Jim Butcher






Jim Butcher

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born
August 26, 1971

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male

place of birth
Independence, Missouri, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy


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A martial arts enthusiast whose resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. Hie lives in Independence, Missouri, with his wife, his son, and a ferocious guard dog.




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How to Get Your Story Started
or
Organizing This Frickin' Mess

by Jim Butcher
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So you've got a great idea for a story. You've got some good characters, some
good plot, maybe a great scene or two in mind. You're ready to plunge in!

If only you could figure out WHERE to plunge in.

Be wise and listen to me, young padawan writer: get a few things organized
first. It'll s... ...more
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avg rating: 4.12 | 62,157 ratings | 5,520 reviews | 37 distinct works | 562 fans
Storm Front Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 3.92 — 7,393 ratings — published 2000
12 editions
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Fool Moon Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 3.97 — 5,672 ratings — published 2001
10 editions
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Grave Peril Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 4.10 — 5,058 ratings — published 2001
9 editions
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Summer Knight Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 4.20 — 4,633 ratings — published 2002
9 editions
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Death Masks Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 4.20 — 4,182 ratings — published 2003
7 editions
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Dead Beat Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 4.32 — 3,880 ratings — published 2005
6 editions
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Blood Rites Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 4.24 — 3,875 ratings — published 2004
5 editions
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Proven Guilty Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 4.31 — 3,654 ratings — published 2007
5 editions
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White Night White Night (The Dresden Files, #9)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 4.34 — 3,472 ratings — published 2007
8 editions
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Small Favor Small Favor (The Dresden Files, #10)
by Jim Butcher
avg rating 4.35 — 3,088 ratings — published 2008
6 editions
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"Paranoid? Probably. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face."
Jim Butcher (Storm Front)
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"When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching -- they are your family. "
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"Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar"
Jim Butcher (Dead Beat)
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