The water is also extra troublesome because of how it disperses magic. Odin and others use magic quite a lot.

Then I guess almost everyone intelligent suspected treachery of some sort, but the kill Chicago was just out of the realm of likelihood.

Perhaps he did not about the bronze armor thing. I guess without it they could just have killed her if she did something so direct.

I seem to remember early on, that water causes all kinds of trouble for magic.. I seem to remember that rain helped save Harry and Susan's ass from the frog demon in Storm Front.  So could Mab have spies in the depths to keep track of the Fomor? Perhaps, then again even she might have limits on the extent of her power.. Consider the Polar Ice Cap, yes, the surface is frozen, but the ice only goes so far.. You can take a submarine under it..

Yes, Erlking "hangs" with Winter more than Summer.

But he's more "Summery" in himself...
I think the problem is with us in the fandom:  we want to try to assign categories for these beings, and they just don't fit neatly into the boxes we have... nor neatly and entirely out of our boxes...

Yup, an independent operator..

It's possible (I hope) that the comments about his last two books suffering from the "Author's too big to edit" problem convinced the publisher to take a hard look at the manuscript and tell him that multiple changes/cuts are needed. It's also possible that his publisher just has so much in the pipeline that next January is the first open slot they had.

You could be right, because the two books did suffer because they should have been one book to begin with...

Yeah, I noticed.  Publisher schedules... kinda suck.


As @Just Al noted, I accidentally posted Amazon.ca link, so that's $$$CDN.  Even so... printing costs are going up, lately (and the stupid tariffs may make that worse).

I'm going to get it from the library, I think.

Or maybe sign-up to Audible -- looks like there's an offer to get the audiobook "free" with a new account (the wife & I have been sharing her account, so I can get one and it'll be new).

I'll likely pick up a hardcopy later, from the second-hand / discount market.

For example:  Powell's Books is now selling copies of Peace Talks for $13.95 (MSRP is $28).

God help us all on the tariffs, and if the new powers that be have their way on Social Security, being able to afford the next Dresden novel won't be the only thing I have to worry about.

  $40.00?   Well, $39.99  #@$$%%!!!!  Kindle is $16.99 or $17.00 in my book.... Hopefully it is worth it...
  Don't know if I will be able to afford it..

It was also said a couple times its not just the name but in the way you say it. Which is why the phrasing in Changes stands out, because Harry notices it.

So a few possibilities, 1] Time traveling Harry.. Possible, but likely?  Doubtful because what would be a reason for it? To save Susan? Possibly, but it failed.  To save the Red Court somehow?  Maybe if keeping the Fomor at bey was critical to later events.. 2] Justin didn't die and knew that Harry used that word and is screwing with him... Maybe, but unlikely.. 3] Elaine would know he used that word, is very alive and is talented enough to be part of the Grey Council.. So her way of telling Harry that she is still in the fight..

I've heard other people say this and I do not buy into it. There was a thread with the times it was mentioned in text and even Harry notices it. Jim is very specific in the way he does things, this sticks out. I believe there was more to it than just Fuego is the Spanish word for fire.

Maybe I'm wrong though

I agree, because I remember, though I cannot remember if it was Harry saying it in one of the books, or WOJ, that Harry says he made up the word as a kid after he got decent at the fire spell, that it wasn't really Latin or Spanish, more of a combo with Harry's own slant.  Reason being Harry wanted the word for that spell to be unique to him so it couldn't be used against him.

Of course they say so, but it seems in Ghost Story/Changes Mab has some power over the cold and dark of the deeps.

I don't think she had power over the cold or dark of the deep.  What Mab did anticipate was Harry's attempted suicide, she or Uriel may have had some control over the slight breeze that may have altered the bullet a few millimeters so when it hit Harry's heart it didn't cause instant death.  And somehow arranged or got lucky because Harry fell into the already near freezing water of the lake, and was waiting for him in anticipation.  The cold of the water slowed things down and kept Harry's brain from dying from lack of oxygen and blood circulation.. Yup she can make ice, so could Harry as he has demonstrated..  That isn't the same as having direct knowledge of what Fomor do in the depths which is their kingdom.