Dresden Files book 16Last Updated: September 3rd, 2014
I'll update as I find out more!
Here's what we know:
Title: Peace Talks
During his reddit.com question and answer session back in May (2014) Jim announced,
"Book 16 will be titled PEACE TALKS, and will probably be one of the more supernaturally violent books to date. :)"
Book Begins: Three months after end of Skin Game and MAGGIE'S LIVING WITH HIM!
During his Q&A at Dragon Con (August 2014) Jim said,
"The next book will take place pretty much not too long after the end of this previous one. Normally, there's more or less a year in between them because there's more or less a year in between them and it's just simpler for me, but this one will be, I think there's only - only about three months have gone by. We'll start it in the middle of the next Summer where, you know, Harry is living with his daughter and trying to be a dad while all of this stuff goes down. On the other hand, Maggie does have this big dog and if you want to mess with Maggie you've got to get through the big dog."
Synopsis: While it's early to get a real synopsis, Jim let the following information fly at the Question and Answer he did in Seattle on May 30th (2014)*.
"A summit of the world's supernatural powers is being held to try to establish some sort of equilibrium and to get everything settled down in the wake of the vanishing of the red court. And I'm pretty sure everyone's going to sit down and have a nice cup of tea, there'll be a talk, and walk away holding hands."
Yes, the second half of this was delivered with Jim's typical dead pan humor.
More Molly: During the Reddit Q&A Jim also remarked that we would see a little of how Molly was coping with being the Winter Lady in Skin Game, but we would get more in book 16.
Conclusion: We are looking at some supernaturally violent peace talks during which we will see more of Molly, Maggie (I'm assuming by extension Mouse) and Harry trying to be a dad. Sounds like fun!
Have you heard something more from Jim? Please leave a comment and let us know!
Dresden Files Film News
Well, the series has been optioned again! No, this doesn't mean anything for certain, but it is the first important step. Butcher addressed this at the Seattle Q&A as well. See quote below*.
"This is what I can say: The option is-has been sold again. It has been, has been, yeah I've leased it out again. It's to a major production company who's name I'm not at liberty to share with you, but who's movie probably 90% of the people in this room have seen this Summer already and hopefully, there will be something that comes of it. There has been interest expressed by at least one production company in actually picking it up. I don't know if anything will happen with it but it might. It's Hollywood so nothing's certain until the check is cleared. Just getting the check isn't good enough - it's got to clear. But, I mean hopefully, we'll see something. I think it would, really it would be best as a feature production series - Game of Throne style. I think that's how it would be best but certainly movies are also a possibility. I don't have anything concrete yet, when I do - I will be crowing about it."
*Please note that these quotes are my best attempt to reiterate what Jim said from the video recording. If you notice inaccuracies, please let me know so that they can be corrected.
Complete Dresden Files Series
- Book 1: Storm Front (Book Review)
- Book 2: Fool Moon (Book Review)
- Book 3: Grave Peril (Book Review)
- Book 4: Summer Knight (Book Review)
- Book 5: Death Masks (Book Review)
- Book 6: Blood Rites
- Book 7: Dead Beat
- Graphic Novel 7.5: War Cry (Plot Blurb)
- Book 8: Proven Guilty (Plot Summary)
- Book 9: White Night (Plot Summary)
- Book 10: Small Favor
- Book 11: Turn Coat
- Book 12: Changes
- Book 12.5: Side Jobs
- Book 13: Ghost Story
- Novella 13.5: Bombshells (Excerpt)
- Book 14: Cold Days (Book Review) (Plot Summary)
- Book 15: Skin Game (Book Review) (Plot Summary) (Chapters 1 - 5)
- Book 16: Peace Talks (What we know!)
- Book 17: Untitled
- Book 18: Untitled
- Book 19: Untitled
- Book 20: Untitled
- Book 21ish: Stars and Stones
- Book 22ish: Hell's Bells
- Book 23ish: Empty Night
