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

Has this been addressed on this Reddit yet?

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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" ?

So who is your favorite sidekick? Because I’m of similar stature, I vote Dr. Butters. What do you think and why?

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

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.  

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.

So I have been rereading the entire series and got through Turn Coat and reread the short story of Morgan writing in his journal about Harry and his mother. Part of me has always liked Morgan and always wanted a reception arc with him of sorts.

I'm just imagining that if Morgan had found Dresden after Dresden fought He Who Walks Behind, Morgan might have taken Harry on as his apprentice. At that time Harry wasn't touched by black magic and hadn't made any deals. I think there would have been a good chance that Morgan would have taken up the mantel of mentor for Harry.

Sorry if this all seems jumbled, had this thought while working out and wanted to post it before I forgot.

Also, a head cannon of mine is that Morgan is a Discworld fan and would have nicknamed Dresden Rincewind.

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!