Brief Cases Jim Butcher Dresden Files 1st Edition 1st Printing Ace 2018 HC DJ LN

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Brief Cases Jim Butcher Dresden Files 1st Edition 1st Printing Ace 2018 HC DJ LN. (The Aeronaut's Windlass in 2015). His work has been translated into more than two dozen languages and has sold over. Ace · Penguin Random House · June 2018 Hardcover with Dust Jacket · 448 Pages · 12 Stories ⛤ LN · 1st Ed/Printing · ISBN 9780451492104. Enlightening Minds · Urban Fantasy · Dresden Files · 1st Edition / 1st Printing Collector Copy Ace · Penguin Random House · June 2018 Hardcover with Dust Jacket · 448 Pages · 12 Stories ⛤ LN · 1st Ed/Printing · ISBN 9780451492104 Brief Cases More Stories from the Dresden Files ⛤ Dresden Files ⛤ Jim Butcher Twelve stories featuring Chicago's only professional wizard PI — including the brand-new "Zoo Day" novella original to this collection Jacket art by Chris McGrath · Goodreads 4.40/5 (22,890+ ratings) · #1 NYT Bestselling Author ⛤ ⛤ ⛤ ⛤ Collector Confirmation — First Edition / First Printing This copy is a verified First Edition / First Printing of Brief Cases, the second Dresden Files short story collection. The copyright page states "First Edition: June 2018", and the number line on the copyright page is the full number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 A full number line (with both "1" and "10" present) indicates a first printing — Ace/Penguin Random House removes the lowest number from the line in subsequent printings. This is a collector-grade first printing of the original Ace hardcover, suitable for matched-set Dresden Files first-edition libraries. ⛤ ⛤ ⛤ About This Book Brief Cases: More Stories from the Dresden Files is the second major short story collection in Jim Butcher's long-running urban fantasy series, following Side Jobs (2010). Published by Ace in June 2018, the volume collects eleven Dresden Files short stories and novellas originally published in various anthologies over the preceding decade — gathered together in chronological order within the Dresden timeline — plus one brand-new novella, "Zoo Day," written specifically for this collection and published nowhere else. The eleven reprinted stories appeared in some of the most distinguished urban fantasy and SFF anthologies of the 2010s: Dangerous Women (edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois), Naked City (edited by Ellen Datlow), Under My Hat (edited by Jonathan Strahan), the Dark and Stormy Knights and Hex Appeal anthologies (edited by P.N. Elrod), Blood Lite III (edited by Kevin J. Anderson), Unbound and Unfettered II (both edited by Shawn Speakman, Grim Oak Press), Shadowed Souls (edited by Butcher himself with Kerrie L. Hughes), and Straight Outta Tombstone (edited by David Boop). The stories range from "Curses" (Harry investigates the Chicago Cubs' Billy Goat curse) through three Bigfoot stories featuring "Strength of a River in His Shoulders" (Harry tutoring a Bigfoot's part-human son) to the original-to-this-collection "Zoo Day" novella in which Harry navigates fatherhood with his daughter Maggie at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Multiple stories feature alternate POVs from across the Dresden universe — "Bombshells" is narrated by Harry's onetime apprentice Molly Carpenter (now Winter Lady), "Even Hand" by Chicago crime boss "Gentleman" Johnny Marcone, and "AAAA Wizardry" by Harry teaching a wizards' training course. White Council Warden Anastasia Luccio appears in multiple stories, as do Karrin Murphy, Sergeant Rudolph, Sanya, Michael Carpenter and the broader supporting cast longtime Dresden readers know and love. Did You Know? Jim Butcher wrote the first Dresden Files novel, Storm Front (2000), as a creative writing assignment in college — and his writing teacher reportedly told him the structure he was using would not work. Butcher submitted the manuscript anyway, where it eventually found a home at Roc/Penguin. The series has since grown to seventeen main novels (through Battle Ground, 2020, with more anticipated), two short story collections (Side Jobs 2010 and this volume), the Working for Bigfoot illustrated novella collection, and various RPG and graphic novel adaptations. The series has sold over ten million copies worldwide, spawned a Sci-Fi Channel television adaptation in 2007-2008 (Paul Blackthorne as Harry, twelve episodes, cult following), and remains one of the defining works of contemporary urban fantasy alongside the work of Patricia Briggs, Kim Harrison, and Ilona Andrews. Brief Cases is essential reading for completists and excellent reading for