Interview With The Author: Jim Butcher (Author of The Dresden Files & Codex Alera)

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hey guys! Just to answer the most common question; yes. There are a couple of Dresden Files spoilers in this. So watch at your own risk!

[@cinxschannel9937]

I read up to book 12 Changes. Any spoilers after that?

[@mikesbookreviews]

@@cinxschannel9937 One or two. But we don't really use names as much as situations.

[@turtleanton6539]

Cool.

[@nikkig8549]

Francis Andrijašević well, that’s pretty rude considering the person just above you literally just said they haven’t read past book #12

[@cinxschannel9937]

@Francis Andrijašević Yeah, thanks for that :|

[@NIcolasbobbitt]

That’s not Jim, that’s Geralt of Rivia,

[@shawngillogly6873]

I was thinking Gandalf, actually.

[@jamesgossweiler1349]

OMG that's what I was thinking. But in turn it's nice to see an author who "lives his work."

[@pratyushbzr]

Yep he is the "Butcher" of Blaviken 😉

[@lisawillis8227]

He has lost weight and buffed up. 😍😍😍

[@gregoryvasilyev9675]

Not serious enough, need much more pathos😉

[@darkrurouni1]

Jim also looks much more animated in this interview than he has looked on other people's booktubes. Glad to see him geeking out.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I have to think as an author it’s nice when you get an interview that isn’t just questions you have to say “I can’t answer that yet” to a bunch.

[@seanhall7705]

For anyone who is interested, here's a list of all the books and authors in order as mentioned by Jim Butcher in this interview. The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny Spenser series - Robert B. Parker Honor Harrington series - David Weber Monster Hunter International - Larry Correia Temeraire - Naomi Novik Alex Verus - Benedict Jacka Zalasnie?(28:08) - Robert B. Parker The Chronicles of Prydain - Lloyd Alexander Anything by Lois Bujold The Stand - Stephen King ?(31:35) - Fritz Leiber Vorkosigan Saga - Lois Bujold

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks for this!

[@Tehgreatgamer]

Bro, Iistened to the ages ago and couldn't remember the authors he mentioned. This is EXACTLY the comment I was looking for. Thank you.

[@TinyStranger]

Thank you so much

[@Horror_on_tap]

Awesome Mike this was actually the most laid back I think I had ever seen Butcher in an interview/panel. Excellent interview.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I like to set folks at ease, make them feel like they're just having a chat over a coffee or beer.

[@Virjunior01]

@@mikesbookreviews you did a fine job. Thanks for this. Never checked out a book review online. And also, YES. Check out Benedict Jacka's Verus novels. They're so good.

[@susansargies2043]

Mr. Butcher seems so down to earth and real! I only have one book by him, it was given to me by my late sister, best friend, and second mother, Frannie. She loved Jim Butcher's Dresden Files and wanted me to read them with her, I had too much going on at that time, which I now completely regret because as the saying goes, we are not promised tomorrow, nor even the next minute. Thank you so much for this interview! Now I have to save to go and get all of the rest of this series. I only have "Cold Front" , fantastic fun to read. Your reviews are fantastic too, please continue!!

[@Juanpa_SC]

I loved how well and natural the conversation went. Jim really felt comfortable (not that he isn´t on other intervews / chats) and that felt great as a viewer. At this point I´ve heard almost all of the questions that people can actuallt ask being answered by Jim, but I still enjoy them every time. Thanks Mike, great chat!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks for watching!

[@bradenhazle4378]

Oh man Buffy with a dash of Constantine is a great description of Dresden Files

[@mikesbookreviews]

Perfect, really.

[@ddog23]

This was, surprisingly, the best Jim Butcher interview I've seen. Way to go Mike 👍

[@Enigmanaut]

First mention I've heard of Mirror Mirror being delayed for Twelve Months. I'm glad. I was concerned we wouldn't properly be able to see the fallout from Battle Ground if Harry just blips off to an alternate timeline.

[@darkrurouni1]

Im glad to hear that Jim is a fan of The Princes of Amber series.

[@jellevanbreugel325]

yes! this! Mike, go read that as well!!!

[@eismatt]

God I love amber so much!

[@lisawillis8227]

Love Zelazney

[@davidpeacock8276]

Michael Carpenter is also my favorite character. I'm not religious in anyway, and haven't been for a little over a dozen years. That said, Michael reminds me of one amazing man that kind of mentored me when I was a kid. Obviously, I went a different way in terms of my religion but much of my thoughts of how to be a decent person come from him. "I'm not the carpenter that set the standard". chills! Makes me want to believe.

