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Besides the novels of The Dresden Files, author Jim Butcher has written several shorter works appearing in the same universe. Most are told from the point of view of Harry Dresden, as are the novels, but some take the point of view of other characters.

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Something Borrowed[edit]

While getting fitted for his role as best man to William Borden as the latter marries his long-time girlfriend Georgia, Harry Dresden discovers that Georgia has gone missing, and goes looking for her. With the help of Karrin Murphy, he manages to bring her back to the wedding, unconscious and under a spell, only to find that Jenny Greenteeth has taken Georgia's place at the wedding. Dresden manages to convince William to awake his rightful partner, to disastrous results for Jenny Greenteeth.

Set between Dead Beat and Proven Guilty,^[1]Something Borrowed was published in My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (October 3, 2006, ISBN0-312-34360-4);^[2] it was later reprinted in Side Jobs.

It's My Birthday, Too[edit]

On Valentine's Day, Harry Dresden remembers he has got a birthday present for his brother Thomas Raith and arranges to meet him at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, where Thomas is taking part in a vampire-themed LARP. The play is disrupted by a revenant, an old friend of the players who turned into a Black Court vampire to seek revenge.

Set between White Night and Small Favor,^[1]It's My Birthday, Too was published in Many Bloody Returns (September 4, 2007, ISBN978-0-441-01522-1);^[3] it was later reprinted in Side Jobs.

Heorot[edit]

Harry Dresden has been alerted that a young bride has disappeared from the Night of Living Brews just hours after her wedding, along with a cask of mead. Dresden and Mouse set to find her. They are joined by Ms. Gard only to find that the young woman has been kidnapped by a descendant of Grendel, who needs mead in order to breed a child of his own. Dresden and Gard make short work of the grendelkin and bring back the bride to her rightful husband.

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Set between White Night and Small Favor,^[1]Heorot was published in My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon (December 26, 2007, ISBN978-0-312-37504-1);^[4] it was also reprinted in Side Jobs.

Harry's Day Off[edit]

Harry Dresden has finally a day off his many commitments and responsibilities, and plans to use it for a date with Anastasia Luccio. Dresden's so carefully laid plans, however, are disrupted by Molly Carpenter needing a lesson in potion-making, and by Andi and Kirby needing a thorough cleansing to get rid of psychophagic mites.

Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat,^[1]Harry's Day Off was published in Blood Lite (October 21, 2008, ISBN1-4165-6783-6)^[5] It was later reprinted in Side Jobs as Day Off.

Backup[edit]

Dresden is hot on the trail of a kidnapped child, when Thomas Raith is alerted that a member of the Stygian Sisterhood is in town. His job is to stop and kill her, before she can complete her activities. In the chase, Thomas finds that she is behind the child's kidnapping, and that her purpose is to bring Harry down. He manages, all the while keeping his brother unaware of the fact. Narrated from Thomas Raith point of view.

Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat,^[1]Backup was published independently by Subterranean Press.^[6] It featured artwork by Mike Mignola. It was later reprinted in Side Jobs without Mignola's artwork.

The Warrior[edit]

Pictures of Michael Carpenter's family are being sent to Harry Dresden. Unsure of their meaning but feeling that his friend and his friend's family are in danger, Harry warns Michael to stay alert and begs him to pick up the sword Amoracchius again. Michael refuses, aware that, once put down, a Sword of the Cross can't be picked up again. An attempt to steal the swords is unsuccessful; but a few pictures of the perpetrator are taken. Later on, Alicia, one of Michael's daughters, is kidnapped to try to force the surrender of the swords. The delivery fails, leading to the capture of the perpetrator, a priest.

Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat,^[1]The Warrior was published in Mean Streets (January 6, 2009, ISBN978-0-451-46249-7).^[7] It was later reprinted in Side Jobs.

Last Call[edit]

A spell is placed on MacAnally's famed beer in order to control the spectators to a sport's game at the United Center in Chicago. Dresden and Murphy manage to link it back to Meditrina Bassarid, a maenad, and, with difficulty, they manage to subdue her.

Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat,^[1]Last Call was published in Strange Brew (July 7, 2009, ISBN978-0-312-38336-7). It was later reprinted in Side Jobs.

