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Jim Butcher


USA flag (b.1971)
Father of James J Butcher

Jim Butcher is a bestselling author and martial arts enthusiast. His resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least 200 years ago, and he turned to writing because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives with his family in Independence, Missouri.
 


Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
April 2026

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Paranormal Payback
 
May 2026

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Out Law
(Dresden Files, book 18)
Series
Dresden Files
   1. Storm Front (2000)
   2. Fool Moon (2001)
   3. Grave Peril (2001)
   4. Summer Knight (2002)
   5. Death Masks (2003)
   6. Blood Rites (2004)
   7. Dead Beat (2005)
   8. Proven Guilty (2006)
   9. White Night (2007)
   10. Small Favor (2008)
   10.5. Backup (2008)
   11. Turn Coat (2009)
   11.9. Bigfoot on Campus (2012) (in Hex Appeal)
   12. Changes (2010)
   13. Ghost Story (2011)
   14. Cold Days (2012)
   15. Skin Game (2014)
   16. Peace Talks (2020)
   17. Battle Ground (2020)
   17.5. The Law (2022)
   18. Twelve Months (2026)
   18.5. Out Law (2026)
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Codex Alera
   1. Furies of Calderon (2004)
   2. Academ's Fury (2005)
   3. Cursor's Fury (2006)
   4. Captain's Fury (2007)
   5. Princeps' Fury (2008)
   6. First Lord's Fury (2009)
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Cinder Spires
   1. The Aeronaut's Windlass (2015)
   1.5. Warriorborn (2023)
   2. The Olympian Affair (2023)
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Collections
   Mean Streets (2009) (with others)
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Anthologies edited
   Shadowed Souls (2016) (with Kerrie L Hughes)
   Heroic Hearts (2022) (with Kerrie L Hughes)
   Paranormal Payback (2026) (with Kerrie L Hughes)
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Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by Jim Butcher
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Instinct (2023)
An Animal Rescuers Anthology
edited by
L J Hachmeister

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Awards
2021 Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel : Battle Ground

Award nominations
2019 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Brief Cases
2016 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Aeronaut's Windlass
2016 Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Aeronaut's Windlass
2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Skin Game


Jim Butcher recommends
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American Paladin (2026)
(American Paladin, book 1)
Larry Correia
"Intense action scenes, evil in horrifying array, good struggling against the darkness, and human beings faced with gut-wrenching moral choices."
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The First Binding (2022)
(Tales of Tremaine, book 1)
R R Virdi
"Crafted with patience, passion and, most importantly, tremendous love. Read R.R. Virdi."
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Forged (2020)
(Alex Verus, book 11)
Benedict Jacka
"Harry Dresden would like Alex Verus tremendously-and be a little nervous around him."

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