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Jim Butcher Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Jim Butcher in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 85 books / 9 series

American author Jim Butcher is best known for the *Dresden Files* urban fantasy series and the *Codex Alera* epic fantasy saga. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Jim Butcher books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Jim Butcher in Publication Order

2000 Storm Front POoTDFB / 1 Buy
2001 Fool Moon POoTDFB / 2 Buy
2001 Grave Peril POoTDFB / 3 Buy
2002 Summer Knight POoTDFB / 4 Buy
2003 Death Masks POoTDFB / 5 Buy
2004 Furies of Calderon POoCAB / 1 Buy
2004 Blood Rites POoTDFB / 6 Buy
2005 Academ's Fury POoCAB / 2 Buy
2005 Dead Beat POoTDFB / 7 Buy
2006 Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours POoSN / 1 Buy
2006 Cursor's Fury POoCAB / 3 Buy
2006 Proven Guilty POoTDFB / 8 Buy
2007 Captain's Fury POoCAB / 4 Buy
2007 White Night POoTDFB / 9 Buy
2008 Welcome to the Jungle POoTDFGN / 1 Buy
2008 Backup POoTDFGN / 2 Buy
2008 Princep's Fury POoCAB / 5 Buy
2008 First Lord's Fury POoCAB / 6 Buy
2008 Small Favor POoTDFB / 10 Buy
2009 The Gathering Storm(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 3 Buy
2009 Turn Coat POoTDFB / 11 Buy
2010 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 1 Buy
2010 Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files POoDFC / 1 Buy
2010 Something Borrowed POoTDFSS / 1 Buy
2010 Aftermath POoTDFSS / 2 Buy
2010 Heorot POoTDFSS / 3 Buy
2010 A Restoration of Faith POoTDFSS / 4 Buy
2010 Vignette POoTDFSS / 5 Buy
2010 Last Call POoTDFSS / 6 Buy
2010 Changes POoTDFB / 12 Buy
2011 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 2 Buy
2011 Maelstrom(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 4 Buy
2011 Fool Moon, Vol. 1(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 5 Buy
2011 Love Hurts POoTDFSS / 7 Buy
2011 Ghost Story POoTDFB / 13 Buy
2012 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 3 Buy
2012 Cold Days POoTDFB / 14 Buy
2013 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 4 Buy
2013 Fool Moon, Vol. 2(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 6 Buy
2013 Ghoul Goblin(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 7 Buy
2014 Working for Bigfoot POoDFC / 2 Buy
2014 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 5 Buy
2014 War Cry(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 8 Buy
2014 Skin Game POoTDFB / 15 Buy
2015 The Aeronaut's Windlass POoTCSB / 1 Buy
2015 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 6 Buy
2015 Down Town(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 9 Buy
2016 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 7 Buy
2016 Wild Card(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 10 Buy
2017 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 8 Buy
2018 Brief Cases POoDFC / 3 Buy
2018 A Fistful of Warlocks POoTDFSS / 8 Buy
2018 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 9 Buy
2018 AAAA Wizardry POoTDFSS / 9 Buy
2018 Curses POoTDFSS / 10 Buy
2018 Dog Men(By: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 11 Buy
2018 Bombshells POoTDFSS / 11 Buy
2018 Cold Case POoTDFSS / 12 Buy
2018 Day One POoTDFSS / 13 Buy
2018 Zoo Day POoTDFSS / 14 Buy
2018 Even Hand POoTDFSS / 15 Buy
2018 Jury Duty POoTDFSS / 16 Buy
2018 Bigfoot on Campus POoTDFSS / 17 Buy
2018 I Was a Teenage Bigfoot POoTDFSS / 18 Buy
2018 B is for Bigfoot POoTDFSS / 19 Buy
2018 Christmas Eve POoTDFSS / 20 Buy
2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 10 Buy
2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 POoTYBDF&HB / 11 Buy
2020 Peace Talks POoTDFB / 16 Buy
2020 Battle Ground POoTDFB / 17 Buy
2020 Mike POoTDFSS / 21 Buy
2020 Everything the Light Touches POoTDFSS / 22 Buy
2021 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 POoTYBDF&HB / 12 Buy
2022 Bigfoot(With: Mark Powers) POoTDFGN / 12 Buy
2022 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 POoTYBDF&HB / 13 Buy
2022 Little Things POoTDFSS / 23 Buy
2022 The Law POoTDFSS / 24 Buy
2023 Warriorborn POoTCSB / 2 Buy
2023 The Olympian Affair POoTCSB / 3 Buy
2023 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 POoTYBDF&HB / 14 Buy
2023 Fugitive POoTDFSS / 25 Buy
2024 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 POoTYBDF&HB / 15 Buy
2026 Paranormal Payback(With: Kerrie L. Hughes) POoKLHSSC / 1 Buy
2026 Twelve Months POoTDFB / 18 Buy
2026 Out Law POoTDFSS / 26 Buy