[@christopherpetit1718]

What I love about Michael is he is the kind of Christian that I think Jesus WANTED everyone to be. He has strong values, but he never judges. He lives his values, period. I think Jim once said he wrote Michael as an antidote to the Christian stereotypes he saw in fiction --- the fanatic, the hypocrite, the holier-than-thou judger. And Michael is still quite human as we see in "The Warrior".

[@davidpeacock8276]

@Yongo Bazuk while in general I agree, I think yoy are missing the element that church can be very toxic. People who become part of that kind of culture and get out commonly become people that take some joy in highlighting the bs.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Indeed. I don’t have to agree with someone’s religion or beliefs to find them admirable. Michael is of the utmost character and someone we’d all strive to emulate or see our daughters marry.

[@christopherpetit1718]

@Yongo Bazuk Morals are defined by what one chooses to do, not what one says. I don't expect anyone, Christian or otherwise, not to be an imperfect human with issues and flaws. But I don't find it unrealistic to expect someone who has a particular flaw NOT to loudly judge and condemn others for having that SAME flaw. Self awareness is crucial no matter what your faith.

[@NerdyDude186]

Mike's Book Reviews I think if my daughter had to be saved from a dragon I'd feel both angry, cuz I'd have failed as a parent cuz she was in that situation, and blessed because such a man as Michael is my Son in Law

[@andreamiller3578]

OK, now Jim needs to finish his hard sci-fi book. Sounds fun. Also really looking forward to the next Cinder Spires book. And the next Dresden book. Sigh. Now we wait. LOL

[@RLKmedic0315]

I did NOT almost squeal when I heard Butcher admit to being a fan of David Weber. My favorite authors. Knowing Jim is a fan of Honor Harrington made my day.

[@alexbenjaminrosenthal3989]

I'm hyped for the next Cinder Spires. I love that world.

[@hugglesthemerciless]

I'm hyped for the series to be finished one day so I can start reading it, don't wanna be in another situation like I'm with Dresden already :p

[@TiciaM]

It's my son's favorite series, and I'm right there with you!

[@lathspell87]

Best thing about Butcher? He's just such a great guy. Makes it feel better to enjoy his books. I compare that to Rothfuss, who I feel is a narcissist who just loves to hear himself talk. Really, both Butcher and Sanderson are fantastic to just watch interact with fans.

[@philliph8991]

Naaa..rothfuss is cool

[@dillonpatterson4310]

Rothfuss only likes to hear himself talk because the silence of his 3rd book is fucking deafening.

[@eddieademi]

@@dillonpatterson4310 hahahahahahah

[@docholliday9741]

@@dillonpatterson4310 hahaha sure wish he’d talk less and write more. Fml man. I’ve never checked when a book was coming out more.

[@dillonpatterson4310]

@@mankhobley4187 let's all have a moment of silence for door of stone's release date. May it rest in peace lol

[@jordankasaur7340]

Was worried about Jim for a while but dude looks like he has his energy back. And the last 2 books show the man is back. Can't say how happy I am to see he's doing well again. Keep up the great work Jim

[@gregkral4467]

Thank you so much Jim...... by far my favorite series in the past several years. Dresden kicks butt. I agree with Mike too, Iron druid is fun, but not nearly as cool and just plain badass and honorable as Harry. Harry is pure class, and nerve.

[@SantiNervi]

You're the best Mike. I really enjoyed someone asking pre filtered questions to Jim. I love to listen how the series come to be again and get any word on the future of his series as much as anyone but it was even better to get some personal questions and a whole lot of books recommendations by him.

[@jodonnell64]