AAAA Wizardry[edit]

Harry Dresden instructs a class of young Wardens on methods for investigating supernatural phenomena, using one of his own past cases as an example. He describes the four A's of his technique (Ascertain, Analysis, Assemble, Act), but warns them to beware of a fifth A (Arrogance).

Set between the May following Small Favor and the events of Turn Coat^[8], 'AAAA Wizardry' was published in Volume Two: Our World of The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game (June 15, 2010, ISBN978-0-9771534-8-0). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.

Even Hand[edit]

On a mission for Lara Raith, Justine visits Johnny Marcone to request shelter for herself and a child under the terms of the Unseelie Accords. Marcone reluctantly agrees to harbor her for the child's sake, using a formidable range of magical and mundane weaponry to stop the Fomor pursuing them. In the aftermath of the battle, Marcone reflects on the effectiveness of his defenses and how he plans to use them against Harry Dresden in the future. Narrated by Marcone.

Set between Turn Coat and Changes,^[1] 'Even Hand' was published in Dark and Stormy Knights (July 20, 2010, ISBN0-312-59834-3)^[9]. It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.

Restoration of Faith[edit]

While working as a private investigator, Harry Dresden finds a runaway he'd been hired to locate, a young girl named Faith. When he calls in his success to his partner, he learns that the girl's parents have reported her as being kidnapped to save face, and they plan to accuse him of the crime. Harry decides to bring the girl in anyway, but is stopped by a troll which has taken up residence under a bridge he needs to cross. When he confronts the troll, he is unexpectedly aided by a uniformed police woman by the name of Karrin Murphy. Dresden manages to win the fight, and with officer Murphy's aid, ensures that the girl is returned safely to her family.

Set before Storm Front,^[1]Restoration of Faith was published on Jim Butcher's web site;^[10] it was later reprinted in Side Jobs.

Publicity and Advertising[edit]

Bob and Harry have a discussion about how to write a Yellow Pages ad for Harry Dresden's business. Bob thinks that Harry's ad copy is boring and uninteresting, while Harry dismisses Bob's suggestions as deceptive or unbelievable. Eventually, Harry wins out and goes back to working on formulas. Formulae.

Set between Death Masks and Blood Rites,^[1]Publicity and Advertising was published on Jim Butcher's web site;^[11] it was later reprinted in Side Jobs as Vignette.

Aftermath[edit]

Harry Dresden has just been shot, and the police are checking the scene of the crime on Thomas Raith's boat. Karrin Murphy joins them only to hear that the body has not been found. Not really accepting the fact that he's dead, Murphy starts moving on with her life, strengthening her contacts in Chicago's supernatural community and trying to do her duty as both a policewoman and as a member of the supernatural group. In the meanwhile, a number of splinter groups is trying to step in the vampire Red Court, the Fomors being the most successful. Narrated by Karrin Murphy.

Set between Changes and Ghost Story,^[1]Aftermath was published exclusively in Side Jobs (October 26, 2010).

Love Hurts[edit]

Karrin Murphy calls Harry Dresden in on a series of weird double suicides, and they find that all the dead can be linked to a carnival outside Chicago, prompting further investigation. A Red Court vampire is discovered there, casting spells on couples, forcing them to fall in love. Since love is a mortal's sole defense against being fed upon by a member of the White Court, widespread use of the spell would cause the White Court's food supply to dwindle, giving advantage to the Red Court.

Set between Turn Coat and Changes,^[1]Love Hurts was published in Songs of Love and Death (November 16, 2010, ISBN1-4391-5014-1). It was later reprinted in Side Jobs.

Curses[edit]

Harry is hired to look into the Curse of the Billy Goat, which has plagued the Chicago Cubs in the postseason for decades, and try to lift it if possible. The case leads him to the king of the Tylwyth Teg, who cast the curse himself and has been renewing it every year. After a friendly talk with the king, a longtime Cubs fan, Harry decides not to interfere and risk costing the team its loyal fan base.

Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat,^[1]Curses was published in Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy (July 5, 2011, ISBN978-0-312-38524-8). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.

