Ok I went over all the questions (some I mighta missed while skimming since there is so much banter in this topic) and found all the ones that have relevant WoJ's (edit: relevent =/= were answered). Most of these that had answers were old ones so the posters might already be aware of the answers.
Was Harry's Grandmother (and Eb's Wife/Lover, whichever the case may be
2010 Mysterious Galaxy Q&A Do you have it planned out who Harry's grandmother is? @6:05
Yes... Well she's not alive any more.
Was she significant?Well, she was a mortal. That was about it.
Love the books, even though Changes was a little traumatic. What can you tell us about what happens next without giving too much away?
2010 Dragon-Con @5:15
Can you give us a teaser for Ghost Story?Ghost story is so named because Dresden gets stuck with solving his own murder. He actually gets sent back to handle it, except there's no body available, so he has to do it as a ghost. Dresden has to deal with all the laws of being a supernatural spirit, and a ghost from the other end of the stick. Which I have a really great time with because he's so non-competent at that. One of my favorite bits so far is when he's learning the basic ghost stuff and he's like, "You know, I finally understand why it is that ghosts are always howling and moaning when they appear out of the floor or the wall. Passin through that stuff hurts."
SFBC @ 2010 NYCC @1:31
Could you share a little bit of what’s in store for Dresden in Ghost StoryIn
Ghost Story, it’s the 13th book of the series, Harry gets sent back to Chicago as a ghost. He has to solve his own murder, and if he doesn’t there’s going to be horrible consequences to the people he loves. So we get to see Chicago through a slightly different lens as Dresden is coming back as a ghost. Of course the real problem is that as that with 12 books going before him with various bad guys coming to mess around in Chicago, Harry has left a few ghosts around the city himself, and you know they are looking for some payback. It’s kinda like what happens when the cop gets sent to jail.
Why aren't vampire predator spirits left at the door when they cross a threshold? I mean, if the human part of Thomas can die with the demon part staying alive, why not the other way around?
2010 Lee’s Summit signing Q: Are the White Court affected by thresholds?A: Not really, they’re too mortal. But they might be affected if they were mostly vamped out when trying to cross a threshold.
Hey Jim, saw you at the 'Changes' signing in SoCal & forgot to ask you about this.
Way back in 'Death Masks (??) Shiro mentioned a 'Jade Court' of vampires. Will we ever get to 'see' them? All we got was that one little reference & I've been wondering about them ever since.
2010 Huston signing:
Q: Do you have any plans for the Jade Court to show up?A: The Jade Court is adamantly not involved. They are very busy being not involved.
Here's a question: Aside from that brief glimpse (not even a glimpse really) of her in SK, is Titania ever going to make herself known the way Mab constantly does? It just occurred to me when I reread Small Favor that we've met all of the Sidhe Queens except, officially, for her.
2009 Independence signing:
Q: Harry’s met all the other ladies-queens-mothers - will we ever actually meet Titania? A: The thing is, Titania’s only interest is messing with Harry.
2010 Bitten by Books Q&A:
#399 “We’ve met and spent time with 5 out of the 6 fairy queens. Is there a specific reason that you’ve kept Harry from a face to face with Titania? Other than of course the obvious reason that she wants him dead.”Yes.
2010 Powell's books Q&A off of Youtube @4:18
Are we ever going to get to meet Titania?Yes... but it's going to be a while, probably not until the last three books. She's heavy duty.
New question for Jim:
Did Harry name his foundling kitten after Mister Mistoffeles from the play Cats?
After all, that Mister has a magic/stage illusion theme...
I didn’t transcribe this WoJ out, but there is an audio interview somewhere where Jim says that he used to participate in a chat room back in the 90’s that had a guy in it that had a cat that would walk on his keyboard and randomly have him post something like “iozueas,xoagazxcda” and his cat’s name was Mister. It got to the point where if anyone accidentally posted gibberish, the rest of the chat room would say “Hi Mister.” Mister is named after that cat. Interestingly enough Mickey Finn also participated in that chat room before and after Jim did, and recognized where the name came from before he became a beta. (
here’s a link to the post where Mickey said that, the post establishes that the chat was a text based rpg or something)
Okay, so House Raith feeds on sexual energy, and people affected by true love burns them. Is the entirety of the White Court affected by love the way the Raith clan is, or is it different for Malvora and Skavis? Because for Skavis, the opposite of despair is technically hope...
2009 Bitten by Books Q&A:
#62
“You’ve said that True Love (real True Love) only protects against WCVamps feeding on lust. What protects against the other WCVamps?”It isn’t real complicated that way. The vamps who feed on fear get bad effects from real courage. Those who feed on despair choke on hope.
'Nother question - who is Jim's favorite "hero" and "villian" to write excluding Harry?
2009 Lexington signing:
Q: Jim’s favorite recurring villain?A: Marcone, when he’s being a villain. And Nicodemus, because he is pure evil.
As the Blackstaff we know Eb can break the laws of magic, has he ever brought someone back from the dead?
Doesn’t answer your question, but here’s a WoJ that certainly is pertinent (and possibly prophetic)
Ah. But what did he have to DO to ressurect his dead love, is the question. Bob says "he crossed the line. Several times." And while the magic isn't being depicted from the same angle as the books, there /are/ several similarities in the rules that govern magic, one of which is: you don't get something for nothing. The forces of magic exist in balance. I mean, if you want to bring back someone from the dead, it's only reasonable that someone /else/ must . . .
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