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Jim Butcher

(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

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)

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)

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

Cinder Spires
   1. The Aeronaut's Windlass (2015)
   1.5. Warriorborn (2023)
   2. The Olympian Affair (2023)

Collections

Mean Streets (2009) (with others)

Anthologies edited

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

Series contributed to

Spider-Man
The Darkest Hours (2006)

Books containing stories by Jim Butcher

Instinct (2023)
An Animal Rescuers Anthology
edited by
L J Hachmeister

Heroic Hearts (2022)
edited by
Jim Butcher and Kerrie L Hughes

Parallel Worlds: The Heroes Within (2019)
edited by
L J Hachmeister and R R Virdi

More books

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

Graveyard of Demons (2024)
(Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, book 5)
Larry Correia
"This book has everything I like in fantasy."

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."

Forged (2020)
(Alex Verus, book 11)
Benedict Jacka
"Harry Dresden would like Alex Verus tremendously-and be a little nervous around him."