I Was a Teenage Bigfoot[edit]

The teenage scion of a Sasquatch and a woman, Irwin Pounder is virtually immune to disease. When his parents learn that he has fallen ill at the boarding school he attends, they hire Harry to find out if something is wrong. Harry visits Irwin and discovers that someone is using dark magic to drain energy from his aura. The culprit proves to be the school's headmaster, who has been magically regrowing his hair to reverse his baldness. Harry orders him to stop or face reprisals from the White Council, and Irwin quickly recovers.

Set between Dead Beat and Proven Guilty,^[12]I Was a Teenage Bigfoot was published in Blood Lite 3: Aftertaste (May 29, 2012, ISBN978-1451636246). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases and Working for Bigfoot.

Bigfoot on Campus[edit]

Strength of a River in His Shoulders, a Bigfoot, asks Harry to look in on his half-human son Irwin Pounder, who is attending college and playing football. Harry discovers that Irwin's girlfriend Connie is a White Court vampire whose powers have little effect on him. When her father tries to psychically force her to have sex with Irwin and fatally drain his life force, Harry and River Shoulders intervene to save them both. Irwin meets his father for the first time, the price Harry set for helping, and he and Connie quietly disappear from campus.

Set between Turn Coat and Changes,^[1]Bigfoot on Campus was published in Hex Appeal (June 5, 2012, ISBN978-0312590727). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases and Working for Bigfoot.

B is for Bigfoot[edit]

Strength of a River in His Shoulders is a Bigfoot who has a son, Irwin Pounder, by an archaeologist he met during a dig. When River learns that Irwin is being bullied at school, he worries about the boy's safety and hires Harry Dresden to investigate. Harry learns that Irwin's tormentors are under the protection of a svartalf who threatens to kill Harry if he interferes, but Harry finds a way for Irwin to solve the problem on his own.

Set between Fool Moon and Grave Peril,^[1]B is for Bigfoot was published in Under My Hat: Tales From the Cauldron (August 28, 2012, ISBN978-0375868306). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases and Working for Bigfoot.

Bombshells[edit]

In the months after Harry Dresden's death, Molly Carpenter is on the run, living on the road and keeping under the White Council's radar, all the while being tutored by the Leanansidhe on the arts of survival and magical fighting. Encounters and skirmishes with the Fomor are increasingly frequent, until the Leanansidhe sends her in a mission to Svartalfheim in order to rescue Thomas Raith from execution. Molly discovers that a treaty of neutrality between the Fomors and the Svartalves is to be signed in a few hours and that the Fomor mean to explode a bomb during the ceremony causing numerous deaths, and sets out to prevent it. Her life turns for the better after succeeding. Narrated by Molly Carpenter.

Set between Ghost Story and Cold Days,^[1]Bombshells was published in Dangerous Women (December 3, 2013 ISBN978-0765332066). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.

Jury Duty[edit]

After receiving a summons to jury duty, Harry must save an innocent defendant from being the victim of a proxy war between Gentleman Johnny Marcone and Lara Raith.

Jury Duty was published in Unbound. Set after Skin Game.^[1]. It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.

Cold Case[edit]

Molly Carpenter is the new Winter Lady. As her first task in her new position, she is charged to collect old tributes to the Winter Court.

Set between Cold Days and Skin Game,^[1]Cold Case was published in Shadowed Souls. It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.

Day One[edit]

During training for his new role as a Knight of the Cross, Waldo Butters successfully meets his first challenge fighting a rogue baku.

Day One was published in the anthology Unfettered II. Set after Skin Game.^[1]. It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.

A Fistful of Warlocks[edit]

Anastasia Luccio, a Warden for the White Council, is pursuing a few dangerous characters and ends up in Dodge City, home of Wyatt Earp.

A Fistful of Warlocks was published in the anthology Straight Outta Tombstone. It is set in the late 1800s. It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.

Zoo Day[edit]

Harry, his daughter Maggie, and his dog Mouse try to enjoy a day at the zoo, only for each to face a supernatural threat - a young warlock for Harry, a pack of haunts for Maggie, and Mouse's discovery that his own brother is orchestrating events to target them both. A Rashomon-style story told alternately from each character's separate point of view.

