Month: May 2007

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.

Butcher Block Podcast – Episode Eight

Download the podcast here
(31min 45sec) Fred plugs in for a quick episode in a new format. He checks in with Butcher Block News Correspondant Priscellie for an update on everything that’s happened since the last episode, and goes over to the grill with Chad Underkoffler to cook up some “butcher burgers”, looking into discrepancies in the continuity of the novels.
The Music:

News with Priscellie:

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Breaking News

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Butcher Burgers with Chad Underkoffler (Spoiler Warning!)

Come discuss the episode on the Jim-Butcher.Com Forums.

Season 1 DVD Info!

DresdenFiles.org has managed to acquire a list of features on the Dresden Files Season 1 DVD set, from Lionsgate Home Video! The set will hit stores August 7 with a suggested retail price of $39.98.
Key Selling Points:

  • The Complete Season One
  • Aired Spring 2007 on the SciFi Channel
  • Top 20 (#16) most downloaded TV shows from iTUNES (2/20/07)
  • “Dresden is as beautiful to watch as it is intelligent and witty to hear” – The Hollywood Reporter
  • “Brooding, seductive and smart” – The Hollywood Reporter
  • “Harry Potter meets CSI” – The Christian Science Monitor

Special Features:

  • Original pilot episode and specially produced featurettes
  • Audio Commentary
  • A “Making of” Featurette
  • Deleted Scenes

Screen Format: Widescreen
Language/Subtitles: English
Audio: 5.1
Rating: NR
Run Time: 530
CC: Yes
Color: Color
Website: http://www.scifi.com/dresden
Copyright: © MMVII Lions Gate Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Pre-Order Date: 7/11/07 (You will be able to order from stores and online stores earlier than this).
Street Date: 8/7/07
SRP: $39.98
And from Robert Wolfe:

I just did DVD commentaries for “Rules of Engagement” and “Things That Go Bump” with Paul and Michael Grossman the other day, so I’d say DVDs are 99.99% likely.

Discuss this news on the forums here, and keep an eye on this post for any further developments!