Dresden Files: Series Timeline

[AcornArmy]

I've waded through 19 pages wondering if anyone mentioned Susan's birth.  Kind of important and should at least have a range listed.

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[Serack]

"But Beckitt died almost seven years ago.  He was killed in prison."

Which places his death shortly after the events of SF I think.

[Silkki]

"67 MILLION YEARS BSF: Sue roams the Earth!"

It would be beyond awesome if Harry ended up quite far back in time and managed to save a little t-rex egg from being eaten by a mean and nasty dinosaur.

Thus DB would be one Sue repaying his saviour after a long long wait.

[knnn]

"67 MILLION YEARS BSF: Sue roams the Earth!"

It would be beyond awesome if Harry ended up quite far back in time and managed to save a little t-rex egg from being eaten by a mean and nasty dinosaur.

Thus DB would be one Sue repaying his saviour after a long long wait.

Actually, in Dead Beat Harry says that Sue is only 65 million years old.  That would technically put her at:  64,999,995 years BSF.

 

[Priscellie]

Actually, in Dead Beat Harry says that Sue is only 65 million years old.  That would technically put her at:  64,999,995 years BSF.

 

The Field Museum's website estimated 67, if I recall correctly.

[knnn]

The Field Museum's website estimated 67, if I recall correctly.

<outrage>You'd believe some arbitrary website over CANON </outrage>

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I suppose that the only way to reconcile this discrepancy is to say that the Dresden Files actually take place two million years ago.

Either that, or Sue is a time-traveling dinosaur (they didn't die out, they just moved to *THE FUTURE*).

[Shecky]

Bah, what's 2 million or so years (give or take) among reanimated friends?

[knnn]

Bah, what's 2 million or so years (give or take) among reanimated friends?

Given enough time, even continents will drift apart.

[ashlayne]

Hmm... this may've already been asked elsewhere, but I wanted to see if anyone could answer this for me.

So I was bad, and picked up a copy of Naked City at my local bookstore. Jim says his short in it, "Curses", takes place between Small Favor and Turn Coat. However, during the events of "Curses", Harry is introduced as

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the Esquire of Queen Titania of the Summer Court

(among other things. However, wouldn't that have ended when Harry

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used his favour that Lily gave him to get Big Brother Gruff to go get him a doughnut

near the end of the book? Or is he still considered the former even after the latter happened? o_O

[Lash Dresden]

I think being named an Esquire of the Summer Court was separate from being granted one favor.  As I understand it, it's a title that was bestowed on him, and (unless Titania revokes it I guess) it's life long.

[lovejoy69]

I think being named an Esquire of the Summer Court was separate from being granted one favor.  As I understand it, it's a title that was bestowed on him, and (unless Titania revokes it I guess) it's life long.

That would be my take on it also. The favor (and the leaf pin which signified it) was a one time use kind of thing. (The sidhe would doubtless be very uncomfortable with any mortal to ever have a permanent right to claim one favor after another forever.)

The Summer Court's use of Esquire would be somewhat comparable, in my thinking, to how a knighthood or a life-peerage is applied in the UK. Someone's meritorious service is recognized by bestowal of a formal recognition, which carries the right to thereafter be addressed for all the rest of his/her life by an honorific such as Sir/Dame, or Lord/Lady, as appropriate.

[Serack]

I liked an analogy given earlier in that a retired President still gets the honor of the title.

[Lash Dresden]

I dunno, Serack, I don't think he just keeps the title like a former president.  I think he still actually is an Esquire of the Summer Court.

And, of course, Harry being an Esquire of Summer as well as the Winter Knight must cause no end of headaches for each court's royal office of protocol.   

[MX]

I dunno, Serack, I don't think he just keeps the title like a former president.  I think he still actually is an Esquire of the Summer Court.

And, of course, Harry being an Esquire of Summer as well as the Winter Knight must cause no end of headaches for each court's royal office of protocol.   

Heh, then you have the whole killing of a queen thing.  And, as Rashid pointed out, assisting two people in taking up powerful positions in the Summer Court.  Oh, and it might be mentioned that said people actually paid Harry to find Lily so it could be thought that Harry was hired to kill the Queen to replace her.

And now he's the Winter Knight.  Awkward...

[Serack]

Ok this observation by Tempus Corvus absolutely rocks, and I wanted to make sure it got into this topic.

Also, May 9, 11, and 13 were the three feast days for the Roman festival of Lemuria. This was when the Romans were supposed to perform rites that would exorcise the lemures from their homes.

Prisc, I don't remember getting an exact date from the book, what's your source for GS starting on May 9th?