Mike, I would like to add my recommendation of David Weber's Honorverse series. A basic description is "Horatio Hornblower in space". A somewhat longer and more detailed description is military sci-fi with battle tactics based on age-of-sail wet navy tactics. The warships in the series operate on physics that limit the 3D aspect of space battles, with the ships being nigh-on invulnerable from above and below, as 17th-century warships were during sea battles. Honorverse warships duke it out through firing broadsides of missiles and various energy weapons, and positioning is important. The most vulnerable aspect of a ship is fore and aft. Port and starboard are somewhat protected, but definitely NOT impervious to incoming fire. The main character, Honor Harrington, is based on Hornblower (hence the same initials), who is based on Admiral Nelson of the British Navy. One of the main antagonists is named Rob S. Pierre, and if you know anything of European history, that name may seem familiar (think France). Weber is something of an historian, and a LOT of the series has references to real-world history. If you do go down the Honorverse rabbit hole, I agree with Jim that you should start with the second book, "The Honor of the Queen". The first book, "On Basilisk Station", is a good read, but compared to the rest of the series, is pretty weak. I've only read it twice, out of a total of about 7-8 re-reads of the series. Also be aware that there are about 30-odd Honorverse-related books, between the mainline series, two spinoff series (including one co-written with Eric Flint), a pair of prequel series (one written with Jane Lindskold, the other with Timothy Zahn), and four or five anthologies of stories written by Weber and many other authors. There's also an Honorverse "companion" book titled "House of Steel", which contains a novella - "I Will Build my House of Steel" - written by Weber, and the rest of the book is background on the history, politics, military, economics, etc. of the Star Kingdom of Manticore, the protagonist faction of the series. This part of the book was written by members of BuNine, of which I am one, and I contributed to the content of the book. BuNine is a group of Honor Harrington fans who got together to help David "fill out" some of the details of the Honorverse that David couldn't easily put in the books, even with his propensity of writing page-long infodumps (sometimes entire chapters). We work directly with David, and anything we write, draw, model, or say, is considered as much canon as anything David writes. Of course, he has final approval, but for the most part, he's happy with the stuff we do. My YT channel has some 3D animation videos of various bits from the Honorverse, and I also have some 3D modeled stuff on my DeviantArt page: www.deviantart.com/maxxqbunine David's descriptions of the warships in the series are difficult to picture, so my artwork might help you to visualize it. BTW, yes, I am aware of what they resemble (rolleyes - tired of someone pointing it out as if I've never heard it before), but that IS David's description of the ships, and the design is based on the physics for the drive system he came up with, and the physics of battle - form follows function, and all that. It's canon, and that's that. The former head of BuNine, Tom Pope, is also a co-author with Tim Zahn and Weber on that prequel series I mentioned above. We are supposed to be coming out with a second (and third) companion book at some point, but it's been delayed due to some issues with a former BuNine member. Sorry for the wall of text. I just wanted to give you a bit more detail to see if the series was something you might be interested in.

[@mosselyn5081]

This interview was pure delight. I'm not the sort of fan who geeks out on interviews and the like, but I enjoyed this so much! You and Butcher seem to have good chemistry, and he comes across as a fun and interesting guy. I've been a huge Dresden fan since the first book was published.

[@gothamoracle]

I’ve had a pretty bad week and this interview was a little ray of sunshine. What an excellent interview! You did such a great Job! So fun and Jim Butcher is so generous with his time.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Always happy to entertain.

[@joshbishop9639]

I am so happy to hear Jim say twenty-five books.

[@AnilKumar-mp9hk]

This is gonna be legendary

[@tylerblack301]

Mike once again you did an outstanding job! Now you’ve wrecked my TBR because I want to finish The Dresden Files now. I’m only on Death Masks.

[@jellevanbreugel325]

oooohhhh boy, are you in for a ride!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

[@C00kyCorey]

This is a series that only gets better. The reread is strong with these books

[@mikesbookreviews]

Enjoy!

[@docholliday9741]

It’s been 7 months. Have you caught up on the series yet? I’m curious what your thoughts are now vs then. It’s one of my top 5 favorite series when averaged out. And one of the very few fiction series that has brought me to tears at various points

[@tylerblack301]

@@docholliday9741 lol nope not yet. I just haven’t had time to read a lot the last few months. New job and schedule got all switched up.

[@jaynecobb27]

I'm so happy he talked about the chronicles of prydain, I loved that series as a kid

[@amandaofhouserobinson6707]

Round of applause Mike !! Well done! Great interview!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks!

[@DasLenny]

And now I'll have to re-listen to all my Dresden Audio Books again. Not that I mind :) Thank you for the great interview Mike, and thanks to Mr. Butcher for writing these great stories.

[@mikesbookreviews]

My pleasure! It was a ton of fun for me.

[@ninnusridhar]

I read basically the whole series in 3 weeks. And it still feels like I jumped on a speeding train and wound up perfectly in my seat!

[@nessaarandur7740]

OMG I would LOVE to read Butcher story in the Honorverse!!!

[@johnproctor464]

Been following this series for many years. Love it. Found it after the one year syfy attempt at it. Read the first book. Loved the way Jim treated TootToot with respect even though he obviously didn't have to. Immediately bought the rest of the books that existed at the time. Also bought other copies of the series and gave them to friends and family.

