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The 2025 Hero Challenge: Dresden Files vs. Wild Cards
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Throne of the Fallen / Bob / Lech / 2 of 3
*a major character is highly sexually active, constantly interested in sex
Dresden***Harry Dresden Recruited***
Harry Dresden/Duster/The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy/3 of 3
Mercy has both a signature yellow dress and a pair of dungarees.
DresdenThe Teller of Small Fortunes / Harry Dresden / Mister / 1 of 3
Cat on the cover and the characters have a pet cat
Team DresdenMagicalia / Harry Dresden / Wizard / 1 of 3
- magic is important to the story
Eventyret om forsvaret (The Adventure of the Defense) / Molly Carpenter / Padawan / 2 of 3
- a character learns from another character
Valkyriens vinger (Wings of the Valkyrie) / Toot Toot / Wingspan / 1 of 3
- a character has wings and can fly under their own power
Mistborn: The Final Empire / Tera West / Fast and Graceful / 1 of 3
- someone is notably fast
Eventyret om Lysfolket (The Adventure of the Lightpeople) / Michael Carpenter / Family Man / 1 of 3
- family is important to the story, and close relations work together
Datter af dybet (Daughter of the Deep) / Thomas Raith / Water Beetle / 1 of 3
- a submarine is important to the story (so I looked it up to be certain a submarine is considered a boat or a ship, and got this result from US Naval Institute: "submarines are technically ships. Yet they are traditionally referred to as boats.". So I gathered it counts, since it could be both ;) )
Bjergtrolden (The Mountain Troll) / Karrin Murphy / Cop / 1 of 3
- law enforcement is important to the story
Ellepigen Pif & 42, den tavse guru (The Elle-girl Pif & 42, the Silent Guru) / The Astronomer / Cult / 1 of 3
- a cult is a big part of the story, and a major character starts a cult (by accident).
Alt godt fra graven (All the Best from the Grave) / The Astronomer / What Kills You Makes ME Stronger / 2 of 3
- a dead body and a grave on the cover. (It's hard to see, but that's what it is).
KOST - En kostskoleroman (Board - a boarding school novel) / The Astronomer / Vengeance / 3 of 3
- someone is obsessed with the idea of getting even
*** The Astronomer defeated ***
Wild CardsDr. Tachyon/Murder at the Manchester Museum/scientist/1of3
Main character is a scientist
The Sleeper/The Secrets of Gaslight Lane/while he sleeps/2of3
Sleep is important (the case is solved through a dream diary)
Captain Trips/The Bewitching of Aveline Jones/Sprout/1of3
A young girl is important to the story
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Golden Boy/Betrayal/The Deep Sky/2 of 3
(someone betrays their crew)
Golden Boy/Immortal/Farilane/3 of 3
(several characters are very long lived)
* * * Golden Boy Recruited * * *
Jetboy/I Can't Die Yet/You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!: Life Lessons from the Movie A Christmas Story/1 of 3
("movie" in title)
Captain Trips/Sprout/News of the World/2 of 3
(young girl important to story)
Dresden FilesThe Knight / Michael Carpenter / Knight /1 of 3.
A young man desires above all else to become a knight. This is a story of how he is transported to a world of magic and royal honor.
Oathbreakers / Michael Carpenter / Magic Sword / 2 of 3.
MC has a magic sword.
A Summer Affair / Michael Carpenter / Family Man / 3 of 3.
A story of family drama that ensues as MCs carry on an affair while preparing for a charity event on the island of Nantucket.
Michael Carpenter recruited!!!
Wild CardsBloodline/Golden Boy/Immortal/2 of 3
Several characters are extremely long-lived and near-immortal.
This is my go to comfort read series these days. I know I'm going to enjoy the book and get to hand out with some great characters. I'm not sure what I'll do when I finally finish 😂
Dresden FilesThe Wizard / Harry Dresden / Wizard/ 1 of 3.
Sequel to The Knight. Young man find himself fully grown and part of an Arthurian legend in another world.
Thereby Hangs a Tail / Harry Dresden / Mister / 2 of 3.
MC, Chet ( a dog) tells the story of how he and his PI human partner, Bernie, solve a crime.
