Jim Butcher

Captain’s Fury, fourth novel in the Codex Alera, hits bookshelves in the US today! If you can’t make it to a bookstore or you don’t live in the US, you can always order it from Amazon through the Jim-Butcher.com store.
Also, we now have a blurb for the upcoming anthology My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, edited by P.N. Elrod. It shouldn’t be too difficult to guess which mini-description applies to Jim’s Dresden short story, “Heorot.”

What newly married couple doesn’t dream of a romantic retreat where they can escape the world for a while—but what happens when supernatural forces intrude on their wedded bliss?
Nine of today’s hottest paranormal authors answer that question in this all-star collection of supernatural stories. Can a vampire-hunter enjoy her honeymoon when she’s just learned that her new hubby is a werewolf? How can newlyweds focus on their wedding night when their honeymoon suite is haunted by feuding ghosts? And what’s a wizard to do when a gruesome monster kidnaps the bride on her way home from the wedding?
With so much otherworldly mayhem awaiting our newlyweds, will they ever get around to the honeymoon itself? Find out in…My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon.

The anthology is due in stores December 26th. Pre-order it today, and speculate here on the forums.

With a week to go until the official release of Captain’s Fury, fourth book in the Codex Alera, fans across the US are reporting sightings of the book already on the shelves!
If it’s not yet available in your area, why not order your copy on Amazon? In the meantime, check out sample chapters on the website here!
Share info about sightings with other fans here on the boards.

Another much-anticipated installment of Jim’s “Writing Craft” series!
This time: Story Climaxes!
Discuss this post on the forum here.

The Dabel Brothers, publishers of the upcoming Dresden Files graphic novel, unveiled their new website today! Dresden fans will delight in the fantastic batch of concept art images, featuring Harry, Murphy, Morgan, Marcone, Bianca, and Carmichael.
The launch also coincided with a juicy new announcement: the Dabel Brothers have entered into a new distribution agreement with Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books, to bring their products into the trade book market. In spring 2008, the popular literary comic book publisher will launch comic book adaptations of three major properties: New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son; Jim Butcher’s bestselling The Dresden Files; and George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards. The graphic novel versions, to be distributed by Del Rey, will go on sale in summer/fall 2008.
The long-term arrangement will result in broader distribution for their graphic novels than they have had in the past, explains Ernst Dabel, President of Dabel Brothers Publishing. “While we will retain our autonomy and continue to operate as an individual company, we expect the Del Rey sales team to greatly expand our reach into such markets as libraries and independent bookstores.”
Read more at Newsarama! Please sign up at Newsarama and show your support for Dabel Brothers and The Dresden Files by posting in with your thoughts. Discuss this news on the forum here.

Thanks to Amazon.com, we now have a blurb for the tenth book in The Dresden Files, Small Favor!

No one’s tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks fairly bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow.
An old bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, the Queen of Air and Darkness-and she’s calling in her marker. It’s a small favor he can’t refuse…one that will trap Harry Dresden between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and one that will strain his skills-and loyalties-to their very limits.
It figures. Everything was going too well to last…

Small Favor hits shelves April 1, 2008. Pre-order your copy here, and discuss this blurb on the forum here!