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Jim Butcher

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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 — 356,176 ratings — published 2000 — 20 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 — 197,771 ratings — published 2001 — 11 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 — 167,679 ratings — published 2001 — 5 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 — 152,343 ratings — published 2002 — 77 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 — 139,647 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6) 4.30 avg rating — 131,577 ratings — published 2004 — 5 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 — 127,333 ratings — published 2005 — 3 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 — 122,380 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 — 120,671 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) 4.50 avg rating — 116,877 ratings — published 2010 — 50 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)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

4.30 avg rating — 446,407 ratings

The Cinder Spires (2 books)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

4.22 avg rating — 55,906 ratings

The Dresden Files Graphic Novels (11 books)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author),

Mark Powers,

Carlos Gómez (Illustrations),

Stjepan Šejić (Illustrations)

4.18 avg rating — 48,113 ratings

Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle (5 books)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author),

Ardian Syaf (Illustrator)

4.12 avg rating — 17,846 ratings

Dresden Files: Storm Front (2 books)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author),

Mark Powers (Adaptation),

Ardian Syaf (Illustrator),

Brett Booth (Illustrator)

4.34 avg rating — 16,667 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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December Fantasy: This Poll decides which book will be our FANTASY BOTM for December 2016. Bcause of a tie for second place in the first round, we have three choices in this second round.

City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams

22 votes, 34.4%

Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer

22 votes, 34.4%

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher

20 votes, 31.3%

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