The Life Impossible / Harry Dresden / Duster / 3 of 3.
A character is known for always wearing ragged shorts, even to a swanky restaurant.
Harry Dresden recruited!!
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Once There Were Wolves / Donald Morgan / Warden / 2 of 3
*a major character is charged with enforcing the law, and someone’s job is essentially their life
DresdenA Feather So Black / Michael Carpenter / Magic Sword / 2 of 3
A major character has a magic sword that is important to the story
One Word Kill / Mac / Bald / 2 of 3
mc goes bald in the story
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Scythe / Donald Morgan / Grey Cloaks / 3 of 3
*someone has an obvious symbol of power that they wear (cloaks and rings)
**Donald Morgan Recruited**
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Again, apologies for last week, I was dealing with some family medical issues.
For this period, there was absolutely a clear cut winner.
Team Dresden came in at 38 points, much of which was another large update from Johanne, who also got in the final defeat of the Astronomer. Christina and Pamela stopped by Harry Dresden's office to chat with the wizard-for-hire, and Shawnie walked the ways to find Warden Donald Morgan, while Pamela also crossed blades with Michael Carpenter. The team also got 4 Energy Cells.
The Wild Cards got 12 points, with Audrey getting an on set visit to see Golden Boy. The team got 1 Energy Cell.
Nicodemus remains unscathed, running amok in the shadows.
Go forth and read my friends, and my sympathies to my fellow sufferers in Daylight Savings Time. Can we just stop playing with the clocks already? As one tribal elder said once when the concept was explained to him, "Only a white man would think that if he cut the bottom off a blanket, and sewed it to the top, he'd get a longer blanket."
DresdenMichael Carpenter/Woman of Mystery/Girl, Forgotten/1 of 3
The main character hides her background.
*And agreed. Daylight Savings need to go the hell away!
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*hairstyle is important to the story
DresdenA Monsoon Rising / Harry Dresden / Wizard / 2 of 3
Magic important to the story and spellcasters on the cover
Wild Cards Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow/The Great and Powerful Turtle/Flood the Rox/1 of 3
Tidal wave on the cover.
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This was a relatively slow week, which I'm good with.
The Dresden Philes got 3 points and 1 Energy Cell.
The Wild Carders scored 2 points.
Nicodemus remains unscathed.
Go forth and read, my friends.
Wild CardsNicodemus Archleone/Shadows of the Dead/Denarius/1of3
Coin on the cover
Nicodemus Archleone/Priest of Gallows/Noose/2of3
Noose on the cover
Nicodemus Archleone/Whispers of the Dead/True Evil/3of3
A character is truly evil
Nicodemus Archleone defeated
Sewer Jack/Mina and the Undead/Louisiana/2of3
Set in Louisiana
Sewer Jack/The Bayou/Gator/3of3
Alligator on cover
Sewer Jack recruited
Peregrine/Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World/Angel is a Centerfold/2of3
Naked woman on cover
Fortunato/Esrahaddon/God-like Power/2of3
Incredibly powerful character
Dresden FilesGoing Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine / Nicodemus Archleone / Denarius / 1 of 3.
MC, Stephanie Plum, looks for a coin to get kidnappers to let their office assistant go. Coins are also pictured on the cover.
Dead in the Water / Nicodemus Archleone / Noose / 2 of 3.
Rope is pictured on cover. Also someone potentially being hanged is important to the story.
Long Live Evil / Nicodemus Archleone / True Evil / 3 of 3.
"Evil" is in the title and MC wants to be the Villainess of her favorite story.
Nicodemus Archleone defeated!!!
Wild CardLiberty's Daughter/ The Sleeper/ Virus/ 2 of 3
*(view spoiler)
Jackaby/ Bagabond/ Homeless/ 2 of 3
*the MC starts out as homeless and one of the sidekicks is homeless
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life/ Bagabond/ Lonely/ 3 of 3
*so, so many of Sondheim's characters are lonely
Bagabond recruited!
