Saturday Signing in Shawnee

Jim and Shannon will both be signing books Saturday, June 16th, at 2:00 PM in Shawnee, KS. They’d love to see you there! Here’s the address:
Borders Express #1661
WESTBROOKE VILLAGE
7311 QUIVERA ROAD
Shawnee, KS 66216
913-962-1428
Talk about the signing on the forums here!
Additionally, for those of you outside of the US who want the Dresden Files buttons (check out the offer in this post), order them here. Jim supplies the store with buttons, which are free, but you will have to pay the store a fee to cover the international shipping expenses. For questions, contact the shopkeeper at wizard@wizardsharry.com.

Free Buttons and Preorder Mania

Today we have just a few quick items for you, including some exciting news about some “preorderables” on the horizon.
Free Buttons
Jim’s handing out some free buttons (great for wearing to conventions) with various quotes from the Dresden Files book series on ’em! All it takes is a self-addressed stamped envelope with $0.56 postage on it, which you can send to the following address:
Jim Butcher Buttons
P.O. Box 185
Effingham, KS 66023
This offer is good while supplies last. Send no money and affix all postage (56 cents) to the return envelope!
Season 1 DVD is on Preorder
Amazon.com has the first season available for $27.99 (last we checked), to be shipped august 7, 2007. For everyone who’s been hoarding the season on their TiVo’s (like me) this is your way to finally free up some of that precious DVR recording space!
Preorder it Here!
Early Dresden Books in Hardcover
The earlier Dresden Files books are starting to show up on Amazon in pre-orderable hardcover form. This bodes well for hardcover-philes who are looking to build up their durable Dresden collection!
Storm Front: Preorder!
Fool Moon: Preorder!
Also recall that libraries are more inclined to stock and shelve hardcovers than they are paperbacks — so this is a great chance for local libraries to start carrying the Dresden Files in a form that will survive the wear-and-tear of frequent check-outs!
Captain’s Fury – Description and Preorder
We have a description for Captain’s Fury finally, along with the ability to preorder that book too.
Read about it here.
Preorder it here.

Small Favor cover and wallpaper

Chris McGrath, the Dresden Files’ cover artist, has posted the cover for Small Favor! And it’s gorgeous.

Check out the droolworthy full-sized version at Chris’ website, then decorate your desktop with Small Favor-style wallpaper, assembled by Priscellie: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, or 1920×1200.
Share your thoughts on the forums!
Check out Chris’ website here, and listen to his podcast interview on The Butcher Block #2 here! You can also pre-order Small Favor on Amazon.

New Book Blurbs

Amazon.com brings us blurbs for Captain’s Fury, fourth book in the Codex Alera, and “It’s My Birthday Too,” Jim’s short story in the upcoming Many Bloody Returns. Here they are!
Captain’s Fury:

After two years of bitter conflict with the hordes of invading Canim, Tavi of Calderon, now Captain of the First Aleran Legion, realizes that a peril far greater than the Canim exists-the terrifying Vord, who drove the savage Canim from their homeland. Now, Tavi must find a way to overcome the centuries-old animosities between Aleran and Cane if an alliance is to be forged against their mutual enemy. And he must lead his legion in defiance of the law, against friend and foe-before the hammerstroke of the Vord descends on them all.

“It’s My Birthday Too”

New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s crime-solving wizard Harry Dresden, of the Dresden Files novels, heads to a role-playing party to give his vampire brother a birthday present in “It’s My Birthday Too,” only to discover there are some bloodthirsty party crashers who don’t share their brotherly love.

Preorder the books on Amazon: Captain’s Fury (December 4) and Many Bloody Returns (September 4). Discuss Captain’s Fury on the forums here and “It’s My Birthday Too” here.