Butcher, Jim Biography

Jim Butcher is an American author of speculative fiction, primarily known for his works in the genres of urban fantasy and high fantasy. He is best known for his bestselling series, "The Dresden Files," which follows the character of Harry Dresden, a wizard and private investigator who solves supernatural cases in modern-day Chicago.In addition to "The Dresden Files," Butcher has also written several other series, including the Codex Alera series and the Cinder Spires series. His writing is known for its fast-paced action, intricate world-building, and engaging characters.Butcher's success as an author is attributed in part to his strong work ethic and commitment to his craft. He has stated in interviews that he writes every day, even when he doesn't feel inspired, and that he spends a great deal of time researching and planning his novels to ensure they are as accurate and detailed as possible.Overall, Jim Butcher is a highly regarded and influential author in the world of speculative fiction, and his works continue to be popular with readers around the world.

Books by Butcher, Jim

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  • Storm Front: Harry Dresden is a wizard. He has decided to use his power to solve minor crimes to make a living, so he opens up his own private eye firm, the...
  • Fool Moon: “One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves,”(Cinescape) the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and nonstop fun. Fool Moon...
  • Grave Peril: Wizard for hire Harry Dresden gets mixed-up with the dead in this “haunting, fantastical novel”(Publishers Weekly) in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Harry Dresden’s faced some pretty terrifying...
  • Summer Knight: In the fourth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring everyone's favorite wizard for hire, Harry Dresden is suckered into the tangled—and dangerous—affairs of Faerie... Ever since...
  • Death Masks: The Dresden Files have taken the genre of paranormal mystery to a new level of action, excitement, and hard-hitting magical muscle. Now, in Death Masks, Jim Butcher’s smart-guy private eye...
  • Blood Rites: In this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, Chicago's only professional wizard takes on a case for a vampire and becomes the prime suspect in a...
  • Dead Beat: “The wildest, strangest, best Dresden adventure to date...Butcher’s blending of modern fantasy with classic noir sensibilities ensures that there’s never a dull moment.”—SF Site Paranormal investigations are Harry Dresden’s business...
  • Proven Guilty: Wizard for hire Harry Dresden has to track down the things that go bump in the night in this novel in Jim Butcher's #1 New York Times bestselling series. There’s...
  • White Night: Wizard Harry Dresden must investigate his own flesh and blood when a series of killings strike Chicago’s magic practitioners in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series....
  • Small Favor: In this novel in Jim Butcher’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, an old debt puts Chicago wizard Harry Dresden in harms way... Harry’s life finally seems to be calming...
  • Turn Coat: Accused of treason against the Wizards of the White Council, Warden Morgan goes in search of Harry Dresden in a desperate attempt to clear his name and stop the deadly...
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  • Ghost Story: Horror. Early novel about four men who inadvertently cause the death of a young woman in the 1920s.
  • Cold Days: After a brief interlude in the afterlife, Harry Dresden’s new job makes him wonder if death was really all that bad in this novel in the #1 New York Times...
  • Skin Game: Chicago’s only professional wizard is about to have a very bad day in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files... As Winter Knight to the...
  • Furies Of Calderon: Most of theitems on this list made it thanks to their unique ideas. Instead, Codex Alera takes a system familiar to millions of children. While many authors claim inspiration from...
  • Academ's Fury: In Furies of Calderon, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher introduced readers to a world where the forces of nature take physical form. But now, it is human...
  • Codex Alera: While some of the books on this list offer a fresh take on the classics, Jim Butcher creates something entirely new. It began on a writer's workshop board during an...
  • Captain's Fury: Tavi of Calderon, now captain of his own Legion, has been fighting a bitter war for two years. Then he discovers the invading Canim warriors are harbingers of a far...
  • Codex Alera: A refreshing break from fantasy led by a hero who is the strongest and the best at everything, Codex Alera trails 15 year old Tavi, the only Aleran who isn't...
  • First Lord's Fury: In the final novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's acclaimed Codex Alera series, the people of Alera—who use their unique bond with the elementals of earth,...
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  • Peace Talks: A war is raging between the vampire forces of the Red Court and the White Council - a war that the wizards are losing. So desperate are the Council that...
  • Mirror: An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village. Somewhere in Sydney,...
  • The Dresden Files: The Dresden Files is pretty much THE detective urban fantasy series that's spawned a thousand lesser imitators but few peers. Kick-ass wizard detective. Check. A noir setting. Check. Non-stop action....