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The 2025 Hero Challenge: Dresden Files vs. Wild Cards
Wild CardThe Most Wonderful Crime of the Year / The Great and Powerful Turtle / Best Seller / 1 of 3
2 main characters are writers
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*protecting a kid and baby is important to the story, with someone who saves/protects a kid and baby is a major character
Wild CardsDungeon Crawler Carl/ energy cell
Auto Hunting/ Dr Tachyon / Alien / 2 of 3
*mc leaves his home planet for a lot of the story*
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The Merchant of Venice / Donald Morgan / Lawful Good / 1 of 3
*a character always follows the rules, rules or laws are important to someone, and some kind of difficult character.
Wayland,For Marcone's No Kids! does it have to be kids plural or can protecting 1 kid count?
Wild CardsDungeon Crawler Carl/energy cell
The Paper Magician/energy cell
John Marcone/All Darling Children/No Kids!/1of3
Children on the cover
The Sleeper/Dim Sum of All Fears/Addict/1of3
Major character has a gambling addiction
Jetboy/Shadows of Pnath/Jetboy's Tomby/1of3
Tomb important to story
Black Shadow/Age of Empyre/Defeated Durg/1of3
A major character beats a difficult foe in physical combat, and a fight on the cover
Wild CardsDreadful/Wraith/Bikini/1 of 3
One of the main characters is known for her revealing outfits.
Wild CardOur Wives Under the Sea/ Dr. Tachyon/ Scientist/ 1 of 3
*One of the MCs is a marine biologist.
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For Marcone's No Kids! does it have to be kids plural or can protecting 1 kid count?"
One is fine.
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The Dresdens got 5 points and 1 Energy Cell.
The Wild Cards scored 11 points and 3 Energy Cells.
John Marcone is undefeated, which he'd tell you was as it should be and according to plan.
Read and stay warm my friends.
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I will be at MarsCon in VA Beach next weekend, and Con-Fusion in Detroit the weekend after that. Updates will be a bit erratic for the next few weeks, and during the Cons I won't be around much.
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Dreams of Gods & Monsters / John Marcone / Vanilla Mortal / 2 of 3
*someone without powers does well in a world with powered characters
Dresden FilesGone / John Marcone / Mob Boss / 1 of 3.
Organized crime is important to the story.
House of Glass / John Marcone / No Kids! / 2 of 3.
MC is a lawyer assigned by the courts to make recommendations on custody arrangements for the child or children during a contested divorce.
The Courting of Bristol Keats / John Marcone / Vanilla Mortal / 3 of 3.
MC is believed to be a mortal who trying to find her father, who is also mortal and powerless, agrees to live is a fae world where everyone has powers except her. (view spoiler)
John Marcone defeated!!!
Wild CardsUncrowned/Black Shadow/Defeated Durg/1 of 3
A number of impressive wins in physical fights in this one!
Wild CardDungeon Crawler Carl/ energy cell
The Atrocity Archives/ Fortunato/ God-like Power/ 1 of 3
*Summoning rituals important to the story
Frank Einstein and the Bio-Action Gizmo/ Golden Boy/ Betrayal/ 1 of 3
*(view spoiler) betrays (view spoiler).
Nine Goblins/ John Marcone/ No kids!/ 2 of 3
*A wizard protects (view spoiler) at the end of the story
DresdenToot Toot/Za-Lord's Guard/The Jasad Heir/2 of 3
There are a few characters who are bodyguards.
Wild CardThe Employees/ Dr. Tachyon/ Alien/ 2 of 3
*Human employees have left their native world (earth).
DallerGut Dream Department Store/ The Sleeper/ While He Sleeps/ 1 of 3
*You can't dream until first you sleep.
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Dr. Tachyon/Psionic/The Colony/1 of 3
(features telepathy and mind control)
Fortunato/Mixed Race/Nolyn/1 of 3
(MC's are half-human, half-elvish)
The Great and Powerful Turtle/Flood the Rox/Escaping the Giant Wave/1 of 3
(tidal wave on cover)
Wild CardsThe Book of Doors/energy cell
Bagabond/Nolyn/Homeless/1of3
Major character is homeless
Bagabond/The Highgate Cemetery Murder/Lonely/2of3
Main character is lonely
Sewer Jack/Strange Practice/Subway/1of3
Major scenes set in tunnels
Wraith/Dreadful Company/Bikini/1of3
Someone is known for her revealing outfits
Peregrine/Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book/Celebrity/1of3
Someone famous (Jimmy Carr) on the cover
John Marcone/Priest of Bones/Mob Boss/2of3
Main character is a gang boss
DresdenThe Hemlock Queen / Donald Morgan / Warden / 1 of 3
Someone’s job is essentially their life: A major character is the high priest and also charged with enforcing the church law
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The Eyes Are the Best Part / Tera West / Amber Eyes / 1 of 3
*someone’s eye color is important to the story
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Back home for a day or two.
The Dresden-Philes got 12 points, with Pamela defeating Johnny Marcone. The team also got 3 Energy Cells.
The Wild Carders got 15 points and 2 Energy Cells.
Go forth and read my friends. Don't know about y'all, but we've got record and ugly cold here.
Wild CardDaisy Jones & The Six / Peregrine / Celebrity / 1 of 3
All the main characters are celebrities.
Wild Cards Wintersteel/Fortunato/God-like power/1 of 3
Rituals to achieve strong powers are a bit of a theme... Also some incredibly powerful beings in the story.
Love this series!
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms/Molly Carpenter/Padawan/2 of 3
*a character learns from another character
wild cardStephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets: An Audible Original/ John Marcone/ Vanilla Mortal/ 3 of 3 *non-powered person on the cover
John Marcone defeated
Can I sign up to team Wild Cards, please?I didn't manage to get out of my reading slump last year, so I'm making it happen this year :)
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I didn't manage to get out of my reading slump last year, so I'm making it happen this year :)"
Good plan, Ophelia!
Wild CardAurora / Dr. Tachyon / Alien / 1 of 3
Characters are trying to live on another world than Earth.
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Welcome everyone. I hope the New Year is off to a good start for y'all.
Team Dresden got 1 point.
The Wild Cards got 1 point and 1 Energy Cell.
Gentleman Johnny Marcone remains undefeated.
Go forth and read my friends.