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Jim Butcher

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

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Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and a new steampunk series, the Cinder Spires. His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. An avid gamer, he plays tabletop games in varying systems, a variety of video games on PC and console, and LARPs whenever he can make time for it. Jim currently resides mostly inside his own head, but his head can generally be found in his home town of Independence, Missouri.

Jim goes by the moniker Longshot in a number of online locales. He came by this name in the early 1990′s when he decided he would become a published author. Usually only 3 in 1000 who make such an attempt actually manage to become publishe ...more

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	Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 342,677 ratings — published 2000 — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 189,720 ratings — published 2001 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 161,012 ratings — published 2001 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 146,630 ratings — published 2002 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 134,571 ratings — published 2003 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6) 4.30 avg rating — 126,852 ratings — published 2004 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) 4.41 avg rating — 122,934 ratings — published 2005 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8) 4.39 avg rating — 118,096 ratings — published 2006 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Night (The Dresden Files, #9) 4.38 avg rating — 116,591 ratings — published 2007 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Changes (The Dresden Files, #12) 4.50 avg rating — 112,946 ratings — published 2010 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Freedom v Fear

I don't make statements like this a lot, and I don't really feel like engaging in a huge debate. But there's something I need to say regarding Charlie Hebdo.

God knows I have little in common with the folks who died. I doubt we'd have agreed on very much. Looking over some of their work, I find myself rolling my eyes a lot.

But I do agree on at least one matter with them--they should be free to spea Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Jim Butcher

Codex Alera (6 books)
by

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

4.30 avg rating — 432,512 ratings

The Dresden Files Graphic Novels (11 books)
by

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author),

Mark Powers,

Carlos Gómez (Illustrations),

Stjepan Šejić (Illustrations)

4.18 avg rating — 46,827 ratings

The Cinder Spires (2 books)
by

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

4.18 avg rating — 41,628 ratings

Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle (5 books)
by

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author),

Ardian Syaf (Illustrator)

4.11 avg rating — 17,592 ratings

Dresden Files: Storm Front (2 books)
by

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author),

Mark Powers (Adaptation),

Ardian Syaf (Illustrator),

Brett Booth (Illustrator)

4.34 avg rating — 16,363 ratings

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Fantasy literature is arguably the single oldest genre in all of storytelling. Contemporary fantasy has its roots, overtly or not, in world...

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Which genre would you like to read for the August Book of the Month?

FANTASY

Abandon by Meg Cabot

The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1) by Richelle Mead

The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead

Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

59 votes 33.9%

YOUNG ADULT

Wintersong (Wintersong, #1) by S. Jae-Jones

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis

The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy #1) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

50 votes 28.7%

MYSTERY

Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton

The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen, #1) by Aliette de Bodard

The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard

The Merlot Murders (Wine Country Mysteries #1) by Ellen Crosby

The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby

25 votes 14.4%

CHICK-LIT

The Sound of Glass by Karen White

Falling by Jane Green

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su

23 votes 13.2%

HISTORICAL FICTION

Ronan's Echo by Joanne van Os

Once by Morris Gleitzman

The Lavender Keeper (Luc & Lisette #1) by Fiona McIntosh

The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntosh

17 votes 9.8%

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