Set after Skin Game, Zoo Day was published exclusively in Brief Cases (June 5, 2018).

Christmas Eve[edit]

At Christmas Eve Harry Dresden is struggling to assemble a bicycle as a gift for his daughter Maggie, and his dog Mouse tries to help him. He is visited by Queen Mab, Molly and Donar Vadderung in his mantle of Kringle, the real Santa Claus. Queen Mab brings a gift for Maggie, inspired by animation movie Frozen. Molly and Kringle bring gifts for Harry.

Set after Skin Game, Christmas Eve was published on author's website in blog post New Short Story: Christmas Eve at December 25, 2018. The publication was supposed to be available on December 24, but due to the large number of readers the site was crashed. To solve that problem story was moved to Google Docs^[13].

Stories by internal chronology[edit]

Collections[edit]

Side Jobs[edit]

Side Jobs was published on October 26, 2010 as a collection of most of the existing short stories in the series at the time. All of the short stories published therein took place between novels, and were ordered chronologically. Aftermath, the final novella in the collection, was first included in this publication and is set after the novel Changes.

Story order

1. 'A Restoration of Faith'
2. 'Vignette' (aka 'Publicity and Advertising')
3. 'Something Borrowed'
4. 'It's My Birthday, Too'
5. 'Heorot'
6. 'Day Off'
7. 'Backup'
8. 'The Warrior'
9. 'Last Call'
10. 'Love Hurts'
11. 'Aftermath'

Working for Bigfoot[edit]

Working for Bigfoot was published on June 30, 2015. It is a collection of novellas, previously published in other anthologies, about Harry working for Bigfoot to help when his half human son gets into trouble.

Story order

1. 'B is For Bigfoot'
2. 'I Was a Teenage Bigfoot'
3. 'Bigfoot on Campus'

Brief Cases[edit]

Brief Cases was published on June 5, 2018 as a collection of Dresden Files short stories. The stories take place between the events of the novels in the series and are arranged in chronological order. Zoo Day, the final novella in the collection, was first included in this publication and is set after the novel Skin Game.

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Story order

1. 'A Fistful of Warlocks'
2. 'B is for Bigfoot'
3. 'I Was a Teenage Bigfoot'
4. 'Curses'
5. 'AAAA Wizardry'
6. 'Bigfoot on Campus'
7. 'Even Hand'
8. 'Bombshells'
9. 'Cold Case'
10. 'Jury Duty'
11. 'Day One'
12. 'Zoo Day'

Footnotes[edit]

1. ^Story begins with a statement that it occurs 'circa Dead Beat' but mentions something that happens in that novel, so should follow it rather than overlap.

References[edit]

1. ^ ^{abcdefghijklmnopqrstu}Jim Butcher's short stories
2. ^'Amazon: My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding'. ISBN0312343604.Missing or empty |url= (help)
3. ^'Amazon: Many Bloody Returns'. ISBN0441016758.Missing or empty |url= (help)
4. ^'Amazon: My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon'. ISBN0312375042.Missing or empty |url= (help)
5. ^'Amazon: Blood Lite'. ISBN1416567836.
6. ^'Jim Butcher and Orson Scott Card Sold Out on Publication!'. Subterranean Press. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
7. ^'Amazon: Mean Streets'. ISBN0451462491.
8. ^http://www.jim-butcher.com/timeline
9. ^http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/side-jobs
10. ^'Restoration of Faith'
11. ^'Publicity and Advertising'
12. ^ ^abc'Short Stories (Side Jobs and Brief Cases)'. jimbutcher.com.
13. ^'Jim Butcher. Christmas Eve (SPOILER WARNING: The story includes potentially massive spoilers for some of the events of Changes and Cold Days)'. Christmas Eve. jim-butcher.com. 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-29.

The Dresden Files is a series of contemporary fantasy/mystery novels written by American author Jim Butcher. The first novel, Storm Front, was published in 2000 by Roc Books.

