This is our second "book assessment" episode. It contains a higher level discussion of Fool Moon along with an examination of the stats collected during our read through and some fun rating and rankings of the characters and books.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:12) - General Thoughts About Fool Moon
• (07:07) - Plot Overview and Key Scenes
• (29:14) - Where's Harry At?
• (35:04) - Crazy Theory Recap
• (36:08) - Themes in Fool Moon
• (01:04:55) - Questions We Missed
• (01:08:35) - Stats: Spells, Magic items, and The Pain Index
• (01:23:09) - Ratings: Favorite Lines & Favorite Nicknames
• (01:27:14) - Rating Harry's Relationships
• (01:35:09) - Ranking Fool Moon - The Book and the Title
• (01:40:26) - Community Poll Results
• (01:45:08) - Patreon Details

Community Poll Results: https://i.imgur.com/KXqk3jH.png

This week on a very special episode of Recorded Neutral Territory: Patrick and Charlotte join the show to discuss their reaction to Storm Front as brand new readers to the series.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:20) - Overall Thoughts & Comparisons
• (09:48) - Plot and Mystery Analysis
• (25:03) - Thoughts on Dresden as a Character
• (48:21) - Other Characters
• (01:03:25) - Exploring the Magic System
• (01:21:27) - The World and Lore

On this week's episode we cover the last 4 chapters of Fool Moon:

• Ch. 31 (Part 2) - Team Dresden is thrown in the pit, and Marcone is strung up like bait.
• Ch. 32 - Team Dresden escapes from the pit (with Marcone’s help), defeats the FBI agents, and then Harry and Murphy stay to confront the Loup Garu.
• Ch. 33 - Harry tries to free Marcone quietly, but the Loup Garu catches him. Harry escapes just long enough to use his Penticle as a weapon, while Murphy fires her gun at something behind him.
• Ch. 34 - Harry wakes up, realizes his misunderstanding with Murphy, and short epilogue
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:28) - Ch. 31 - Going Over the Plan(s)
  • (06:49) - Ch. 32 - The battle with the Feds
  • (30:39) - Ch. 33 - Fighting the Loup-Garu
  • (45:55) - Ch. 34 - "I can't believe you shot me..."
  • (54:43) - QfB: Who Warned Denton and Why?
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Reddit Discussing QfB: https://old.reddit.com/r/dresdenfiles/comments/1nf60v1/rnt_who_warned_of_existence_of_the_white_council/

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• Ch. 28 - Harry sends the wolves to come in from a broken section of wall while he climbs over.
• Ch. 29 - Harry watches the last of his allies fall to tranq darts. He is now truly alone inside Marcone’s estate.
• Ch. 30 - Harry captures Denton and tries to reason with him, but Denton reveals that they have Murphy as a hostage. Dresden panics and Denton fights free.
• Ch. 31 - Harry Soul-Gazes Denton, then Marcone interrupts and is ambushed by the FBI. Team Dresden is thrown in the pit as the Loup Garu arrives.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:44) - Ch. 28 - Worst. Plan. Ever
• (15:05) - Ch. 29 - Harry the Eavesdropper
• (16:11) - Ch. 30 - Harry the Hunter
• (28:14) - Ch. 31 - The Soulgaze with Denton
• (31:33) - QfB: Does everyone see the same thing when they gaze Harry?

Reddit Discussing QfB: https://old.reddit.com/r/dresdenfiles/comments/1n9cb40/rnt_when_people_soulgaze_harry_do_they_always_see/

In chapters 24 through 27, Harry manages to escape the battle in the Fool Moon garage, interrogate Agent Harris, flee the scene and find a quiet moment with Susan to discuss their relationship.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:14) - Ch. 24 - Harry cowering in the garage
• (23:31) - Ch. 25 - The Interrogation of Roger Harris
• (34:12) - Ch. 26 - The Burger King (of the van)
• (40:31) - Ch. 27 - Susan's Gift
• (51:46) - QfB: How does wizard stamina work?

Chapters 20 through 23 include Harry's first conversation with Shadow Harry, getting captured by the Streetwolves, and Harry managing to escape to hide in the back of the Fool Moon garage just as Denton, Marcone, and the Streetwolves tear into teach other.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:59) - Ch. 20 - Meeting Shadow Harry
• (13:05) - Ch. 21 - He jumped out of the car? What?
• (24:11) - Ch. 22 - Captured by the Streetwolves
• (31:19) - Ch. 23 - Marcone to the Rescue (Part 1)
• (46:33) - QfB: What's the deal with Subconscious Harry?
• (01:05:15) - Next Week's QfB: How does Wizard Stamina Work?

Chapter 17 includes Harry sneaking into SI, but finding out he's too late to put a cage around the Loup Garu. MacFinn tears through prisoners, and then comes for Harry.

Chapter 18 starts with Murphy saving Harry's life using inherited silver bullets. This allows Harry to back off and take a breather, where he realizes that the silver bullets caused the Loup Garu to bleed, and he can use that blood to bind it!

In Chapter 19 Harry comes back to the fight, but dozens of SI cops have already been ripped to pieces. Carmichael sacrifices himself to save Murphy, and Harry finally hits the thing with the strongest Feugo we've seen up to this point.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (05:42) - Ch. 17 - Harry's Blending Potion works...too well
• (22:37) - Ch. 18 - Murphy to the rescue!
• (27:05) - A Defense of Karrin Murphy in Fool Moon
• (49:53) - Ch. 19 - Carmichael's Sacrifice
• (01:15:43) - QfB: Carmichael Character Analysis

In Chapters 14 through 16 of Fool Moon: Harry's gunshot wound is treated by Tera, who leads him to MacFinn. He shares information with Harry, but not enough to draw any conclusions. Then the whole group gets scattered when the cops show up, and Harry/Tera/Susan go back to his apartment for supplies.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:33) - Ch. 14 - Tera the Combat Medic
• (12:02) - Ch. 15 - Getting Answers from MacFinn
• (32:31) - Bridger Rant - Too Much Pain for Harry!
• (45:47) - Ch. 16 - Susan to the rescue & Tera's distraction
• (57:23) - QfB: What entities can be Soul Gazed?