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This week’s Dresden Drop brings new Q&A events, writing classes, preorders for a deluxe edition of Storm Front, and a spotlight on some fabulous fanart! Read on!

Both books in this summer’s Dresden Duology are out in the wild! You can now read Peace Talks and Battle Ground, volumes 16 and 17 of this anticipated 25 book saga.

“This is urban fantasy at its best, combining spectacular magic and deeply explored character.” —

Still need a copy??Support your favorite local independent bookstore or order in hardcover, audio, or ebook through the?. You can grab a signed copy from and (though we STRONGLY recommend confirming availability of signed stock before placing your order at either place) or a book with a signed bookplate from .

Friday, Friday, Friday!

Jim is going to be BUSY this Friday, October 9th! In the morning, he’ll sit down for a Q&A hosted by James Marsters and a series of personalized meet-and-greets at a Virtual New York Comic Con, and in the evening, he’ll teach two writing classes virtually through Arizona State University.

: 11:30am-12:00pm ET / 8:30am-9:00am PT

Join Jim Butcher and series narrator James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as they dive into the world of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago’s first (and only) Wizard P.I.

: 12:30-1:30pm ET / 9:30am PT

Join bestselling author Jim Butcher in a personal online one-to-one video meet and greet! Ticket includes a branded video recording of the experience as a memento and a copy of?Battle Ground with a signed bookplate. ONLY 30 SLOTS AVAILABLE. ?

: 8:00-9:00pm ET / 5:00-6:00pm PT

The first of Jim’s two writing craft classes covers the fundamentals. This class is FREE to the public! Register at the link to watch via Zoom, or watch it on . This event will NOT be recorded, so you’ll need to catch it live!

: 9:30-11:30pm ET / 6:30-8:30 PT

The second of Jim’s two craft classes covers “scenes and sequels,” a subject Jim broached in back in 2006. In this paid two-hour workshop ($89 for ASU students, $99 for guests), he’ll go into much more thorough examination of these essential structural elements of fiction. This class filled up before we could promote it, but interested parties can .

Q&A Replay

Did you miss last week’s Q&As? Check out Jim’s interviews at and .

Grim Oak Press’ Storm Front On Sale Now

Shawn Speakman of Grim Oak Press has unveiled a?, lavishly illustrated by?, and you can preorder your copy now!

Magink Begins

We’re super jazzed about an endeavor by artist , who you may recognize from his work on Jim’s short stories “” and “” and

Every day in the month of October, he’ll be posting a new inked Dresden Files illustration, and every Saturday, he’ll livestream his work! You can vote on each Viewer’s Choice illustration in the prior Monday’s illustration on his Instagram, which for this week is . Follow his work on or ! Here’s his schedule and October’s pieces so far:

And that’s it for this week! Visit Jim-Butcher.com every Tuesday this year for weekly Drops of never-before-seen artwork, microfiction, interviews, contests, sample chapters for?Peace Talks?and?Battle Ground, or other tasty tidbits in our celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Dresden Files.?Join our new mailing list?and??to ensure you don’t miss a moment, and check the??to catch up on prior Drops.