[@stumpy1146]

This interview brings me much joy!

[@mikesbookreviews]

That was the goal! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@foxtrotx-ray5283]

Jim!!! US Marshals sounds VERY VERY Interesting. PLEASE find some time to get one of these released!

[@sjkrum320]

Ugh of course my dentist appointment is at the same time. Jim is AMAZING!!!!! Can't wait to watch it later.

[@ggsuter]

Great chat!! I loved the Codex Alera! I’ve loved all of his books!

[@lupilotty9317]

This is the most fun interview I've ever watched and I haven't even read Dresden Files. What a cool guy! Can't wait to get involved with these books.

[@troychurch5064]

JIm seems as awesome as his books and I really enjoyed the interview. Great work Mike and thank you.

[@bobgdn]

I think you did an awesome job as an interviewer! It was like two guys shooting the breeze and was very enjoyable to watch because it seemed like you guys were having a blast. I look forward to more of your interviews!

[@madcapsules4479]

Great interview - looks like you both had a lot of fun. I've only read Storm Front, but I'm already on board the Jim Butcher hype train.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Buckle up. It’s a wild ride.

[@bigred8692]

I love that Harry Dresden is tall. By what I've read he's around 6'8 and so am I. It makes him more relatable to me. Thanks for writing this series!

[@TheAzieran]

Nine Princes in Amber is such a great series

[@garrettredd2541]

Just want Butcher to know, your channel Mike got me reading Dresden Files - Big Fan now for sure!

[@SandrasLibrary]

This is awesome. And wow-he actually looks like a fantasy character!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Ha ha yes

[@jaredsaltz895]

I am so here for Butcher's praise of Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles.

[@shawngillogly6873]

Thank you for the amazing interview, Mike! This is going straight to the favorites.

[@mikesbookreviews]

My pleasure!

[@robadams2274]

Dresden and Wheel of Time are my favorites, ever. Love Jim's work and Marsters IS Dresden in the audiobooks. The Alex Verus series is also excellent and my go-to Dresden-esque series. I couldn't enjoy Iron Druid. Nice interview.

[@Demonreached]

Thank you so much for curating the questions! This was so much fun to watch!

[@Demonreached]

39:30 The mortal cat would protest the unfair indifference contest by walking away 🤣

[@robpaul7544]

Finally had some time to sit back and watch the Mike & Jim show - had a lot of fun! D&D tip for Mike; if you struggle to come up with characters other than barbarians, try playing some characters inspired by fiction characters you love. Everyone and their grandma have played Legolas or Drizzt inspired things, but a Michael or Spike are great starting points. A Dune character, one from Faithful and the Fallen .. anything works 😉

[@urigatt6815]

omg that Lindsey Stirling namedrop! She's such an inspiration! Jim Butcher never ceases to amaze me with his taste

[@TheAzieran]

I would love to find more about Mab's background as far as who she was as a mortal. I loved that she showed some actual emotion in Battle Ground (hopefully it wasn't just another game she's playing).

[@mattkhourie4037]

Easily Mab's best appearance in BG. What a boss.

[@lisawillis8227]

I love Mabry. I love her depth and complexity. She is supposed to be the evil faerie, but she's actually the hero, right up there with Dresden. She stands between the Outsiders and us.

[@harryrobson4318]

"That's what you pay me for" Jim Butcher ...yes it is Jim and you earn every cent

[@weejasdisciple]

Great interview, and great news! Thanks for your time!

[@thesmuli83]

MIKE absolutely awesome video. More similar in the future please. PS Jim Butcher is a great guest and always funny when you see him somewhere being interviewed. JB and BS are the best guests👍🎆

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'd love to have more authors on. They just aren't exactly banging down my door and I can't force them to come on.

[@sebastienbolle5539]

Let me just say that the US Marshals book sounds sweeeeet!

[@fabiolamariamagnaghi99]

I am just having so much fun with this interview. Jim Butcher should also really consider his own KZbin channel just being himself. I think it would be a success!

[@mikesbookreviews]

I’d watch.

[@gregkral4467]

What a fun interview, thank you both so much.

[@michaelwagner30]

I’ve not read anything by this author, but I’m gonna start. I have a couple books to go first and then Dresden it is. I’m totally sold. This was a lot of fun

[@christianemden7637]

Do yourself a favor and start with fool moon, when you then love the series you can always go back and read storm front, it’s much more satisfying read that way.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Enjoy!