The books are written as a first-person narrative from the perspective of the main character, private investigator and wizard Harry Dresden, as he recounts investigations into supernatural disturbances in modern-day Chicago. Butcher's original proposed title for the first novel was Semiautomagic, which sums up the series' balance of fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction.^[1]

As of 2019, Butcher has written 15 novels set in the Dresden Files universe, plus a number of short stories (some of which are collected in the anthologies Side Jobs and Brief Cases). The series has also been released in audiobook format, narrated by James Marsters. Other works set in the same fictional universe include graphic novels (several new stories, plus adaptations of the first two novels), and The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game. In 2007, a television series based on the novels aired for one season on the American Sci-Fi Channel.^[2]

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Overview[edit]

In the world of The Dresden Files, magic — as well as vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves, outsiders, and other monsters — is real, and while the supernatural is still widely discredited, it is practiced by some members of society. Additionally, large portions of the globe (such as much of Central and South America) are mentioned as being largely under the control of supernatural factions. The White Council is an organization of human wizards, noted to wield significant economic power in the world, along with their supernatural power. Each species in the series (humans, faeries, vampires, etc.) has its own political and societal rules and organizations. The human wizards depend on the White Council, while faeries may belong to either of two Faerie Courts, or none at all. Vampires may belong to any of four vampire courts.

Harry Dresden works as the world's only 'consulting wizard', accepting supernatural cases from both human and nonhuman clients, as well as the Chicago PD's Special Investigation unit. As the series progresses, Dresden takes on an increasingly important role in the supernatural world at large, as he works to protect the general public, making getting by as a working wizard and private investigator difficult for him. He finds himself facing off against an increasing variety of creatures (including other wizards), while facing the realization that his various cases may all be tied together behind the scenes and that his role might be even greater than he is willing to admit.

Publishing history[edit]

Jim Butcher decided to become a professional author at the age of 19. He wrote three novels within the fantasy genre, one of which he has classified as paranormal. He went on to describe all three books as being 'terrible'.^[3] In 1996, he enrolled in a writing class, where he was encouraged to write a novel similar to the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton, rather than the more traditional high fantasy that had been his focus in the past, as Butcher had previously stated that he enjoyed the Anita Blake series.^[4] Despite initial resistance, he wrote the first book that semester, closely following the instructions of his teacher, author Deborah Chester.^[1]

When I finally got tired of arguing with her and decided to write a novel as if I [were] some kind of formulaic, genre-writing drone, just to prove to her how awful it would be, I wrote the first book of the Dresden Files.

The result was Semiautomagic, later to be retitled as Storm Front. His writing teacher declared it to be publishable, and Butcher started hunting around to do just that.^[4] Butcher failed to secure a publisher for two to three years. During this period, he completed the second novel, Fool Moon, and had made significant progress on the third, Grave Peril. Deciding to focus on agents and editors who had already published similar novels, Butcher targeted Ricia Mainhardt, the agent representing Laurell Hamilton, and submitted a copy of his manuscript.^[5] It was not accepted.^[3] Finally, Butcher met Hamilton at a convention, and was invited to lunch along with Mainhardt and a second agent, Jennifer Jackson. Mainhardt agreed to represent him, and six months later The Dresden Files was sold to ROC, an imprint of Penguin Books.^[3]

The first volume, Storm Front, was released in 2000 in paperback; the next two novels in the series, Fool Moon and Grave Peril, were released shortly thereafter, in January and September 2001, also in paperback. Subsequent novels in the series have been published annually since then, with the most recent novel, Skin Game, published in May 2014. Omnibus editions have been released by the Science Fiction Book Club, with each of the four volumes reprinting two or three of the novels in the sequence.

The series' first six novels were originally only published as paperbacks, but in 2007, ROC changed its strategy and began to publish hardcover reprints of books one to six. Volume six, Blood Rites, was released in July 2007. From book seven onward, each new book was directly published as hardcover and paperback both.

