Jim Butcher

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jim Butcher
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1971(1971-10-26)
Age	53
Birthplace	Independence
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Libra

Jim Butcher Biography

Jim Butcher is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on October 26, 1971 in Independence, Missouri, United States. American science fiction writer popular for his trilogy of books The Dresden Files.

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Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author. He wrote the contemporary fantasy The Dresden Files, Codex Alera and Cinder Spires book series.

Six months after Butcher was signed by Mainhardt, Storm Front, the first novel in The Dresden Files, was picked up by Roc/Penguin Books for publishing. It was released as a paperback in April 2000. Fool Moon followed nine months later on January 1, 2001, and the third book, Grave Peril, was published in September 2001. Thereafter, the release schedule slowed, with Summer Knight appearing on September 3, 2002. The fifth and sixth books, Death Masks and Blood Rites, appeared in August 2003 and 2004, respectively. Coinciding with the release of Blood Rites, Butcher published a Harry Dresden short story, entitled Restoration of Faith, on his website, chronicling Harry’s life before The Dresden Files as a private eye for Ragged Angel Investigations. In December 2004, the Science Fiction Book Club picked up the first three novels in the series for release in a hardcover omnibus edition titled Wizard for Hire for a March–April 2005 rush release in order to arrive on store shelves before the seventh novel in May.

He had a son named J.J.

Jim Butcher Net Worth

Jim Butcher is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Butcher 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The initial Dresden Files novel was published in 2000, and the series quickly gained popularity.

He also wrote a popular series titled The Codex Alera.

Jim Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri, in 1971. He is the youngest of three children, having two older sisters. While he was sick with strep throat as a child, Butcher’s sisters introduced him to The Lord of the Rings and The Han Solo Adventures novels to pass the time, thus beginning his fascination with fantasy and science fiction. As a teenager, he completed his first novel and set out to become a writer. After many unsuccessful attempts to enter the traditional fantasy genre (he cites J. R. R. Tolkien, Lloyd Alexander, and C. S. Lewis, among others, as major influences), he wrote the first book in The Dresden Files—about a professional wizard, named Harry Dresden, in modern-day Chicago—as an exercise for a writing course in 1996 at the age of 25.

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Who is Jim Butcher Dating?

According to our records, Jim Butcher married to Shannon Butcher (m. ?–2013). As of December 1, 2023, Jim Butcher’s is not dating anyone.

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The first novel in the series, Furies of Calderon, was published in hardcover by Ace, and in August 2004, major booksellers began taking pre-orders for an October 5, 2004 release. Furies of Calderon was the first hardcover release for Butcher, and was a significant step forward in making the transition from a part-time to a full-time writer. A paperback version followed in June, 2005, just a month before the release of the second book, Academ’s Fury. It was released in paperback on November 28, 2006, with the third novel, Cursor’s Fury, following on December 5.

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Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jim Butcher celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

Dead Beat, released on May 3, 2005, was the first hardback release in the series by Roc. The first printing of 15,000 copies sold out in three days, and the book was immediately reprinted. A second omnibus edition, titled Wizard by Trade and containing Summer Knight and Death Masks, appeared in early 2006, followed by Proven Guilty on May 2, 2006, the same day as the paperback edition of Dead Beat. Proven Guilty quickly climbed to #21 on the New York Times Best Seller List and #91 on the USA Today list. A third omnibus release from the Science Fiction Book Club entitled Wizard at Large and containing Blood Rites and Dead Beat was released in November 2006.

Is The Dresden Files finished?

Butcher expects to finish The Dresden Files series in 25 books , including a finale trilogy of novels.

Will there be a cinder Spires book 2?

The Olympian Affair is book two in the The Cinder Spire series by Jim Butcher.

Will there be a Dresden Files 18?

From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Jim Butcher comes Twelve Months the 18th highly anticipated urban fantasy book in the Dresden Files series. Twelve Months deals with the aftermath of what happened in Battle Ground.

Will Dresden Files ever return?

After months of uncertainty, the fantasy/mystery series has been cancelled and won’t be returning for a second season.

Will there be another Dresden Files book in 2022?

A new Dresden novella is coming to you July 5th! Set after the events of Battle Ground, Harry goes to court to protect some of Chicago’s most vulnerable children. The Law is an Audible exclusive and is read by Jim himself!