Book Series Guide

Author guide

Jim Butcher

Author best known for the Dresden Files, Codex Alera, and Cinder Spires series.

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Cover of Storm Front

Storm Front

First novel in The Dresden Files series.

Cover of Furies of Calderon

Furies of Calderon

First book in the Codex Alera series.

Cover of The Aeronaut's Windlass

The Aeronaut's Windlass

First novel in The Cinder Spires series.

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle

A good entry point to the Dresden Files graphic novels.

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novel series · ongoing

The Dresden Files

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  1. 1 Cover of Storm Front
    Storm Front

    Book 1 · novel · 2000

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  2. 2 Cover of Fool Moon
    Fool Moon

    Book 2 · novel · 2001

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  3. 17
    Working for Bigfoot

    Book 2.5 · collection · 2014

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  4. 3 Cover of Grave Peril
    Grave Peril

    Book 3 · novel

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  5. 4 Cover of Summer Knight
    Summer Knight

    Book 4 · novel · 2002

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  6. 5 Cover of Death Masks
    Death Masks

    Book 5 · novel · 2003

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  7. 6 Cover of Blood Rites
    Blood Rites

    Book 6 · novel · 2004

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  8. 7 Cover of Dead Beat
    Dead Beat

    Book 7 · novel · 2005

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  9. 8 Cover of Proven Guilty
    Proven Guilty

    Book 8 · novel · 2006

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  10. 9 Cover of White Night
    White Night

    Book 9 · novel · 2007

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  11. 10 Cover of Small Favor
    Small Favor

    Book 10 · novel · 2008

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  12. 11
    Backup

    Book 10.5 · comic · 2008

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  13. 12 Cover of Turn Coat
    Turn Coat

    Book 11 · novel · 2009

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  14. 14
    Love Hurts

    Book 11.5 · short_story · 2011

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  15. 13 Cover of Changes
    Changes

    Book 12 · novel · 2010

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  16. 15 Cover of Ghost Story
    Ghost Story

    Book 13 · novel · 2011

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  17. 16 Cover of Cold Days
    Cold Days

    Book 14 · novel · 2012

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  18. 18 Cover of Skin Game
    Skin Game

    Book 15 · novel · 2014

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  19. 19 Cover of Peace Talks
    Peace Talks

    Book 16 · novel · 2020

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  20. 20 Cover of Battle Ground
    Battle Ground

    Book 17 · novel · 2020

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  21. 21
    The Law

    Book 17.2 · novella · 2022

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  22. 22 Cover of Twelve Months
    Twelve Months

    Book 18 · novel · 2026

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  23. 23
    Out Law

    Book 18.5 · novella · 2026

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novel series · complete

Codex Alera

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  1. 1 Cover of Furies of Calderon
    Furies of Calderon

    Book 1 · novel · 2004

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  2. 2 Cover of Academ's Fury
    Academ's Fury

    Book 2 · novel · 2005

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  3. 3 Cover of Cursor's Fury
    Cursor's Fury

    Book 3 · novel · 2006

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  4. 4 Cover of Captain's Fury
    Captain's Fury

    Book 4 · novel · 2007

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  5. 5 Cover of Princeps' Fury
    Princeps' Fury

    Book 5 · novel · 2007

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  6. 6 Cover of First Lord's Fury
    First Lord's Fury

    Book 6 · novel · 2009

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The Cinder Spires

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  1. 1 Cover of The Aeronaut's Windlass
    The Aeronaut's Windlass

    Book 1 · novel · 2015

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  2. 2
    Warriorborn

    Book 1.5 · novella · 2023

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  3. 3 Cover of The Olympian Affair
    The Olympian Affair

    Book 2 · novel · 2023

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  1. 2
    Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle

    Book 1 · graphic_novel · 2008

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  2. 3
    The Dresden Files: Storm Front, Volume 2: Maelstrom

    Book 1.2 · graphic_novel · 2009

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    Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Storm Front, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm

    Book 2 · graphic_novel · 2000

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  4. 4
    Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Fool Moon, Vol. 1

    Book 3 · graphic_novel · 2011

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  5. 5
    War Cry

    Book 4 · graphic_novel · 2014

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  6. 6
    Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Down Town

    Book 5 · graphic_novel · 2015

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  7. 7
    Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Dog Men

    Book 7 · graphic_novel · 2018

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  8. 8
    Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Bigfoot

    Book 8 · graphic_novel · 2022

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