[@fedboi1996]

Definitely try the audiobooks by James marsters he does a AMAZING job

[@michaelwagner30]

@@fedboi1996 haha at this point I’ve actually made my way through the entire series. Mostly the audiobooks. And you’re right marsters is great

[@musicgenius1948]

@@michaelwagner30 what did you think?

[@Nomadswift]

I gotta say, regarding “Ghost Story”, while Mr. Marsters will always be the voice of the Dresden Files, John Glover’s voice for Sir Stuart is my favorite of the two. When I heard “ragamuffin”, I was sold on the character voice.

[@JuanMartinez-ib7mz]

this was an awesome interview! I hope you get to do more of these

[@Vaelyhn]

I'm honestly convinced that Cinder Spires is a secret backdoor sequel to Codex Alera and we'll find out in a book or 2 that it's based on the same world and the creatures on the surface are the Vord.

[@mikesbookreviews]

🤔

[@lisawillis8227]

I love that theory

[@WinterLady87]

Every time I read/listen to Cinder Spires, that goes through my head. There are a lot of connections if you pay attention. The surface creatures, the way the ship interacts with the etherialists, the joke Master Ferris (sp?) makes about Olympians (he's possessed of a Fury, which is funny, if you know your history....") I'm convinced the Spire stone was made with furycraft. It will be interesting to see if we're right or not.

[@mlaborde66]

btw the first Monster Hunter book and the first 2 of David Weber's series are free on kindle right now

[@andreamiller3578]

Such a fun interview!! Thanks, Mike and Jim. Also, Mike, if you haven't seen Willow, I would recommend it. It's not LOTR, but it's a fun fantasy film that many people don't seem to know about.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I’ve seen Willow about 46399743 times ha ha

[@andreamiller3578]

@@mikesbookreviews I figured you had because I think we're fairly close in age, but you never know.

[@gr3ndl3r]

I want to see Kincaid having fun with Rudolph.

[@noahmasi9368]

Ditto

[@jessicagodfrey7438]

I love your reviews. Seeing you react to the series for the first time and without the wait in between books has been so fun!

[@annamay6351]

Amazing! Wow! You had the man himself in an interview. Well Done!!! Best interview I have seen! I never really looked at book reviewers on youtube before, but since I was just starting the Dresden Files this year, I have really enjoyed watching your channel as I finished each of the books. And like you I am now, for the first time, having to wait on a book. Thank you for your channel.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Yeah, Jim is just the nicest guy.

[@alexfrederick3404]

Great interview, I loved it! I've got to try these books now. So nice to see a sense of humor!

[@carl6149]

Mike, excellent interview!! I’m so happy that I’m a subscriber and was notified of this interview. It was great! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@alexmarkadonis7179]

Two or three of my great uncles ran a restaurant called Pizza Express.

[@SlowBurnReader]

Of course he listens to Lindsey Stirling, Jim more and more becomes my hero

[@aldan7812]

Bloody great job Mike!! I always love Jims interviews and you smashed this outta the park mate :-)

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks! He was incredibly easy to talk to.

[@s.miklaski2286]

Really great interview! Caught it late unfortunately, but you worried for nothing, it was smooth start to finish. My favorite was when you provided answers to the questions lol hilariously done. Thank you!

[@christianjensen7699]

Anyone else want to see Bonea and Ivy becoming friends as one child-like spirit of intellect to another?

[@yaaraamozig4862]

I, too, loves: ghost stoty, death madks, turn coat and skin games

[@lukerobbins362]

Looking forward to it!

[@stadenx]

The "death" in battleground was the first time I cried hystericaly over a book. Lol screw you Jim 🤣 how could you 😂

[@Navywalrus09]

LISTEN! I was in a bad mood for a week over that! My coworkers thought my wife and I were in an "end of relationship" argument after I read that chapter.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Ha ha my wife actually asked “are you okay?” while I was reading that part.

[@lisawillis8227]

😩😩😩😫😫😫😢😢😢

[@misssunnydee]

I haven't cried this hard over a book in forever! I was sobbing out loud and then said "FU Butcher! I'm not going to read Dresden Files anymore! You ruined it!!" Yeah... that last bit was 'kinda' unrealistic, I didn't stop watching Buffy either... picked it up after a day again. But damn, I'm *still* upset 😡.

[@jamielynn3239]

oh yeah I cried ugly tears during the whole scene. And I predicted it would happen, because I paid attention to the foreshadowing. lol Still tho- so much crying. It really was a beautifully written scene.

