Dresden Files #18 Releases 01/20/26

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Answering xtenkfarpl’s question from April, Jim Butcher is set to release book #18 in the Dresden Files series on January 20. The title is Twelve Months.

From the Amazon description:

    Harry Dresden has been through a lot, and so has his city. After Harry and his allies narrowly managed to save Chicago from being razed to the ground, everything is different—and it’s not just the current lack of electricity. In the battle, Harry lost people he cared about. And that's the kind of loss that takes a toll. Harry being Harry, he’s doing his level best to help the city and his friends recover and rebuild. But it’s a heavy load, and he needs time. But time is one thing Harry doesn’t have. Ghouls are prowling Chicago and taking out innocent civilians. Harry’s brother is dying, and Harry doesn’t know how to help him. And last but certainly not least, the Winter Queen of the Fae has allied with the White Court of vampires—and Harry’s been betrothed to the seductive, deadly vampire Lara Raith to seal the deal.

I’ve read the entire series and have been a fan, but #17 was…a bit of a slog at times. Still, I can’t imagine not reading this shorly after it’s available.

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I thought that Peace Talks and Battle Ground were both disappointing… but Skin Game, right before them, was one of the best of the series. So yeah, I’ll definitely see the series through (especially since we seem to be nearing the end now).

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I’m looking forward to this book!

Thanks for the discussion!

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Butcher has written Harry into a pretty tight corner. It will be interesting to see how he wriggles out to fulfill my long-term prediction of him becoming the next Gatekeeper. I’d think that being Starborn is a requirement for that job…

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Happy New Year, fellow Dresden fans! :tada:

For me (a female), Harry’s white knight complex – and lack of growth in that area – has gradually become less “tolerable quirk” and more “distractingly stupid patronization.” I know that trait is kind of integral to who he is, but I hope it somehow gets played down in in the new book. I won’t hold my breath, though.

T-minus 19 days!

(P.S. I suppose I should have tagged @xtenkfarpl in the OP instead of just bolding their username. :slight_smile: )