Jim Butcher

Great news for audiophiles! From JamesMarsters.com:

James has been contracted to read his fifth book on tape in the Dresden Files book series. Although Death Masks is the next book in sequence, he will be recording Small Favor, which is the most recent in the series and, according to the Dresden Files website, due for release April, 2008. James will be in the studio later this month to begin the project. A new publishing company, Penguin Audio, has been hired to release the book. More details to be posted when available.

According to Jim, the release is scheduled to coincide with that of the US hardcover in April. In the meantime, you can purchase the first four Dresden audio books from the Jim-Butcher.com Store!
And now, a word from the great gals of Buzzy Multimedia, who brought us the fantastic audio books for Storm Front through Summer Knight:

Here is the update that many of you have been asking about. The next Dresden Files audio will be released by Penguin and James Marsters will still be the narrator. The book to be recorded is Small Favor and will come out simultaneously with the new print book of the same name.
Jim and Shannon Butcher have been and still are very supportive of Buzzy.
Penguin and James will continue to produce incredible work…after all look at the material they have to work with. Buzzy Multimedia is not going away. We are just regrouping and getting ready to bring even more wonderful audios your way in 2008. Stay tuned.
In the mean time please know that we will be carrying the new Penguin line of Dresden Audios as well, and you’ll find our prices and extras more than competitive with sites such as Amazon and Barnes&Noble.
Buzzy wants input from all our supporters and fans. What novels, authors, series do you love and aren’t in audio? What actors can you hear narrate them? We’ll be waiting to hear from you.
Thanks,
June

Discuss this exciting news on the forums here!

We now have desktops featuring Steve Stone’s awesome cover art for Captain’s Fury, fourth book of six in Jim’s Codex Alera series! Download them in about every desktop size imaginable, and feel free to hit up Priscellie on the boards if your screen resolution isn’t represented here.

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Discuss the cover art on the forums here!

Hi folks!
We’ve just learned that there are three special coupon codes you can use from now through the end of 2007 when ordering the Dresden Files audio books (and other products) from the Buzzy Multimedia store. We think you need to follow the links below to activate them, so please start with this post!
Make sure to remember the code and put it into the “coupon code” field when you check out — you won’t see the deals applied to your shopping cart until the checkout stage, after you’ve supplied the coupon codes!
BUZZY1 – Free basic (media rate) shipping on Sci-Fi & Fantasy Audio Books from BuzzyMultimedia.com! Applies to all US Orders.
BUZZY10 – Save 10% off your whole order at BuzzyMultimedia.com. Applies to both US & International orders.
BUZZY15 – Shoppers save 15% with coupon code buzzy15 at BuzzyMultimedia.com. Valid on orders $120 or more.

The mighty Endgame in Oakland, California will be celebrating its sixth anniversary on Saturday, October 27th. Endgame has been very good to us at Evil Hat Productions, and for some reason, they think we’ve been very good to them.
So they’re having me out there as a guest for the big shindig on the 27th!
Folks looking to jaw about Evil Hat’s various projects, or maybe get their copies of Don’t Rest Your Head or Spirit of the Century signed, are encouraged to come on down and join in the festivities. I’m eager to get a chance to meet the West Coast crowd— y’all don’t make it over to this coast nearly enough (and vice-versa where I’m concerned).
We’ll be doing an “official” book signing around noon on Saturday the 27th, but I’m planning on being at the store for almost the entire day, possibly running a few 15-minute “convention floor” style game demos, and maybe dragging in a few other game designers from the small press scene to join in on the fun.
Folks looking for me to talk about all sorts of Jim Butcher stuff, or to do a repeat of my “Fred Hicks Spends My Money” act as heard on the Game Master Show or a general tour of Endgame’s selection of the Indie Press Revolution catalog won’t be disappointed, either. I’m happy to talk about anything, really; so drop on by and join with your friends in a tactical assault against my vocal cords.
See you at the end of the month!
— Fred

By popular demand, we’ve started releasing sample chapters for the next Codex Alera book, Captain’s Fury. We’ll be updating the samples with a new chapter every week, on Wednesday, throughout the month of October (ending on Halloween!).