Orbit Books purchased the series for UK publication, and released the first novel, Storm Front in September 2005—five years after the initial US release. They then proceeded to publish two books per month. In November 2007, Orbit Books announced that they had purchased the rights to Changes, the 12th novel, as well as the 13th Dresden novel, Ghost Story.^[6]

All 15 volumes of The Dresden Files, along with the companion short-story anthology Side Jobs, have been released as audiobooks. Originally, all except Ghost Story have been narrated by James Marsters. Per a release on Jim Butcher's website on June 27, 2011, he reported that, 'due to scheduling conflicts', Marsters would be unable to voice Ghost Story; instead, the narration was performed by John Glover.^[7] James Marsters returned to read the Cold Days audio book.^[8] In April 2015, a rerecorded version of 'Ghost Story' read by Marsters was released. The cover art for the series was created by Chris McGrath.

On April 4, 2015, the World Science Fiction Society announced that Skin Game, the 15th installment in the series, was a finalist for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel.^[9]Skin Game had been proposed as a nominee by both fantasy writer Brad Torgersen's 'Sad Puppies'^[10] and science fiction and fantasy author Theodore Beale's 'Rabid Puppies' slates;^[11] both 'Puppy' slates engendered some controversy in the science-fiction and fantasy community, since slate voting had not previously been a part of the Hugos.^[12] The book placed fifth in the final tally of the votes, behind 'No Award'.^[13]

While the cover art of each book portrays Dresden wearing a hat, in the novels themselves he almost never does. This has become something of an in-joke between author, publisher and artist.^[14]

Bibliography[edit]

All the books are published by ROC, an imprint of Penguin Books. The Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) reissued the first nine books in hardcover omnibus editions.

The first four audiobook versions are produced by Buzzy Multimedia Publishing, while the fifth Death Masks and following were all produced by Penguin Audio. Proven Guilty and White Night were released in April 2009 alongside Turn Coat. Death Masks was released November 2009, and Blood Rites and Dead Beat were released April 2010.^[15] The latest in the series is Skin Game^[16] which was released on May 27, 2014.

On July 22, 2019, Jim Butcher's official website and twitter account both announced the next novel, Peace Talks, had been completed and was submitted for editing and beta review.

Butcher is currently planning for about twenty books in the 'case files' of the series, to be capped by a further 'big apocalyptic trilogy'.^[17]

Other media[edit]

Television[edit]

Debuting on January 21, 2007, the Sci Fi ChannelTV adaptation starred Paul Blackthorne as the eponymous wizard. Harry's history in the series differed from that of the novels in several significant ways; his father, Malcolm Dresden, did not die from an aneurysm, but was instead murdered by Justin (named Morningway rather than DuMorne, and Harry's biological uncle). Bob is the spirit of a medieval wizard who, in punishment for using black magic to resurrect his life's love, is doomed to spend eternity inside his skull; he can manifest a human appearance outside the skull–but only within a short radius of the skull itself–and must return to the skull when ordered. In 'What About Bob?', it is revealed he was also Dresden's primary magical teacher as a child.

Harry wears a magical 'shield-bracelet' (and he also has the pentacle necklace, which makes an appearance in flashback scenes from 'Bad Blood') that once belonged to his mother, and was given to him by his father. As a private investigator, Harry drives a Korean-War-era military Jeep instead of the infamous 'Blue Beetle' VW Beetle of the novels (a change made based on actor Blackthorne's height and the difficulty of filming inside a VW Beetle, as well as the fact it would look more like a 'clown car' on video than a serious vehicle).

According to 'Bad Blood', Harry was around 31 when he killed Justin, instead of 16 as in the novels; a Red Court vampire, Bianca, protected Harry while the High Council investigated Morningway's death. The two had a sexual relationship that does not exist in the books.

In the episode 'What About Bob?', the events surrounding Justin's death at Dresden's hands are fully revealed: Only five years prior to the series Dresden discovered that Justin, using black magic, was responsible for the death of his father. Justin said that he did not kill Harry's mother, but he died before the truth could be divined. Dresden used thaumaturgy—in this case, a voodoo doll of sorts—to attack Justin, who fought back using his own magical ability. In the scuffle, Harry accidentally crushed the voodoo doll, causing Justin to die with a 'circle-shaped crushing wound' around his heart.

