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Jim Butcher

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in Independence, Missouri, The United States

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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) 3.97 avg rating — 374,023 ratings — published 2000 — 7 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) 3.98 avg rating — 208,535 ratings — published 2001	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) 4.13 avg rating — 176,430 ratings — published 2001 — 90 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) 4.26 avg rating — 159,876 ratings — published 2002 — 8 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 — 146,120 ratings — published 2003 — 61 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) 4.29 avg rating — 137,727 ratings — published 2004 — 55 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 — 133,140 ratings — published 2005 — 45 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 — 127,869 ratings — published 2006 — 4 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 — 126,047 ratings — published 2007 — 4 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) 4.51 avg rating — 121,706 ratings — published 2010 — 34 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.

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Series by Jim Butcher

Codex Alera (6 books)
by

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

4.30 avg rating — 462,190 ratings

The Cinder Spires (2 books)
by

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

4.23 avg rating — 63,631 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 — 49,683 ratings

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

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author),

Ardian Syaf (Illustrator)

4.12 avg rating — 18,088 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 — 16,904 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 series (with 10-12 published books as of 2015) would you like SOS to host as our next series read (one book a month)?

(Members are welcome to write-in any PNR/UF-related series that fits the above criteria)

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

Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

7 votes, 25.9%

Tempting Danger (World of the Lupi, #1) by Eileen Wilks

World of Lupi by Eileen Wilks

6 votes, 22.2%

The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, #1) by Gena Showalter

Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter

4 votes, 14.8%

Bitten (Women of the Otherworld #1) by Kelley Armstrong

Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

2 votes, 7.4%

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) by Chloe Neill

Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill

2 votes, 7.4%

Witchling (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #1) by Yasmine Galenorn

Sisters of the Moon/Otherworld by Yasmine Galenorn

2 votes, 7.4%

Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #1) by Lara Adrian

Midnight Breed by Lara Adrian

1 vote, 3.7%

Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1) by Jennifer Estep

Elemental Assassin by Jennifer Estep

1 vote, 3.7%

One Bite With A Stranger (The Others, #1) by Christine Warren

The Others by Christine Warren

1 vote, 3.7%

A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1) by Lynsay Sands

Argeneau by Lynsay Sands

1 vote, 3.7%

Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville #1) by Carrie Vaughn

Kitty Norville by Carrie Vaughn

0 votes, 0.0%

Touched by an Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt, #1) by Gini Koch

Katherine "Kitty" Katt by Gini Koch

0 votes, 0.0%

How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake, #1) by Kerrelyn Sparks

Love at Stake by Kerrelyn Sparks

0 votes, 0.0%

When Darkness Comes (Guardians of Eternity, #1) by Alexandra Ivy

Guardians of Eternity by Alexandra Ivy

0 votes, 0.0%

Pleasure Unbound (Demonica, #1) by Larissa Ione

Eternal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #1, Demonica, #6) by Larissa Ione

Demonica & Lords of Deliverance by Larissa Ione

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Shadow Game (GhostWalkers #1) by Christine Feehan

GhostWalkers by Christine Feehan

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