Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American fantasy author, best known for his Dresden Files series of novels. Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri, and graduated from Northeast Missouri State University in 1993 with a degree in English. He began writing in 1996 and published his first novel, Storm Front, in 2000. The Dresden Files series features Harry Dresden, a wizard who investigates supernatural cases in Chicago. The series has sold over 11 million copies and has been translated into over 30 languages. Butcher has also written several short stories and novellas, and he has contributed to several anthologies. He has won numerous awards, including the Scribe Award (2003) and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2001). Butcher's work has been praised for its fast-paced action, engaging characters, and imaginative world-building. He is considered one of the most popular fantasy authors of his generation.
Book Series by Jim Butcher
The Dresden Files Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Storm Front | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fool Moon | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Grave Peril | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Summer Knight | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Masks | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Rites | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Beat | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Proven Guilty | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| White Night | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Day Off (Short Story) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Small Favor | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Warrior (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Turn Coat | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Changes | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ghost Story | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cold Days | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Skin Game | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Journal (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Goodbye (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peace Talks | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Battle Ground | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Job Placement (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Good People (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Law (Short Story) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Dresden Files Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Working for Bigfoot | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brief Cases | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
The Dresden Files Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Love Hurts (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Christmas Eve (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Codex Alera Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Furies of Calderon | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Academ's Fury | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cursor's Fury | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Captain's Fury | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Princep's Fury | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| First Lord's Fury | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
The Cinder Spires Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Aeronaut's Windlass | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Warriorborn | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Olympian Affair | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Jim Butcher Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
The Dresden Files Graphic Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome to the Jungle (Short Story) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Backup | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gathering Storm ( By: Mark Powers) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Maelstrom (Short Story) ( By: Mark Powers) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fool Moon, Vol. 1 (Short Story) ( By: Mark Powers) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fool Moon, Vol. 2 ( By: Mark Powers) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ghoul Goblin ( By: Mark Powers) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| War Cry ( By: Mark Powers) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Down Town ( By: Mark Powers) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wild Card ( By: Mark Powers) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dog Men (Short Story) ( By: Mark Powers) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bigfoot ( With: Mark Powers) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Jim Butcher Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Many Bloody Returns | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Lite | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mean Streets | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Strange Brew | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark and Stormy Knights | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Songs of Love and Death | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hex Appeal | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dangerous Women | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Magic City: Recent Spells | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beyond the Pale | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Unbound | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shadowed Souls | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Straight Outta Tombstone | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Urban Enemies | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Parallel Worlds: The Heroes Within | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heroic Hearts | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
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