The series was canceled by the SciFi Channel in August 2007. Efforts by fans still exist to bring the show back or find it a new home.^[18]

On October 8th, 2018, Deadline.com announced that Fox 21 had optioned the Dresden Files for a new TV series.^[19]

Graphic novels[edit]

In October 2007, Jim Butcher announced on his website that Dabel Brothers would be producing a Dresden Files graphic novel series:

Working together with Dabel Brothers Productions, the Dresden Files are going to be translated into a graphic novel format. The current plan is to lay out the Dresden Files storyline at the rate of one of the novels every twelve to sixteen monthly issues, with occasional side-trips and independent stories thrown in. (Ever wonder what happened in Branson the month before Storm Front? How about what somebody saw in the lake in Minnesota between Storm Front and Fool Moon? Maybe I’ll get to tell those stories now! How cool is that?)
I will be assisting with the writing of the comics, and am also involved in the design and approval of the characters, art, tone, and so on. This is an actual hand-in-hand project in which I have full creative input and influence, and I’m friggin’ giddy about it. I mean, come on! Comic books!^[20]

The four-issue mini-series called Welcome to the Jungle, ran as a prequel to Storm Front from early to mid-2008. A compilation of that run was released as a hardcover graphic novel in October 2008. Storm Front was announced as the next adaptation, by the same creative team.^[21] The first issue was released in November 2008. Welcome to the Jungle was nominated for the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.

Midway through the production of Storm Front, the title changed hands^[22] from Dabel Brothers to Dynamite Entertainment, causing a long gap between issues #5 and #6. Artist Ardian Syaf left the project to work for DC, and Brett Booth was brought in to finish the graphic novel. Issue #6 was slated for May 2010.^[23]

In 2017, a Dresden Files mini-series called Wild Card won the Dragon Award for Best Graphic Novel, and another Dresden Files mini-series called Dog Men won the Dragon Award for Best Comic Book. ^[24]

Roleplaying game[edit]

Jim Butcher has spoken openly about a pen and paper roleplaying game released in 2010 based on the Dresden Files universe. The game has been produced by Evil Hat Productions.^[25][26]

In January 2008, the project went into an early alpha phase of testing,^[27] and was in various beta testing phases throughout 2009. Pre-orders were opened up on April 4, 2010, and include immediate access to the pre-print PDF, dubbed the 'Early Bird' version.^[28] Evil Hat released the game June 23–27, 2010, to coincide with Origins 2010.^[29] The RPG currently consists of three books, Volume One: Your Story, the core rule book, Volume Two: Our World, a text describing the game universe, and Volume Three: Paranet Papers, expanding both the rules (including minor revisions) and the game universe (in particular, the DF version of Las Vegas).^[30] The game, which uses a modified version of the FATE system, emphasizes narrative structure over simulation of magical physics. It allows players to play a wide variety of characters, ranging from an ordinary human such as Karrin Murphy or Gentleman Johnny Marcone to magic users like Harry Dresden or Molly Carpenter to powerful supernatural creatures along the lines of Thomas Raith, all in the same game, with all the players able to make a contribution. On release it won awards at the Origins Awards, the Golden Geek Awards, and the ENnies.^[31]

In 2017, Evil Hat released Dresden Files Accelerated, a new standalone RPG based on Fate Accelerated Edition.^[32]

Evil Hat was working on a live-action version of the RPG, named Dresden Lives, but it was cancelled during beta testing.^[33]

Tabletop game[edit]

In June 2017, Evil Hat Productions released a cooperative card game for 1-5 players designed by Eric B. Vogel, titled The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game^[34] after a successful Kickstarter campaign, where they raised $549,486 from an initial goal of $48,000^[35]. From the publisher 'Play Harry Dresden and his friends as they take on the cases from the bestselling Dresden Files novels in the ultimate what-if scenario—what if Harry was on the scene with allies who weren’t there in the original story? The core game includes Harry, Murphy, Susan, Michael, and the Alphas and plays through the first five novels as well as Side Jobs, a random scenario generator based on the short story collection of the same name. Designs are already well underway for expansions featuring more series characters and more novels.' ^[34] The art for the game is not screen grabs from the TV show, but is instead original artwork by Fred Hicks, Chris McGrath, and Tyler Walpole^[36]. The game seems to be fairly well received, with a rating of 7.2 out of 10 on Board Game Geek's site^[37]. The rating system is based on user ratings, with a minimum number of votes required^[38], and is subject to change, although drastic change is uncommon. Three expansions for this game were released along with the base game in 2017, and two more were released in 2018^[39].

