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About: American author (born 1971) (Source: Wikidata) More about Jim Butcher

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Start here: Storm Front. Book 1 of The Dresden Files, the earliest series listed here (2000).

The Dresden Files

18 books listed so far
  1. 1 Storm Front book cover by Jim Butcher

    Storm Front

    2000 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 2000.
  2. 2 Fool Moon book cover by Jim Butcher
  3. 3 Grave Peril book cover by Jim Butcher
  4. 4 Summer Knight book cover by Jim Butcher
  5. 5 Death Masks book cover by Jim Butcher
  6. 6 Blood Rites book cover by Jim Butcher
  7. 7 Dead Beat book cover by Jim Butcher
  8. 8 Proven Guilty book cover by Jim Butcher
  9. 9 White Night book cover by Jim Butcher
  10. 10 Small Favor book cover by Jim Butcher
  11. 11 Turn Coat book cover by Jim Butcher
  12. 12 Changes book cover by Jim Butcher
  13. 13 Ghost Story book cover by Jim Butcher
  14. 14 Cold Days book cover by Jim Butcher
  15. 15 Skin Game book cover by Jim Butcher
  16. 16 Peace Talks book cover by Jim Butcher
  17. 17 Battle Ground book cover by Jim Butcher
  18. 18 Twelve Months book cover by Jim Butcher

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Birth
Born in 1971; Wikidata lists Independence, United States, as the place of birth. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2021 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)

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