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Dresden Files series is a contemporary mystery/fantasy novels authored by Jim Butcher. The novels are authored in the first person narrative and from the perspective of the protagonist, wizard, and private investigator Harry Dresden. The main character is depicted narrating his recounts on the investigations into supernatural occurrences in the Chicago. The author originally had proposed the title of the series to be Semiautomagic, to sum up, the series balance of detective fiction and fantasy.
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Order of The Dresden Files Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storm Front | 2000 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Fool Moon | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Grave Peril | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | Summer Knight | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | Death Masks | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | Blood Rites | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
| 7 | Dead Beat | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
| 8 | Proven Guilty | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
| 9 | White Night | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
| 10 | Day Off (Short Story) | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Small Favor | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
| 12 | The Warrior (Short Story) | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Turn Coat | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
| 14 | Changes | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
| 15 | Ghost Story | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 16 | Cold Days | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 17 | Skin Game | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 18 | Journal (Short Story) | 2020 | ||
| 19 | Goodbye (Short Story) | 2020 | ||
| 20 | Peace Talks | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
| 21 | Battle Ground | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
| 22 | Job Placement (Short Story) | 2020 | ||
| 23 | The Good People (Short Story) | 2020 | ||
| 24 | The Law (Short Story) | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Order of Dresden Files Collections
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Working for Bigfoot | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Brief Cases | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Dresden Files Graphic Novels
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome to the Jungle (Short Story) | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Backup | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | The Gathering Storm | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | Maelstrom (Short Story) | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | Fool Moon, Vol. 1 (Short Story) | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | Fool Moon, Vol. 2 | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 7 | Ghoul Goblin | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 8 | War Cry | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 9 | Down Town | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 10 | Wild Card | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
| 11 | Dog Men (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 12 | Bigfoot | 2022 | Description / Buy |
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Order of Dresden Files Short Stories
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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Order of Dresden Files Collections
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Working for Bigfoot | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Brief Cases | 2018 | Description / Buy |
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Order of The Dresden Files Graphic Novels
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome to the Jungle (Short Story) | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Backup | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | The Gathering Storm | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | Maelstrom (Short Story) | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | Fool Moon, Vol. 1 (Short Story) | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | Fool Moon, Vol. 2 | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 7 | Ghoul Goblin | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 8 | War Cry | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 9 | Down Town | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 10 | Wild Card | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
| 11 | Dog Men (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 12 | Bigfoot | 2022 | Description / Buy |
By 2014, the author had written 15 novels in the same series and some other short stories. The book series is also available in audio version.
In the world of Dresden, magic is real along with demons, vampires, werewolves, faeries, spirits and other monsters. Even though the supernatural is not credited, it is still practiced by some society members. Also, the greater extents of the globe such as South and Central America are still under the control of supernatural cliques.
Furthermore, in Dresden world, the White Council is a group of wizards who wield tremendous economic power in the world in addition to their supernatural power. Each of the species in the world be it vampires, humans, faeries, etc has its own societal and political rules as well as organizations. The Wizards belong to the White Council while the faeries to the either of the two faerie court and the vampires belong to either of the four vampire courts.
Harry Dresden is the consulting wizard and deals with supernatural cases from both non-human, human clients, and the Chicago Police Department investigation unit. Dresden takes roles that are more vital in the supernatural world as the series progresses. He works as both private investigator and a wizard to protect the public.
The first novel in the series Dresden Files is Storm Front published in 2000; the second is Fool Moon released in 2001. The last book in the series is Skin Game released on 5th May 2015. ROC released all the books of the series Dresden Files- Penguins Books imprint while The Science Fiction Book Club did a reissue of the first 9 books in hardcover.
DRESDEN FILES AWARDS
Jim Butcher novel Skin Game was nominated for the Hugo Award for the best novel. Also, Welcome to the Jungle book was also nominated for Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.
DRESDEN FILES BOOKS INTO MOVIES/TV
In 2007, the Sci-Fi Channel adapted Dresden Files novel series to television but unfortunately, it was canceled after airing for one season.
DRESDEN FILES BOOKS
Storm Front: The main protagonist Dresden is hired by a woman to search for her husband Victor Sell, who is a magician. Later in the day, Dresden receives a call from Lieutenant Murphy also the director of the SI unit of the Chicago PD. The lieutenant shows him bodies of two people with their hearts missing.
Dresden, soon discovers that the whole affair centers on a drug known as ThreeEye which gives the average humans the capability of seeing something which could drive them insane. The man behind the manufacture of the ThreeEye drug is none other than Victor sells who is determined to exterminate the mob leader Johnny Marcone. Victor then uses thunderstorms energy and orgies to power spells to deal with his enemies and anyone threatening his operations.
Dresden then interrupts the spell casting by Victor, which results to burning down of victors house while he the two is still inside the house. Dresden is trapped on the balcony of the burning house, but fortunately, Morgan knowing that Dresden is innocent manages to rescue him and testify on his behalf to the white council.
Fool Moon: Dresden is back to business but this time he has to help the police to put an end to a werewolf that is terrorizing Chicago residents with murders. Again, the wizard here finds himself in a dangerous play between the cops, FBI agents, his enemy John Marcone and motorcycle gang. The plot twists in this captivating short novel ensure that the reader’s attention is captured from the first page to the last.
OTHER BOOK SERIES YOU MAY LIKE
Readers of Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher also love reading:
The Hollows series authored by Kim Harrison, which revolves around supernatural creatures just as depicted in Dresden Files series and Secret History series a science/fantasy fiction series written by Simon R. Green.
What Is The Next Book in The Dresden Files Series?
There doesn't seem to be an upcoming book in The Dresden Files Series. The newest book is The Law and was released on July, 5th 2022.