History Literature / TheDresdenfiles

A horror/UrbanFantasy/mystery series of novels, fifteen and counting plus associated short stories and comic miniseries and the like, by Creator/JimButcher. Harry Dresden is a [[OccultDetective wizard and private detective]] operating out of modern day UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} (he's in the phone book under "wizards"; surprisingly, he's the only entry), and reluctantly hired by a special police task force as a consultant on supernatural crimes. The GenreSavvy protagonist cracks jokes about the UrbanFantasy-DungeonPunk setting and the tropes it uses.

There are currently 15 novels in the series, with ''Peace Talks'' scheduled for release [[https://www.tor.com/2019/12/16/jim-butchers-new-novel-peace-talks-will-publish-in-2020-for-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-dresden-files/ in July 2020]]:

Novels 1 - 9 have been collected in 4 different omnibus editions; books one and two have also been published in comic form.

There are also twenty-five short stories and two pieces of microfiction set in the Dresdenverse which appeared in various anthologies and other venues. Most of them have been republished in Dresden-exclusive collections. The collections and stories are:

In addition to the prose works, there are six graphic novel stories:

A horror/fantasy/mystery series of novels, fifteen and counting plus associated short stories and comic miniseries and the like, by Creator/JimButcher. Harry Dresden is a [[OccultDetective wizard and private detective]] operating out of modern day UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} (he's in the phone book under "wizards"; surprisingly, he's the only entry), and reluctantly hired by a special police task force as a consultant on supernatural crimes. The GenreSavvy protagonist cracks jokes about the UrbanFantasy-DungeonPunk setting and the tropes it uses.

There are also twenty-five works of short fiction in the Dresdenverse which appeared in various short story anthologies and other venues. Most of them have been republished in Dresden-exclusive collections. The collection and stories are:

%%# ''Literature/PeaceTalks'' (July 14, 2020)

# ''Literature/PeaceTalks'' (July 14, 2020)

As part of the 20th anniversary of the series, Butcher announced plans to publish a series of 'microfiction' stories on his website. The microfiction texts that have been released are:
# [[https://www.jim-butcher.com/posts/2020/the-year-of-dresden-begins "Mike"]]
# [[https://www.jim-butcher.com/posts/2020/morgan-microfiction-rpg-art-and-more "Journal"]]

## [[https://www.jim-butcher.com/posts/2020/the-year-of-dresden-begins "Mike"]]

There are also twenty-five works of short fiction in the Dresdenverse which appeared various venues. Most of them have been republished in Dresden-exclusive collections. The collection and stories are:

The Dresden Files were adapted into a short-lived [[Series/TheDresdenFiles television series on the Sci Fi Channel]]. A [[TabletopGame/TheDresdenFiles tabletop RPG]], [[DirectLineToTheAuthor written from the characters' perspective]], appeared. It used FATE Core. A second edition using FATE Accelerated, ''Dresden Files Accelerated'', appeared later. A [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evilhat/the-dresden-files-cooperative-card-game cooperative card game]] which funded on Kickstarter at over $500,000.

WordOfGod says that the series will have at least twenty books, which will then be capped off by an apocalyptic trilogy. Because, to quote the author, [[RuleOfCool "Who doesn't love apocalyptic trilogies?"]] In August 2011, he hinted that the titles of the final three books would be "Stars and Stones," "Hell's Bells," and "Empty Night," because "they're called curses for a reason." There is also a planned YoungAdultLiterature spinoff series centered on Dresden's daughter Maggie and dog Mouse.

There are currently 15 novels in the series, with Peace Talks scheduled for release [[https://www.tor.com/2019/12/16/jim-butchers-new-novel-peace-talks-will-publish-in-2020-for-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-dresden-files/ in July 2020]]:

There are currently 15 novels in the series:

%%# ''Literature/PeaceTalks'' (TBA)

There are also twenty-four works of short fiction in the Dresdenverse which appeared various venues. Most of them have been republished in Dresden-exclusive collections. The collection and stories are:

%%## (originally published in ''Parallel Worlds'')

## "AAAA Wizardry" (originally published in ''Our World'' rulebook to the Files Role-Playing Game)

The Dresden Files were adapted into a short-lived [[Series/TheDresdenFiles television series on the Sci Fi Channel]]. A [[TabletopGame/TheDresdenFiles tabletop RPG]], [[DirectLineToTheAuthor written from the characters' perspective]], appeared. It used FATE Core. A second edition, ''Dresden Files Accelerated'', using FATE Accelerated, appeared later. A [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evilhat/the-dresden-files-cooperative-card-game cooperative card game]] which funded on Kickstarter at over $500,000.

#''Literature/BriefCases'', a collectin containing twelve Dresdenverse short stories,

The three Bigfoot stories were also collected in a separate illustrated collection entitled ''Working For Bigfoot''. In addition to the prose works, there are six graphic novel stories:

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[[caption-width-right:264:Just another day at the office.]]