Wild CardsAlien Clay/energy cell
Fortunato/The Crown Tower/Pimp/3of3
Major character is a prostitute setting up her own brothel
Fortunato recruited
Wild CardsDr Tachyon/Murder by Memory/Alien/2of3
All characters leave their native world
Dr Tachyon/The Oversight/Psionic/3of3
Several characters have telepathy and/or mind control
Dr Tachyon recruited
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This was another lopsided week.
Team Dresden scored 7 points, with Pamela defeating Nicodemus. The team also got 3 Energy Cells.
The Wild Cards got busy, with 28 points. Milou defeated Nicodemus, and also got down and dirty under the streets with Sewer Jack, saw a geisha tea ceremony with Fortunato, and went to space with Dr. Tachyon. Melanie spent some time in the park with Vagabond. The team also got 1 Energy Cells.
Go forth and read, my friends.
DresdenDonald Morgan/Warden/JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation/2 of 3
Many major characters in the book are charged with enforcing the law.
DresdenEt nyt liv (Royal Blood) / Susan Rodriguez / Blurry Film / 1 of 3
- someone recording a video is important to the story
Ekko (Echo) / Tera West / Woman of Mystery / 2 of 3
- someone has a mysterious past
The Will of the Many / Nicodemus Archleone / Denarius / 1 of 3
- A will imbued coin (a sort of magic) is used to track the MC
Mary - heksens datter (Witch Child) / Nicodemus Archleone / Noose / 2 of 3
- Someone is hanged
Stormfront / Nicodemus Archleone / True Evil / 3 of 3
- Pretty certain the Shadowman is truly evil.
It was so much fun reading this book and reading all the challenge characters afterwards :)
Will be continuing the Dresden Files books!
*** Nicodemus Archleone defeated ***
Wild CardsThe Beautiful Ones / The Great and Powerful Turtle / Telekinetic / 1 of 3
*character has some form of telekinesis
For You and Only You / The Great and Powerful Turtle / Best Seller / 2 of 3
*major character is a writer
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow / The Great and Powerful Turtle / Flood the Rox / 3 of 3
*tidal wave on cover
*The Great and Powerful Turtle Recruited
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It was so much fun reading this book and reading all the challenge characters afterwards :)
Will be continuing the Dresden Files books!
Glad to hear it. The Dresden Files is my second favorite series of all time.
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Beware...
PUPPETMAN April 1-April 30
1. Senator- Read a book where a major character is an elected official, where an election is important to the story, or with something to do with elections on the cover.
2. Riot- Read a book where a riot is important to the story, where a character gets caught in/participates in a riot, or with “riot” in the title or a riot on the cover.
3. Up The Sleeve- Read a book where someone hides the fact that they have powers, where other people can’t tell when someone is using their powers, or with someone with a big secret on the cover.
Wild CardLuke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws/ Jetboy/ Jetboy’s Tomb/ 1of 3
*heroic death
Thunderhead/ Great and Powerful Turtle/ Flood The Rox/ 1 of 3
*rage killing
Good as Gold/ Nicholas/ Denarius/ 1 of 3
*coins very important to the plot
Burn to Shine/ Nicholas/ True Evil/ 2 of 3
*actual evil character(s)
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*a major character is short and with someone short on the cover
Wild CardEverything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection/ The Sleeper/ Addict/ 3 of 3
*medicinal drugs very important to the book.
The Sleeper recruited!
Wild Cards
/ Peregrine / Angel is a Centerfold / 1 of 3*mostly naked character on cover
Malibu Rising / Peregrine / Celebrity / 2 of 3
*major character is famous
A Court of Wings and Ruin / Peregrine / Wingspan / 3 of 3
*character has wings
*Peregrine Recruited
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As the Astronomer's stars shift out of alignment, something new stirs in the darkness. A new evil of Biblical proportions is approaching:
Nicodemus Archleone March 1-March 31
1. Denarius- Read a book that has a magic coin in it, where any kind of coin is important to the story, or with a coin in the cover.
2. Noose- Read a book where someone hangs themselves, where someone is hanged, or with a noose, or a rope, on the cover.
3. True Evil- Read a book where a character isn’t misunderstood or fearful but actually, truly evil, where someone willingly serves an evil cause, or with “evil” in the title or someone evil on the cover.