The cover for Side Jobs, the Dresden Files short story collection due out on November 11th of this year, has been added to Christian McGrath's site.

The anthology will include all Dresden shorts up until Changes in the Dresden timeline (including one that hasn't appeared yet) and either three brand new short stories, or one novellete.

You can see the cover here:

http://www.christianmcgrath.com/MainPages/sidejobs.html

 

Not exactly McGrath's best work.

When it comes to the anthology itself I am both anxious and annoyed. Finally some new Dresden Files material to read, that's good. Now I've got all those anthologies with just one story in each...

 

Hmm, honestly I like this cover. I've been looking forward to this anthology for a while too...

 

Proportionally not the best manip of his I've seen - the hands are a bit small for the size of the facial features and the neck and head look too big for the shoulders.

 

Butcher's site has been updated with details concerning Side Jobs.

Unfortunately Even Hand, a Marcone POV story, will not be included as the publish date of Dark and Stormy Knights was delayed. The exclusive, all-new material will include three short stories or one novelette. It is most likely that one of those stories will be the Hawaii incident with Murphy and Kincaid. (source)

They also posted Changes wallpapers...

 

Another slight update, from a post by Jim:
link: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=5;sa=showPosts



"We've had three short stories from non-Harry viewpoints:

Backup--Thomas

Even Hand--Marcone (That one is forthcoming in the Dark and Stormy Knights anthology. Marcone scares me a lot more now.)

Aftermath--Murphy (That one will be exclusive to SIDE JOBS, is set forty five minutes after the end of CHANGES, and is turning into a novella on me, rather than a short story.)


I will probably continue to do short pieces from the viewpoints of alternate characters as we proceed. They aren't my favorite kind of writing, but it's fun (for ME, I mean) to see how different the Dresden Files world looks through the various sets of eyes.

If I ever do any major work (IE, novels) from alternate characters, I probably could not set them in the time period of the Dresden Files. I have several neat ideas, and the one that appeals to me the most is writing the French and Indian war years from the viewpoint of a young Ebenezar McCoy and his associates. The first duel between Eb and Listens-to-Wind is pretty epic in my head.

Alternatively, I might write up some Civil War/Western stories from the Dresden universe. I mean, there's a /reason/ all those sheriff's badges are five pointed stars within a circle.

If I was going to do anything in the modern era, it would have to be set after the Dresden Files climax, and I would probably focus on characters in the non-powerful-nation parts of the story: Guys like Vince, the Venatori, and the Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress. (Do NOT screw with the Librarians. Holy moly. Just don't.)

But, at the end of the day, I'm not sure what I'll be doing next just yet. There's plenty of time to decide.

Jim"

 

After reading the fight between Shagnasty and Listens-to-Wind I want to see him fight Blackstaff... it would be epic.

 

I didn't feel like making another thread for this, so yeah.

Update. According to Jim's site, the Hard Cover Version of Side Jobs comes out on 2010-10-26.

A long way off, but there you go.

 

Does fucking want

 

What is it with the hat? Why does Harry always have a hat on the book covers? He has never once worn a hat.

 

Because hats are awesome, and you simply cannot wear a duster without that kind of hat. It just isn't done.

 

Supposedly the cover artists and the people who decide that think that a guy with a fedora(or whatever its called) hat projects the image of a private investigator, and that along with the staff gives the wizard P.I image. Apparently Butcher does not have THAT much control over the cover, something which he has mentioned repeatedly in several places so the cover Harry does wear a hat.

Butcher has actually joked about this several times in the books, with Harry thinking that he should get a hat and then deciding not to and so on. I think Hat's were mentioned even in Changes if I recall.

So basically its just a marketing trick by the publisher or whomever. Don't put too much stock in what the covers show.

 

Lol. Remember all the fanwank over Turn Coat's cover?

 

Oh, hell, the sword. That and the two mysterious figures. Forgot all about that.

 

Side Jobs wallpaper is finally available.

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