Influence[edit]

In the novel Fated, the first Alex Verus book by Benedict Jacka, Verus comments, 'I've even heard of one guy in Chicago who advertises in the phone book under 'Wizard,' though that's probably an urban legend.'^[40]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'The Wizard interview with Jim Butcher'. Wizards Harry.com. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
2. ^'The Dresden Files on the Sci-Fi channel page'. Scifi.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
3. ^ ^abcButcher, Jim (2004). 'How'd Jim Get Published?'. Jim-Butcher.com. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
4. ^ ^abWhiteside, Lee (2007). 'A Conversation With Jim Butcher'(PDF). ConNotations. 17 (2). Retrieved February 4, 2008.
5. ^ ^abMcCune, Alisa (2004). 'A Conversation with Jim Butcher'. The SF Site. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
6. ^Pagan, Bella (November 7, 2004). 'More, more, more Dresden Files!'. Orbit Books. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
7. ^Jim Butcher's website on June 27, 2011
8. ^'Cold Days: A Novel of the Dresden Files: Jim Butcher, James Marsters: 9781611761603: Amazon.com: Books'. Amazon.com. November 27, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
9. ^'2015 Hugo Awards'. World Science Fiction Society. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
10. ^Torgerson, Brad (February 1, 2015). 'Sad Puppies 3: the 2015 Slate'. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
11. ^Beale, Theodore (February 2, 2015). 'Rabid Puppies 2015'. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
12. ^Biggs, Tim (April 9, 2015). 'Gamergate-style furore after sci-fi awards hijacked'. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
13. ^'2015 Hugo Award Statistics'(PDF). Retrieved September 6, 2015.
14. ^Gallo, Irene. 'Chris McGrath and the Dresden Files'. Tor.com. Tor Books.
15. ^'Proven Guilty Audio Book, Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files, Harry Dresden, audio books on cd'. Buzzymultimedia.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
16. ^'Twitter'. Twitter. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
17. ^'Jim Butcher FAQ'.
18. ^'Slice of SciFi's 'Save Dresden!' campaign'
19. ^'‘The Dresden Files’ Fantasy Novels Optioned By Fox21 TV Studios For Series Development'
20. ^Butcher, Jim (October 2, 2007). 'Dresden Files Comic Books To Be Produced by Dabel Brothers'. jim-butcher.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
21. ^'Dabel Brothers Publishing announces 'Jim Butcher's Storm Front' creative team', Comic Book Resources, July 2, 2008
22. ^Dynamite acquires Dabel Brothers titles, Heidi McDonald's The Beat, December 3, 2009
23. ^Dynamite Entertainment MAY 2010 Solicitations, Newsarama, February 24, 2010
24. ^2017 Recipients: The Dragon Awards, DragonCon, 2017
25. ^'Dresden Files RPG - News and Press'. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
26. ^'The Game's the Thing Podcast'.
27. ^'Dresden Files RPG - Evil Hat Interview and Playtest Update'. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
28. ^'Dresden Files RPG - The Preorder Is Go!'. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
29. ^'Dresden Files RPG - The Problem With Being A Small Company'. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
30. ^'The Dresden Files RPG: Paranet Papers'. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
31. ^'RPG Geek profile of The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game'. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
32. ^'Dresden Files Accelerated'. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
33. ^'The End of Dresden Lives'. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
34. ^ ^ab'Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game'. Evil Hat Productions. February 13, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
35. ^'The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game'. Kickstarter. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
36. ^'The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game'. BoardGameGeek. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
37. ^'BoardGameGeek | Gaming Unplugged Since 2000'. boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
38. ^'New Game Ranking System'. BoardGameGeek. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
39. ^'DFCO Expansions'. Evil Hat Productions. June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
40. ^Jacka, Benedict (February 1, 2012). Fated. Ace Books. p. 3. ISBN1937007294.

External links[edit]

• The Dresden Files Series at Jim Butcher's website
• Buzzy Multimedia—Publishers of the audio books