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DF Spoilers / Little things I noticed in the Dresden Files
« on: August 09, 2018, 10:56:51 AM »
Here are 3 little things I noticed while rereading the Dresden Files (it’s very possible that all 3 have been mentioned here before, I searched for them but came up empty):
1. Uriel‘s name - Ghost Story
In the end of Ghost Story Uriel gets majorly pissed if when Harry calls him Uri, because the part of his name Harry left out is of great importance for him. The German Wikipedia page of Uriel says in regards to Uriel‘s name that it’s composed of „Uri“ (meaning light or fire) and „el“ (meaning of god). So his name means light/fire if god. But when Harry called him Uri, his name was simply light/fire - no wonder he got upset about this. In addition calling hin Mr. Sunshine is indeed an adequate translation of his name. Probs to JB for including this little easter egg!
2. Uriel in Dead Beat?
After Lasciel made first contact with Harry in Dead Beat as Shiela in Bock Ordered Books Harry dreamt of his father. I’ve never given much thought about this until I connected some dots: Malcom Dresden said that he was only allowed to contact Harry because the other side (or something like that) made contact - without specifying what the other side is. But thinking about this after Ghost Story, I believe that the explanation of why Lasciel was allowed to make contact just than is a lie. She says in essence that she got permission by his subconscious self to talk to him. But that’s not how it’s supposed to work. Otherwise even a subconscious wish to let the fallen in would trigger this event.
So I believe Lasciel broke the rules allowing Uriel to balance the scale. It would be really interesting to count Shiela‘s words during her first appearence (the other ones were made by Harry‘s own choice) and Malcom‘s words during the dream. I don’t have the books here or I’d do it myself.
3. The prison break/massacre - Cold Days
During the finally of Cold Days Maeve specifically says that she wants to free the sleepers. In the first third of the books it’s mentioned that the banefire would kill all inmates but since they’re immortal in 20-30 years they would cause trouble. I might be off here because it’s been a while since I’ve read the book. But if what I remember is correct, shouldn’t the inmates stay dead because the jail break happens on Halloween?
1. Uriel‘s name - Ghost Story
In the end of Ghost Story Uriel gets majorly pissed if when Harry calls him Uri, because the part of his name Harry left out is of great importance for him. The German Wikipedia page of Uriel says in regards to Uriel‘s name that it’s composed of „Uri“ (meaning light or fire) and „el“ (meaning of god). So his name means light/fire if god. But when Harry called him Uri, his name was simply light/fire - no wonder he got upset about this. In addition calling hin Mr. Sunshine is indeed an adequate translation of his name. Probs to JB for including this little easter egg!
2. Uriel in Dead Beat?
After Lasciel made first contact with Harry in Dead Beat as Shiela in Bock Ordered Books Harry dreamt of his father. I’ve never given much thought about this until I connected some dots: Malcom Dresden said that he was only allowed to contact Harry because the other side (or something like that) made contact - without specifying what the other side is. But thinking about this after Ghost Story, I believe that the explanation of why Lasciel was allowed to make contact just than is a lie. She says in essence that she got permission by his subconscious self to talk to him. But that’s not how it’s supposed to work. Otherwise even a subconscious wish to let the fallen in would trigger this event.
So I believe Lasciel broke the rules allowing Uriel to balance the scale. It would be really interesting to count Shiela‘s words during her first appearence (the other ones were made by Harry‘s own choice) and Malcom‘s words during the dream. I don’t have the books here or I’d do it myself.
3. The prison break/massacre - Cold Days
During the finally of Cold Days Maeve specifically says that she wants to free the sleepers. In the first third of the books it’s mentioned that the banefire would kill all inmates but since they’re immortal in 20-30 years they would cause trouble. I might be off here because it’s been a while since I’ve read the book. But if what I remember is correct, shouldn’t the inmates stay dead because the jail break happens on Halloween?