McAnally's Pubcast

Here we discuss Chapter 32 where Dresden kicks at horse shins and reenacts classic cartoon antics.

Dresden defends the group using a magical shield that debilitates the Fae horses. Meryl is then struck down by Slate and Fix knocks him out in retaliation. Aurora begins to use the Unraveling on Lily at the Stone Table but Dresden manages to stop her briefly only to be detained by one of Aurora’s spells and then attacked by one of the riders.

We are examining Chapter 30 and 31 in which the fae play with the mute button of war, and Dresden kills a faerie with murder words.

Dresden and his companions arrive at a Chicago-over-Chicago in mayhem. Dresden is presented to Mab, and he tells her the truth about Aurora. She asks for proof and Harry requests access to the Stone Table to get it. Mab tells him the way to get there and then proceeds with the battle as Harry makes his way to the River.

Dresden and his group make it to the River, but so does Aurora and hers. The Summer Lady commands the death of Dresden and his friends and takes off for the Stone Table with Korrick and the stone entombed Lily. The two groups prepare to face off.

We are examining Chapter 29 in which a minivan is overly stuffed, a rat is caught, and classic rock cliché's are a thing.

Dresden gets picked up by the Alpha’s who are accompanied by Meryl and Fix. They make their way to the Lake and are ambushed by a gunman and The Tigress. The Alpha’s take out the ghoul and detain the gunman who turns out to be Ace, who has been put to task by the Red Court Vampires. They continue on to find a magical stairway to the Stone Table in the sky.

We are examining Chapter 27 & 28 in which Dresden gets caught in a burning ring of toadstool and gets shot from a cannon.

Dresden finds himself trapped in a magical circle. Aurora forces Dresden to tell her what he has figured out, and Harry admits he knows she is responsible for the Summer Knight’s death and plans to destroy the balance between Summer and Winter.

Just as Dresden plans to unleash his death curse, Elaine proposes a new plan to bind and drown him. They leave Harry to die alone sinking in the mud. Harry recognizes a cryptic message Elaine gave him and finds a way to break the binding and free himself from the death trap.

We're looking at Chapter 26 in which Dresden has incredibly vague conversations with the Summer and Winter Mothers.

Dresden sprints to the Summer and Winter Mothers. The mothers and him agree to go quid pro quo for answers to their questions. Dresden makes the connection that Aurora is responsible for the loss of the Summer Knight’s mantle. Just when he attempts to leave, he is ambushed by Grum and Elaine.

Here we discuss Chapter 24 & 25 in which Dresden hitches a ride to the Mothers and questions his previous notions about Unicorns.

Harry attempts to call on the White Council for help but is railroaded by Morgan. Dresden packs supplies and makes his way to Elaine, who he finds is preparing to leave town. The two talk about her attack and Harry manages to convince Elaine to help him find a way to the Summer and Winter Mothers.

The mysterious carriage brings Dresden and Elaine to a mist-covered land. A raven leads the pair towards the location of the Mothers, but before they can get to them they find a Unicorn guarding the way. After an altercation with the beast, Elaine holds it back while Dresden makes a run to get to the Summer and Winter Mothers.

We're looking at Chapter 22 and 23 in which Dresden loses pizza during bad weather and ogles a chessboard in the sky.

Dresden and Murphy recover from the attack at Billy and Georgia’s. Murphy is taken to the hospital, and Meryl and Dresden talk. While Dresden processes all that’s happened, an unnatural storm develops on the horizon.

Dresden goes to Lake Michigan and summons his Godmother Lea to bring him to the Summer and Winter Queens. Lea brings him instead to Chicago-Over-Chicago and shows him the truth of the war between the two Courts.

Here we discuss Chapter 20 and 21 in which Dresden takes up gardening and Murphy becomes a very skilled lumberjack.

Harry battles it out with the Chlorofiend. In a desperate move, Dresden uses a wind spell to knock the monster under a set of metal shelves, temporarily detaining it. Harry joins back up with Murphy and the two head back into the store.

Dresden and Murphy fight off Grum using conventional methods but Murphy gets injured during the attack. Harry goes to get the Blue Beetle to get Murphy to safety but is forced to deal with the Chlorofiend. Dresden retrieves Murphy and have to deal with a final attack from both the Chlorofiend and an unknown gunman. They survive the ordeal and are able to make their escape from the scene.

We discuss Chapter 18 and 19 in which Dresden and Murphy enjoy the nighttime ambiance of Wal-Mart and work on gardening projects with Grum.

Dresden meets with Murphy at a local Wal-Mart and tells Murphy everything that is happening. While the two discuss the case, the lights go out and a mysterious malevolent mist enters the building.

Harry and Murphy find themselves under attack and start dividing Walmart into useful potion and spell opportunities. They run into Mr. Untouchable and things get worse.

We discuss Chapter 16 and 17 in which Dresden takes a side job, discovers a maltreated guest in the blue beetle, and takes his chances dining and dealing with the Summer Lady.

Dresden speaks with Meryl and Fix. Meryl hires Dresden to help find her friend Lily.  When Harry arrives at his car, he finds a very injured Elaine.

Dresden brings Elaine to the Summer Court to help with her injuries. Dresden eventually realizes he is in the presence of Aurora, the Summer Lady and asks her to help Elaine. Aurora tells Dresden he is vulnerable to the influence of Winter, and asks him to not help Winter in exchange for Aurora taking away his pain. Dresden declines and tells her he will find the killer before the war between Summer and Winter starts in two days time.