Nah, it doesn't really. And I think I've been spoiled this point anyway at forty pages in. Still, it makes me really interested to read the other ones, like the White Knight thing and the thing about Thomas. How is Thomas his half-brother anyway?
Now you can luxuriate in a nice jail cell, but if your hand touches metal, I swear by my pretty flowered bonnet, I will end you.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
esse - Apr 04, 2007 2:14:16 pm PDT #9523 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Kalshane - Apr 04, 2007 2:19:18 pm PDT #9524 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
SA, you might want to white font that for folks who are making their way through the books in order, as it's the big reveal of book 5.
The short answer is that White Court vampires--who feed off human emotions, normally lust-- like Thomas, are all half-human by blood and grow up as humans, only turning into vampires during their first time having sexual intercourse. Harry's mother, who was apparently involved with all sorts of bad juju before she met Harry's father, was involved with the king of the White Court, and had a child from him.
ETA: Blood Rites (book 5) heavily involves The White Court and explains a lot about them.
esse - Apr 04, 2007 2:21:29 pm PDT #9525 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Duly white fronted. More WF: huh. I figured it was Mommy Dresden something. He's a really interesting character, what I know of him. How did he end up living with Harry?
Kalshane - Apr 04, 2007 2:25:15 pm PDT #9526 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
SA: (Spoilers for Blood Rites) Very briefly, he was disowned by House Raith (his vampire family) after the events of the book, so Harry gave him a place to stay, having learned during the course of events that Thomas was his brother.
JenP - Apr 04, 2007 2:35:38 pm PDT #9527 of 10001
Many fangirls are bemoaning the end of Life on Mars. Long live Life on Mars!
::bemoans, bemoans:: Well, except I'm not sure that "watches it" qualifies me for fangirl status. Still. Am sad.
Kalshane - Apr 04, 2007 5:40:45 pm PDT #9528 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Argh, I'm a doof. Blood Rites is book 6. Book 5 is Death Masks. But all white-fonted stuff above does apply to Blood Rites. It just doesn't apply to book 5 because, you know, different.
OK, I've drunk the Kool-ade and checked Dead Beat out of my local library.
Cool, Matt. That's book 7 and one of my favorites. See previous regarding spoileriness. Though the only major spoilers are for book 6.
ETA: I'm doubly a doof because I apparently can't close html tags properly.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 04, 2007 6:34:23 pm PDT #9529 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Thanks. Spoilers won't bother me... I tend to avoid them energetically when I'm really crazed about a show, as with Joss' various efforts. But The Dresden Files is fun popcorn entertainment for me, so I won't mind reading out of order or finding things out in advance.
Ailleann - Apr 05, 2007 5:09:21 am PDT #9530 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
So I had an SPN dream this morning. (Sadly, it wasn't what you might think.) My friend J, who works at my company, and I were having a meeting with the head honcho. We were presenting some kind of psychological project, but our rundown sheets looked like a questionnaire from an SPN-related LJ. Had the header and everything. J gets to a question that's related to Dean and completely inappropriate for whatever it was we were trying to do, and I start floundering over myself trying to connect this ridiculous questionnaire and an actual project.
Maybe it's time to take a break from the internets? Or just embrace the insanity?
t /natter
Zenkitty - Apr 05, 2007 6:03:52 am PDT #9531 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
But The Dresden Files is fun popcorn entertainment for me, so I won't mind reading out of order or finding things out in advance.
Me too. I've read all the whitefont and gleefully spoiled myself for about everything, and it's still fun.
Beverly - Apr 05, 2007 6:16:47 am PDT #9532 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
The second, Ailleann. Embrace, embrace!