Complete Jim Butcher Series Reading Order / browse all ->

The Dresden Files Reading Order 18 books / 2000-2026
01 Storm Front 2000 Buy
02 Fool Moon 2001 Buy
03 Grave Peril 2001 Buy
04 Summer Knight 2002 Buy
05 Death Masks 2003 Buy
06 Blood Rites 2004 Buy
07 Dead Beat 2005 Buy
08 Proven Guilty 2006 Buy
09 White Night 2007 Buy
10 Small Favor 2008 Buy
11 Turn Coat 2009 Buy
12 Changes 2010 Buy
13 Ghost Story 2011 Buy
14 Cold Days 2012 Buy
15 Skin Game 2014 Buy
16 Peace Talks 2020 Buy
17 Battle Ground 2020 Buy
18 Twelve Months 2026 Buy
01 Paranormal Payback(With: Kerrie L. Hughes) 2026 Buy
01 Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files 2010 Buy
02 Working for Bigfoot 2014 Buy
03 Brief Cases 2018 Buy
01 Something Borrowed 2010 Buy
02 Aftermath 2010 Buy
03 Heorot 2010 Buy
04 A Restoration of Faith 2010 Buy
05 Vignette 2010 Buy
06 Last Call 2010 Buy
07 Love Hurts 2011 Buy
08 A Fistful of Warlocks 2018 Buy
09 AAAA Wizardry 2018 Buy
10 Curses 2018 Buy
11 Bombshells 2018 Buy
12 Cold Case 2018 Buy
13 Day One 2018 Buy
14 Zoo Day 2018 Buy
15 Even Hand 2018 Buy
16 Jury Duty 2018 Buy
17 Bigfoot on Campus 2018 Buy
18 I Was a Teenage Bigfoot 2018 Buy
19 B is for Bigfoot 2018 Buy
20 Christmas Eve 2018 Buy
21 Mike 2020 Buy
22 Everything the Light Touches 2020 Buy
23 Little Things 2022 Buy
24 The Law 2022 Buy
25 Fugitive 2023 Buy
26 Out Law 2026 Buy
The Cinder Spires Reading Order 3 books / 2015-2023
01 The Aeronaut's Windlass 2015 Buy
02 Warriorborn 2023 Buy
03 The Olympian Affair 2023 Buy
01 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010 Buy
02 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition 2011 Buy
03 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition 2012 Buy
04 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition 2013 Buy
05 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition 2014 Buy
06 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition 2015 Buy
07 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition 2016 Buy
08 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition 2017 Buy
09 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition 2018 Buy
10 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition 2020 Buy
11 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 2020 Buy
12 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 2021 Buy
13 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 2022 Buy
14 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 2023 Buy
15 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 2024 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 1 book / 2006
01 Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours 2006 Buy
01 Welcome to the Jungle 2008 Buy
02 Backup 2008 Buy
03 The Gathering Storm(By: Mark Powers) 2009 Buy
04 Maelstrom(By: Mark Powers) 2011 Buy
05 Fool Moon, Vol. 1(By: Mark Powers) 2011 Buy
06 Fool Moon, Vol. 2(By: Mark Powers) 2013 Buy
07 Ghoul Goblin(By: Mark Powers) 2013 Buy
08 War Cry(By: Mark Powers) 2014 Buy
09 Down Town(By: Mark Powers) 2015 Buy
10 Wild Card(By: Mark Powers) 2016 Buy
11 Dog Men(By: Mark Powers) 2018 Buy
12 Bigfoot(With: Mark Powers) 2022 Buy
Codex Alera Reading Order 6 books / 2004-2008
01 Furies of Calderon 2004 Buy
02 Academ's Fury 2005 Buy
03 Cursor's Fury 2006 Buy
04 Captain's Fury 2007 Buy
05 Princep's Fury 2008 Buy
06 First Lord's Fury 2008 Buy

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What is the best order to read Jim Butcher books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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