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This reads as a blunt rebuke of overconfidence. It points to the gap between easy expectations and messy reality, and can be taken to mean that experience should have made the mistake less likely. It lands in any situation where someone assumes a hard problem will resolve quickly, only to learn that the situation is more tangled than they thought.
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About Jim Butcher
American author
Jim Butcher is an American author known for his contemporary fantasy series The Dresden Files, Codex Alera, and Cinder Spires. His work has made him a familiar name in modern fantasy fiction. He is best known for creating long-running series that blend fantasy with contemporary settings and inventive worldbuilding. The available facts point to a writer whose work centers on series fiction rather than stand-alone books.
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Books by Jim Butcher
Storm Front
2007
Fool Moon
2005
Grave Peril
2001
Changes
2011
Death Masks
2009