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Twelve Months
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by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
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Jake Bishop Jake Bishop said: " Bravo Jim Butcher.

Twelve Months is the least Dresden like Dresden novel. Passing Ghost Story as the most different. I love Ghost Story, but I think Ghost Story has distinct flaws in execution. It is hard for me to come up with any criticism in the ex
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"I don't know if this will be the fan favorite Dresden book, because it is so different. But so far I feel very very strongly that the writer who wrote this is a better writer than the guy who wrote all previous Dresden novels." Jan 17, 2026 07:15PM

 
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