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Jim Butcher Books in Order

8 series including The Dresden Files, The Dresden Files Graphic Novels and more

★ 21 NYT bestsellers · 6 at #1 8 series 75 books Latest: Twelve Months (2026)

Publishing since 2000, Jim Butcher has 75 books to their name. Jim Butcher's books make up 8 series, the largest of which — The Dresden Files — reaches 25 books. The most recent release we track is Twelve Months (2026).

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1 The Dresden Files 2 Dresden Files Collections 3 The Dresden Files Short Stories/Novellas 4 Codex Alera 5 The Cinder Spires 6 Jim Butcher Other Novels 7 The Dresden Files Graphic Novels 8 Jim Butcher Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

21 books

Jim Butcher has placed 21 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 57 weeks on the charts. 6 titles reached #1.

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Ghost Story
The Dresden Files Series

5 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jul 2011 · 8 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Skin Game
The Dresden Files Series

4 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted May 2014 · 7 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Jim Butcher’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

8 series · 75 books

The Dresden Files Series

0 of 25 read
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1 Storm Front 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Fool Moon 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Grave Peril 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Summer Knight 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Death Masks 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Blood Rites 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Dead Beat 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Proven Guilty 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 White Night 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Day Off (Short Story) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Small Favor 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Warrior (Short Story) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Turn Coat 2009 Goodreads Choice Award 2009Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Changes 2010 Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Ghost Story 2011 Goodreads Choice Award 2011Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Cold Days 2012 🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Skin Game 2014 Hugo Award 2015Goodreads Choice Award 2014Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Journal (Short Story) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Goodbye (Short Story) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Peace Talks 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Battle Ground 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Job Placement (Short Story) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Good People (Short Story) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The Law (Short Story) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Twelve Months 2026 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dresden Files Collections

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Working for Bigfoot 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Brief Cases 2018 Locus Award 2019Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Dresden Files Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Love Hurts (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Christmas Eve (Short Story) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Cinder Spires Series

0 of 3 read
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1 The Aeronaut's Windlass 2015 🏆 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) 2015Hugo Award 2016Goodreads Choice Award 2015Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Warriorborn 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Olympian Affair 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jim Butcher Other Novels

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Dresden Files Graphic Novels

0 of 12 read
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1 Welcome to the Jungle (Short Story) 2008 Hugo Award 2009Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Backup 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Gathering Storm ( By: Mark Powers) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Maelstrom (Short Story) ( By: Mark Powers) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Fool Moon, Vol. 1 (Short Story) ( By: Mark Powers) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Fool Moon, Vol. 2 ( By: Mark Powers) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Ghoul Goblin ( By: Mark Powers) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 War Cry ( By: Mark Powers) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Down Town ( By: Mark Powers) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Wild Card ( By: Mark Powers) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Dog Men (Short Story) ( By: Mark Powers) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Bigfoot ( With: Mark Powers) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jim Butcher Anthologies

0 of 23 read
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1 My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Many Bloody Returns 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Blood Lite 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Mean Streets 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Strange Brew 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Dark and Stormy Knights 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Songs of Love and Death 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Hex Appeal 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Dangerous Women 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Magic City: Recent Spells 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Beyond the Pale 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Unbound 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Shadowed Souls 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Straight Outta Tombstone 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Urban Enemies 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Parallel Worlds: The Heroes Within 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Heroic Hearts 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

"Jim Butcher is a martial arts enthusiast with fifteen years of experience in various styles including Ryukyu Kempo, Tae Kwon Do, Gojo Shorei Ryu, and a sprinkling of Kung Fu. He is a skilled rider and has worked as a summer camp horse wrangler and performed in front of large audiences in both drill riding and stunt riding exhibitions.

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