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To celebrate the release of Changes in paperback, Penguin has a treat for us! On their website, they’ve posted chapter one of Ghost Story, the much-anticipated thirteenth novel in The Dresden Files.

You can also download Ghost Story desktop wallpaper, featuring cover art by Chris McGrath:

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In the month leading up to the July 26th release, we’ll have even more Ghost Story goodies for you, here at Jim-Butcher.com. In all, we’ll be posting five sample chapters, plus bonus audio of Jim reading the first four chapters at the NY Comic Con Fan Dinner! (NOTE: You should definitely read the text version before listening to Jim read! He was reading from an earlier draft, and some aspects have changed.) It will be posted on the following schedule:

June 21st: Chapter 2
June 28th: Chapter 3
July 5th: Chapter 4, plus the audio for 1 and 2.
July 12th: Chapter 5, plus the audio for 3 and 4.
July 26th: Release day!

Hope you’re as excited as we are! Buy Changes or pre-order Ghost Story (or catch up on the previous novels in the series) through the Jim-Butcher.com store!

Discuss this chapter on the forum here. Be wary of spoilers for this chapter in the comments!

To celebrate the release of Changes in paperback, Penguin is releasing an excerpt from the beginning of Ghost Story sometime during the week of March 1st! We’ll post a link here as soon as it’s online. We’ll also post a timeline for the release of other goodies, like Ghost Story desktop wallpaper and audio of Jim reading a snippet of Ghost Story at the NY Comic Con Fan Dinner last October.

Be sure to check back soon!

In the meantime, you can preorder Changes in paperback or catch up on Harry’s other adventures at the Jim-Butcher.com store.

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The second hardcover compilation of the graphic novel adaptation of Storm Front hit stores yesterday! The Dresden Files: Storm Front: Vol. 2—Maelstrom is published by Dynamite Entertainment and includes issues 5-8 (aka volume 2, issues 1-4) of the eight-issue series. The text was adapted by Mark Powers, and the story was illustrated by Ardian Syaf and Brett Booth.

Look for it everywhere books or comics are sold. You can also purchase it from the Jim-Butcher.com store! To find a comic store near you, visit comicshoplocator.com.

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Ever been curious to see what Dresden looks like in Hebrew, Russian, Chinese, French, Dutch, and more? Want to help out some folks in need? Check out the following email from Julie Woodman:

Hi! I have a bunch of books that Jim gave to me to auction for charity again. I have a decent sized stack (20+ books) of autographed foreign language editions of his various Dresden Files books — mostly the earlier ones. I started putting them on ebay yesterday — all of the money (minus my shipping and ebay cost) will go to charity — specifically, the Truman Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Futures program which provides mental health services to children and families.
I hope to get them all posted in the next few days. 🙂 […] I am setting them up for 7 day auctions so I can *hopefully* get them out for Christmas.
[…] I am sure users of the forum might be interested in such things, especially when the money goes to charity.
Thanks!
julie

Her eBay store is here. Check it out!
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Priscilla Spencer, illustrator of the Codex Alera map, has made 18″x24″ posters available for sale! “Standard” maps are $17.50, and domestic orders placed before December 17th will arrive before Christmas. Priscilla is happy to sign and/or personalize your map.
Alternately, if you’d prefer a map signed by Jim as well, he and Priscilla have arranged a Virtual Signing! Fans can pre-order Alera Map posters signed and personalized by Jim and Priscilla for $35, and they’ll ship in late January.
Discuss this on the forum here.