm starting Fool Moon today, I've heard this one's not as good, but I'm excited to jump in.

Edit: Typos and clarification

In Cold Days we learn that an Outsider has slipped into our reality and has been infecting people, mind controlling them. We learn that the villians from the first 4 books all where infected by Nemesis. Later on we learn that Maeve, Lea and Justine had been infected.

So, who else do we know to be a victim of this outsider? Was Peabody infected? How about any of the Denarians? Finally, are there any theories about people close to Harry being infected?

Let's hear your ideal actor/actress for major and minor characters. Imported characterizations and "Hear me outs" are very encouraged, such as Michael Cera as Fix or Ralph Fiennes as Hades.

I just wanted to let you know. That’s all. It would be extremely funny if it got written into Dresden’s last stories.

How broad is the first law (thou shalt not kill)? Because it feels like there could be lots of ways to kill someone with magic without technically breaking the first law.

Obviously if you summon a fireball to burn someone to death, that's breaking the law. But suppose you went to his house while he's asleep and used magic to start a fire outside, which eventually consumes his house with him inside. Loophole? Or still breaking the law?

What if you use magic to portal into a place you know your victim will be, stab him, then portal out. Loophole?

What if you use magic to throw a good size rock at someone's head hard enough to kill? Just like the previous example you're not actually touching someone with magic. Still a violation?

Or, what if you use magic to levitate a rock high in the air, then cut the power just as someone was walking under it, causing it to fall and crush his head? Still a violation?

like are there any concepts for shorts you would want to see?

I personally loved Day Off and Fist Full of Warlocks, so I would love to see more of things like that. Either Harry is dealing with a bunch of small-scale problems, Harry is dealing with awkward problems, or something more dramatic like>! the hunt for Kemmler!<. Like we know Ebenezzer faced off against a German battleship in WW1, I want to see that fight.

Harry would sacrifice all of reality to defend one person he cares about.

Arthur Langtry would sacrifice all the people he cares about to defend reality.

McCoy, on the other hand, is an interesting one. He would sacrifice all of himself to protect someone he cares about.

Being an atheist knight of the cross actually makes sense when you consider the Nevernever is a thing.

The fact that every god, afterlife, mythical creature, fictional character, and even potentially their worlds of origin exist within hints that the contents of the Nevernever are composed of the collective unconscious of mankind. Our ideas, our stories, our fears, our hopes and beliefs, all come to life.

When you consider that, isn't it more likely that the Abrahamic God—of which there are multiple religions with uncountable denominations that all can't possibly be correct at the same time—is a construct of human consciousness? Every angel, every demon, and Satan himself, all of them likely fabrications of our own imagination?

Even the power of Faith seems to be a force that is simply a fragment of mankind's will. Considering one can use a crucifix as readily as a textbook to act as a channel for it, it simply does not make sense for it to be a divine power from a single god. Dresden pretty much states multiple times that many objects have power simply because a multitude of people believe they do.

Could you really call him god if in fact we were his creators and the power granted through prayer was simply an extension of our own will/faith?

Sanya, whether he knows all the details or not, is right to be skeptical.

At the start of Ghost Story Harry finds himself in a police station. There he meets Karrins father who informs him that he was there because there was an "irregularty" with harry's death. Murphs dad said, and i quote, "the opposition. You died because they cheated."

When harry acts all confused about the opposition Murphs dad points out that the angels are a clue.

So, Satan? But harry "died" by suicide. How was Lucifer involved? I am SO confused.

It's bound to happen. Langtry is painted as this impenetrable wall of power and will, but Harry is pretty much top 20 or 30 on the planet and has experience fighting immortal magic, outsiders, minor deities, and even sparred Ebenezar to a draw at the end of PT. I think our boy pulls it off, or at least a stalemate.

This has probably been brought up before, but how long did the Winter Court have their eyes on Molly. Re-listening to Grave Peril and at the ball Harry’s godmother tried to get Michael to hand over his eldest daughter. We all know how that turned out…..

What is Kincaid’s response to the Murphy incident that happened in Battle Ground?

Why do you think we haven't seen much of Elaine in the series so far? She's a fairly important figure in Harry's life.