[@bluesgirl410cg]

Great interview! Cheers!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@karenlowe9283]

Just finally saw this and love that he looks like gandalf younger brother. Makes a great writer.

[@markmiles3768]

Way to go!! That was fun to watch. I haven't read a Dresden Files book. I'm going to have to get on board!

[@mikesbookreviews]

You’ll love it.

[@hhoi8225]

Jim Butcher's hair has never looked better. I would be jealous if I did not already have literally the same hair + better eyebrows. 🤪

[@perrimadden6964]

Excellent! That was fun

[@faustianacademia]

I feel the nostalgia of Buffy and Angel; I am glad for The Dresden Files.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Indeed.

[@Morfeusm]

Finally someone who lists Babylon 5 as their inspiration. Might try one of his books one day Oh and thanks for asking my question!

[@lisawillis8227]

You definitely should. Some people say the first two books were a little slow. Personally, I still think they are good, but he was still a very new writer. For me the best early book was Dead Beat.

[@goaway3717]

Mike great interview. Always up to watch any interview with Butcher. If you do decide to read the Monster Hunter series you might want to read Butcher's short story in 'The Monster Hunter Files' short story collection at some point after going through the initial books - some of the other stories might have spoilers but if you just stick to Butcher's take on MHI's janitor you're pretty safe once you've gotten the hang of story world from first book or two. I'd love to see Butcher playing in Correia's sandbox again. If you haven't watched Correia's panel discussion with Butcher, Faith Hunter and other authors talking about the short stories they wrote for the above mentioned book it's worth a watch. I also think his spin off Monster Hunter Memoirs trilogy with John Ringo co-writing is worth reading either after reading the first couple books in the main series or after reading all of the main books either way - I don't think they'd spoil anything after the first MHI book if read before the later books.

[@CryptoKeeper36]

I had no idea that Gandalf and Nic Cage had a love child. Seriously though, an amazing interview. You have a new sub and fan. Keep it up.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks for watching!

[@hibraisil]

Spenser!! Grew up with them filming that all over my neighborhood.

[@tobyben6431]

well, my favourite author and my favourite book reviewer in the same video, very nice. Just a bit of a shame youtube waited 3 days to tell me this existed

[@mikesbookreviews]

Better late than never.

[@tobyben6431]

@@mikesbookreviews yep :)

[@michaelkramer6814]

The interview with Jim Butcher was awesome.

[@StephenMarx]

I haven't read through the comments to see if anyone has already said, but James Marsters DID actually do Ghost Story, after they had the first version read by someone else. I have both audio editions. So, you should look into it!

[@dandydeadpool]

I adore the Temeraire series, such good books! Napoleonic War with added Dragons? Yes please!!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Sounds really cool.

[@legendaryfatcat]

Great interview Mike!

[@MooseRouse]

The question about whether or not Jim decided to not kill off a character he was prepared to really shed light on the three wizards that Dracule merked. They felt so underlived for their characters and yet it made so much sense for them to die. RIP Yoshimo and Wild Bill, I really would have loved to see more of them!

[@fathomgathergood7690]

I only read Jim Butcher because another author I read, I think it was Kelly Armstrong, suggested him. I'm going to have to rewatch thus video and take notes. Skin Games is my favourite of the books. And I totally cried when they released Peace Talks and Battle Ground. Covid had just shut everything down, I lost my job, I'm the strength for my kids and I was going through a lot if other stuff too. It was something I really needed for me, and ut had been 5 years.

[@downtowords9806]

JIM BUTCHER IS MY GOD OF UNIVERSE! Thanks for this!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks for watching!

[@danielcorey2156]

Been really meaning to give Dresden Files a try.

[@mikesbookreviews]

You won’t regret it.

[@Rags2Itches]

Yes! Robert B Parker wrote some great books with a very high level of sarcasm.

[@themixican4364]

Damn I should have asked if we’ve met the original White Court Vampire yet. We’ve met the original Red (dead) & Black (battleground), but have we be introduced to the creator of the White Court?

[@usxxgrant]

That's one that's not occurred to me. Very perceptive.

[@darksalmon]

AMBER. I love the mention.

[@adamborst]

SO MANY THUMBS UP!! Sneaky starborn reference too!

[@wayneteacher]

Great interview

[@jackmckenzie926]

Great interview Mike. Many thanks to Jim for it. Any chance you can make a list of the books/authors Jim recommends?

[@mikesbookreviews]

Someone else has already in the comments.