Author Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher is an American fantasy fiction writer. He is famous for writing Dresden Files, a contemporary fantasy book series. He has also authored Codex Alera series.
Butcher was born on October 26, 1971 in Independence, Missouri. He is the youngest in the family with two older sisters. He currently resides in his hometown. Butcher developed a keen interest in fantasy and science fiction novels in his childhood. It was when he was ill his sister would bring him reading materials like The Han Solo Adventures and The Lord of the Rings so he wouldn’t get bored. At the young age of 19, Butcher wrote his first novel but it felt unsatisfactory to him so he wrote two more novels which again failed live up to the standards. The writing process of these three novels gave him some experience so that he would rewrite the first novel. This is how he created his notable Harry Dresden character in Dresden Files. These early novels were part of his writing class project.
After a series of reje
ction from agents and editors, Butcher’s Storm Front the first book in Dresden Files got published by Roc Books in 2000. The novel revolves around the protagonist Harry Dresden. He is a private investigator and a wizard living in Chicago. The story is narrated in the first-person narrative. In Dresden’s world all the fantastical and supernatural creatures are real like demons, faeries, ghouls, zombies and vampires etc. The Chicago Police Department hires Dresden as a consultant to solve cases of supernatural nature as the general public is unaware of their existence. Also the human wizards have a governing body called The White Council which monitors the actions of each wizard closely as discretion among humans is their most basic rule.
Dresden Files became a phenomenal series with its first publication. And till now there have been 15 Dresden novels written and published in the series. The series has been narrated in the form of audiobooks, a role-playing game was also released featuring Dresden and a few graphic novels have been published based on the books as well. Moreover, the novels were adapted into a one-season television series aired in 2007. It received mixed reviews by the series fans.
Subsequent to the success of Dresden Files, Jim Butcher started off a new traditional fantasy fiction project titled, The Codex Alera. The series is set in the Calderon Valley of Alera and narrates the events in the life of a young man named, Tavi. Alera is somewhat modeled after the Roman Empire. The rich and powerful rule the people of Alera with furies, a mighty elemental force. The first novel in the series was published in 2004 entitled, Furies of Calderon. Originally Butcher signed a deal for writing a trilogy, but the success of the series had him write 3 more books in the series. The next three novels climbed the New York Times Best Seller list instantly.
In addition to these phenomenal series, Butcher also wrote a few short stories pertaining to the same genre. These short stories include Welcome to the Jungle (2008), Even Hand (2010), Curses (2011), Bigfoot on Campus (2012), and Bombshells (2013). It has been reported that Jim Butcher has signed a deal to pen a trilogy based on steampunk, entitled ‘The Cinder Spires’. The first book in the series is rumored to have the title The Aeronaut’s Windlass.
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Guest 7 years ago
I must say ,I do enjoy his story telling, easy to read and plot twists to satisfy anyone. The characters seem real enough to relate to everyday people you may know... Good work. Yes, I'm not a writer, I just know what I like to read.Write Review:
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