Dresden Files- are these subtle signs of time travel? (possible spoilers)
beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 27/01/2012 02:32:11 PM
(added the spoilers tag because, while this is more conjecture than spoilers, they could pop up)
So, it seems to me that there are a number of small details throughout the books that imply time travel.
Or, more specifically, imply that at some point Butcher will write a book that involves Harry going back through time to several other books.
My problem is, I can only think of a couple examples off hand- does anyone know where there may be a more comprehensive list?
Examples I could think of:
-In "Small Favor," Harry is looking through his books for a treatise on the gruffs. He sees an old Calvin and Hobbes in his book of MAGICAL RESEARCH TOMES, thinks "Huh, that's weird," and then never mentions it again.
-In... something... there's an issue with Little Chicago. Harry decides he has to use Little Chicago for some piece of big magic (sorry, I forget which book!). Bob's all "You're crazy, captain! It hasn't been tested!" and Harry's all "Damn it, we have to try!" So Harry does his magic and it all works out... and then towards the end of the book, Bob mentions that he worked out the various calculations, and by all rights LC should have exploded when Harry used it. Implying that someone else fixed it.
I feel like there are more examples, but I can't think of anything. So,
1) Am I crazy?
2) If I'm not crazy, can anyone think of any more examples?
3) Is there anything like wotmania or the WOT FAQ for Dresden Files? The best I've been able to find this morning is a pretty empty wikia.
So, it seems to me that there are a number of small details throughout the books that imply time travel.
Or, more specifically, imply that at some point Butcher will write a book that involves Harry going back through time to several other books.
My problem is, I can only think of a couple examples off hand- does anyone know where there may be a more comprehensive list?
Examples I could think of:
-In "Small Favor," Harry is looking through his books for a treatise on the gruffs. He sees an old Calvin and Hobbes in his book of MAGICAL RESEARCH TOMES, thinks "Huh, that's weird," and then never mentions it again.
-In... something... there's an issue with Little Chicago. Harry decides he has to use Little Chicago for some piece of big magic (sorry, I forget which book!). Bob's all "You're crazy, captain! It hasn't been tested!" and Harry's all "Damn it, we have to try!" So Harry does his magic and it all works out... and then towards the end of the book, Bob mentions that he worked out the various calculations, and by all rights LC should have exploded when Harry used it. Implying that someone else fixed it.
I feel like there are more examples, but I can't think of anything. So,
1) Am I crazy?
2) If I'm not crazy, can anyone think of any more examples?
3) Is there anything like wotmania or the WOT FAQ for Dresden Files? The best I've been able to find this morning is a pretty empty wikia.
I amuse myself.
This message last edited by beetnemesis on 27/01/2012 at 04:05:27 PM
Dresden Files- are these subtle signs of time travel? (possible spoilers)
- 27/01/2012 02:32:11 PM
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You are crazy.
- 27/01/2012 02:42:25 PM
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Butcher definitely seeds seemingly irrelevant minor details into earlier books
- 27/01/2012 03:08:44 PM
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Yeah, but how much of that is pre-planning and how much is that Butcher
- 27/01/2012 05:50:43 PM
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Mmm. I feel like the two details I mentioned are too deliberate for him not to have an explanation
- 27/01/2012 05:59:10 PM
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Re: You are crazy. [definite spoiler here]
- 27/01/2012 04:31:58 PM
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Where has it said that?
- 27/01/2012 05:35:02 PM
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I'll take a look...
- 27/01/2012 05:45:31 PM
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Re: I'll take a look...
- 27/01/2012 06:05:27 PM
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You are wrong.
- 28/01/2012 07:47:26 PM
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Hm, that's pretty blunt, especially because... I'm not. At least, not like you are saying.
- 30/01/2012 01:11:06 AM
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This idea rings a bell.
- 27/01/2012 03:16:47 PM
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I just added a minor spoilers tag, though I think I've avoided any real spoilers
- 27/01/2012 04:07:41 PM
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Also, didn't he have someone following him in one of the middle books that was never explained?
- 28/01/2012 12:25:52 PM
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*Spoiler* I thought that...
- 30/01/2012 06:09:49 PM
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Hm... Side Jobs has him tailing Harry, but I think it's in a different case
- 30/01/2012 06:47:24 PM
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I'll have to re-read it.
- 31/01/2012 05:25:39 PM
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No, the Side Jobs story "Back-up" is almost entirely self-contained
- 01/02/2012 07:49:56 PM
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