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Jim Butcher

(b.1971)

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

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)

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 (2008)

Stories From the Dresden Files
   Side Jobs (2010)
   Working for Bigfoot (2015)
   Brief Cases (2018)

Cinder Spires
1. The Aeronaut's Windlass (2015)

Omnibus

Mean Streets (2009) (with Simon R Green, Kat Richardson and Thomas E Sniegoski)

Graphic Novels

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Series contributed to

Spider-Man
The Darkest Hours (2006)
Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours Omnibus (omnibus) (2021) (with Christopher L Bennett and Keith R A DeCandido)

Anthologies edited

Shadowed Souls (2016) (with Kerrie L Hughes)
Heroic Hearts (2022) (with Kerrie L Hughes)

Anthologies containing stories by Jim Butcher

Hex Appeal (2012)

Short stories

Bigfoot on Campus (2012)

Awards

	Hugo Best Book nominee (2015) : Skin Game
	Hugo Best Book nominee (2016) : The Aeronaut's Windlass

Jim Butcher recommends

Something from the Nightside (2003)
(Nightside, book 1)
Simon R Green
"A fast, fun little roller coaster of a story...macabre and thoroughly entertaining."

Ill Wind (2003)
(Weather Warden, book 1)
Rachel Caine
"The forecast calls for... a fun read."

Urban Shaman (2005)
(Walker Papers, book 1)
C E Murphy
"A swift pace, a good mystery, a likeable protagonist, magic, danger - URBAN SHAMAN has them in spades."

Black Magic Woman (2008)
(Morris and Chastain Investigation, book 1)
Justin Gustainis
"Black Magic Woman is the best manuscript I've ever been asked to read. Keep an eye on Justin Gustainis. You'll be seeing more of him soon."

Street Magic (2009)
(Black London, book 1)
Caitlin Kittredge
"Kittredge is a winner!"

Lady Lazarus (2010)
(Lady Lazarus, book 1)
Michele Lang
"An absolutely unique protagonist in an engaging tale set against the backdrop of the greatest clash of good and evil in human history. What's not to love about Lady Lazarus?"

Fated (2012)
(Alex Verus, book 1)
Benedict Jacka
"Books this good remind me why I got into the storytelling business in the first place."

Son of the Black Sword (2015)
(Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, book 1)
Larry Correia
"This book has everything I like in fantasy:intense action scenes...good struggling against the darkness...gorgeously flawed human beings..."

Time and the Gloaming (2017)
Michael Bunker
"You are, in fact, awesome Bunker."

American Demon (2020)
(Hollows , book 14)
Kim Harrison
"Blends the best qualities of Anita Blake and Stephanie Plum....Kim Harrison carries it off with style."

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