newcomers wanting to sample the universe. ⛤ Twelve Stories — Complete Table of Contents ⛤ Cursesfrom Naked City, edited by Ellen Datlow AAAA Wizardryfrom the Dresden Files RPG Even Handfrom Dark and Stormy Knights, edited by P.N. Elrod · Marcone POV B is for Bigfootfrom Under My Hat, edited by Jonathan Strahan I Was a Teenage Bigfootfrom Blood Lite III: Aftertaste, edited by Kevin J. Anderson Bigfoot on Campusfrom Hex Appeal, edited by P.N. Elrod Bombshellsfrom Dangerous Women, edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois · Molly Carpenter POV Jury Dutyfrom Unbound, edited by Shawn Speakman (Grim Oak Press) Cold Casefrom Shadowed Souls, edited by Jim Butcher & Kerrie L. Hughes Day Onefrom Unfettered II, edited by Shawn Speakman (Grim Oak Press) A Fistful of Warlocksfrom Straight Outta Tombstone, edited by David Boop · Weird Western ⛤ Original Zoo DayBrand-new novella · Original to this collection · Harry as a dad with his daughter Maggie ⛤ About Jim Butcher Jim Butcher (born 1971) is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose work has defined contemporary urban fantasy for nearly twenty-five years. He is the creator of the Dresden Files series (17+ novels and two major story collections featuring Chicago wizard private investigator Harry Dresden), the Codex Alera six-book secondary-world fantasy series (a Roman-influenced epic with elemental magic), and the Cinder Spires steampunk series (which began with The Aeronaut's Windlass in 2015). His work has been translated into more than two dozen languages and has sold over ten million copies worldwide. Butcher is a martial arts enthusiast — a background that informs the precise, viscerally choreographed fight scenes that are a signature feature of his prose. He lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The Dresden Files series — featuring Harry Dresden, the only practicing wizard listed in the Chicago Yellow Pages — remains his most beloved and continuously published work, with new novels still appearing and the series mythology continuing to expand into new corners of the supernatural world he has built. ⛤ ⛤ ⛤ 🧙 Harry DresdenChicago's only practicing wizard PI — listed in the Yellow Pages. 🐾 Bigfoot TrilogyThree stories with Strength of a River in His Shoulders. 👧 Zoo Day NovellaOriginal 2018 novella — Harry navigates fatherhood with Maggie. ⚔️ Molly Carpenter POV"Bombshells" — Harry's apprentice, now Winter Lady. 💰 Johnny Marcone POV"Even Hand" — Chicago's signature crime lord. 🤠 Weird Western"A Fistful of Warlocks" — Old West Dresden universe story. Title Brief Cases Subtitle More Stories from the Dresden Files Author Jim Butcher Series Dresden Files (short story collection #2) Sister Collection Side Jobs (2010, ISBN 9780451463654) Series Scope 17+ main novels · 10M+ copies worldwide Publisher Ace · Penguin Random House Publication Date First Edition: June 2018 Printing First Printing (full number line 1-10) LCCN 2017058794 Format Hardcover with original dust jacket Pages 448 Number of Stories 12 (11 anthology reprints + 1 original "Zoo Day" novella) Original Content "Zoo Day" — published nowhere else Jacket Art Chris McGrath Goodreads Rating 4.40 / 5 stars (22,890+ ratings) Notable POVs Harry Dresden · Molly Carpenter · Johnny Marcone Genre Urban Fantasy · Short Stories · Mystery · Adventure ISBN-13 9780451492104 ISBN-10 0451492102 BISAC Fiction/Fantasy/Urban Life · Short Stories (single author) Condition LN · Like New · Unread/Lightly Read ✓ Condition — Like New (LN) · Unread or Lightly Read Excellent like-new condition — appears unread or only very lightly handled First Edition / First Printing verified by full number line on copyright page Original dust jacket present, bright, and intact — no tears, no chips, no price-clipping noted Hardcover boards clean and unbumped beneath the dust jacket Binding tight and square — no spine cracking, no rolling, uncreased spine Pages clean, crisp, and bright — no creases, folds, dog-ears, or tears No writing, highlighting, underlining, or marginalia anywhere No previous-owner inscriptions or bookplates All 448 pages present and intact — all 12 stories readable Chris McGrath jacket art vibrant and unmarred Ideal For Dresden Files Series Collectors Jim Butcher First Edition Library Urban Fantasy Library Harry Dresden Adventures Modern Fantasy Short Stories First Printing Collectors Penguin/Ace First Editions Chris McGrath Cover Art Fans Side Jobs Companion Reading Molly Carpenter / White Council Fans Bigfoot / River in His Shoulders Stories Zoo Day Novella First Publication George R.R. 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