Jim Butcher Books in Order
Jim Butcher has written 48 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is Storm Front (2000) and the newest is Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Confirmed
- 41 of 48 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,052 in 27 of 48 books
- Reading time
- 184–276 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,052 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 48 titles with a page count on record.
Jim Butcher, born October 26, 1971, is an American author of the contemporary fantasy series The Dresden Files, as well as Codex Alera and Cinder Spires. Storm Front (2000) opens the catalogue, which includes Fool Moon (2001), Grave Peril (2001), Summer Knight (2002) and Furies of Calderon (2004), and runs to Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella (2026). Harry Dresden, wizards, private investigators and Chicago appear among the subjects. Butcher is still publishing.
In the Dresden Files, Harry Dresden takes on supernatural cases that the police are unable to handle, relying on magic and investigative skill to solve them.
How many Jim Butcher books are there?
Jim Butcher has 48 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Jim Butcher Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Jim Butcher books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120003724/4
- 220013424/4
- 320013784/4
- 420023714/4
- 52003–4/4
- 620045124/4
- 72004–4/4
- 820055444/4
- 920054484/4
- 1020063204/4
- 1120064484/4
- 1220065474/4
- 1320074514/4
- 1420074074/4
- 152008–4/4
- 162008704/4
- 172008–4/4
- 1820084654/4
- 1920084234/4
- 2020094204/4
- 21Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden FilesDresden Files Short Stories/Novellas #12010 · 418 pages · confirmed 4/420104184/4
- 222010–2/4
- 232010–2/4
- 242010–2/4
- 2520104484/4
- 262011–4/4
- 2720114814/4
- 2820126404/4
- 2920131203/4
- 3020141364/4
- 3120144544/4
- 3220156304/4
- 3320184374/4
- 342018–2/4
- 3520203524/4
- 3620204184/4
- 372020–2/4
- 382020–2/4
- 392022–4/4
- 402022–3/4
- 412022–4/4
- 422023–4/4
- 432023–4/4
- 442023–3/4
- 452025–4/4
- 462026–3/4
- 472026–3/4
- 48Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Jim Butcher series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Codex Alera books in order 6 books
- Dresden Files books in order 33 books
Jim Butcher books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Dresden Files books in order
19 books by Jim Butcher- 1. Storm Front
- 2. Fool Moon
- 2. Working for Bigfoot
- 3. Grave Peril
- 4. Summer Knight
- 5. Death Masks
- 6. Blood Rites
- 7. Dead Beat
- 8. Proven Guilty
- 9. White Night
- 10. Small Favor
- 11. Turn Coat
- and 7 more in the table above
Dresden Files Short Stories/Novellas
13 books13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Dresden Files Graphic Novels in order
4 books- 1. Welcome to the Jungle
- 2. Backup
- 6. Fool Moon, Vol. 2
- 12. Bigfoot
Cinder Spires in order
3 booksJim Butcher Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kerrie L. Hughes Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
1 book1 Jim Butcher title here is not listed as part of any series.
Jim Butcher Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Jim Butcher books run from Storm Front (2000) to Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jim Butcher in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Jim Butcher books in order?
You only need to read Jim Butcher books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Jim Butcher books in?
Read Jim Butcher one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Codex Alera starts with Furies of Calderon (2004) and Dresden Files starts with Storm Front (2000). The earliest catalogued title overall is Storm Front (2000).
What is the newest Jim Butcher book?
Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella (2026) is the newest Jim Butcher book released so far.
Is there a new Jim Butcher book coming?
No next Jim Butcher book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Jim Butcher has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 5 nominations for Jim Butcher. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2021Wonfor Battle Ground
- Locus Award for Best Collection2019Shortlistedfor Brief Cases
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2016Shortlistedfor The Aeronaut's Windlass
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2016Shortlistedfor The Aeronaut's Windlass
- Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2016Shortlistedfor The Aeronaut's Windlass
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2015Shortlistedfor Skin Game
Jim Butcher at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jim Butcher published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jim Butcher books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,052 pages across the 27 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 423 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jim Butcher books, 20 of 48, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 36 of the 48 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 41 in at least three.
What the Jim Butcher books are about
31 of the 48 Jim Butcher books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 20 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 20 of 31 books
- Wizards 19 of 31 books
- Harry Dresden (Fictitious character) 16 of 31 books
- Chicago (Ill.) 14 of 31 books
- Private investigators 8 of 31 books
- Dresden, Harry (Fictitious characters) 6 of 31 books
- Fantasy, contemporary 4 of 31 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 4 of 31 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 31 books
- Fantasy, epic 3 of 31 books