The recap [[Recap/TheDresdenFiles page]] is under major construction, so help with it would be appreciated. %%(Why is there a recap page when each book has its own page in the literature section?)

#''Literature/BriefCases'', a collectin containing twelve Dresdenverse short stories:

## "AAAA Wizardry" (originally published in the manual ''Our World'' from the Dresden Files Role-Playing Game)

Lastly, the Dresden Files were adapted into a short-lived [[Series/TheDresdenFiles television series on the Sci Fi Channel]], two [[TabletopGame/TheDresdenFiles tabletop RPGs]] (the first adopts [[DirectLineToTheAuthor written from the characters' perspective]]), and a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evilhat/the-dresden-files-cooperative-card-game cooperative card game]] which funded on Kickstarter at over $500,000.

There are also currently 24 shorter pieces of fiction in the Dresdenverse that were originally published in various venues. Most of them have been republished in Dresden-exclusive anthologies. The anthologies and stories are:

#''Literature/SideJobs'', the first anthology. It collects 11 of the Dresdenverse short stories.

#''Literature/BriefCases'', the second anthology. It collects the next 12 Dresdenverse short stories:

The three Bigfoot stories were also collected in a separate illustrated anthology titled ''Working For Bigfoot''.

In addition to the prose works, there are six graphic novel stories:

Finally, the Dresden Files has been adapted into a [[Series/TheDresdenFiles drama series on the Sci Fi Channel]], a [[TabletopGame/TheDresdenFiles tabletop RPG]] which is [[DirectLineToTheAuthor written from the characters' perspective]], and a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evilhat/the-dresden-files-cooperative-card-game cooperative card game]] which funded on Kickstarter at over half a million dollars.

WordOfGod says that the series will have at least twenty books, which will then be capped off by an apocalyptic trilogy. Because, to quote the author, [[RuleOfCool "Who doesn't love apocalyptic trilogies?"]] In August 2011, he also hinted that the titles of the final three books would be "Stars and Stones," "Hell's Bells," and "Empty Night," because "they're called curses for a reason." There is also a planned YoungAdultLiterature spinoff series centered on Dresden's daughter Maggie and dog Mouse.

In addition to the page links at the top, there is also a [[ShoutOut/TheDresdenFiles shout out]] page. The recap [[Recap/TheDresdenFiles page]] is under major construction, so help with it would be appreciated. %%(Why is there a recap page when each book has its own page in the literature section?)

There are also currently 23 shorter pieces of fiction in the Dresdenverse that were originally published in various venues. All of them have been republished in Dresden-exclusive anthologies. The anthologies and stories are:

%%#''Literature/BriefCases'', the second anthology. It collects the next 12 Dresdenverse short stories:

#''Literature/BriefCases'', the second anthology. It collects the next 12 Dresdenverse short stories:

The three Bigfoot stories were also collected in a separate illustrated anthology titled Literature/WorkingForBigfoot.

There are also currently 22 shorter pieces of fiction in the Dresdenverse that were originally published in various venues. Most of them have been republished in Dresden-exclusive anthologies. The anthologies and stories are:

#''Literature/WorkingForBigfoot'', a mini-anthology which collects 3 more of the Dresdenverse short stories.

#Uncollected stories:
## "Curses" (published in ''Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy'')
## "AAAA Wizardry" (published in the manual ''Our World'' from the Dresden Files Role-Playing Game)
## "Even Hand" (published in ''Dark and Stormy Knights'')
## "Bombshells" (published in ''Dangerous Women'')
## "Jury Duty" (published in ''Unbound'')
## "Cold Case" (published in ''Shadowed Souls'')
## "Day One" (published in ''Unfettered II'')
## "A Fistful of Warlocks" (published in ''Straight Outta Tombstone'')
%% The following revised version of the list will be made visible when ''Brief Cases'' is released; the story order comes from Butcher's official site:
%% #''Literature/WorkingForBigfoot'', a mini-anthology which collects 3 more of the Dresdenverse short stories. All were later re-released in ''Brief Cases''.
%% #''Brief Cases'', the third anthology. It collects eleven existing short stories and one new one.
%% ## "Curses" (originally published in ''Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy'')
%% ## "AAAA Wizardry" (originally published in the manual ''Our World'' from the Dresden Files Role-Playing Game)
%% ## "Even Hand" (originally published in ''Dark and Stormy Knights'')
%% ## "B is for Bigfoot" (originally published in ''Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron''; also collected in ''Working For Bigfoot'')
%% ## "I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" (originally published in ''Blood Lite 3: Aftertaste''; also collected in ''Working For Bigfoot'')
%% ## "Bigfoot on Campus" (originally published in ''Hex Appeal''; also collected in ''Working For Bigfoot'')
%% ## "Bombshells" (originally published in ''Dangerous Women'')
%% ## "Jury Duty" (originally published in ''Unbound'')
%% ## "Cold Case" (originally published in ''Shadowed Souls'')
%% ## "Day One" (originally published in ''Unfettered II'')
%% ## "A Fistful of Warlocks" (originally published in ''Straight Outta Tombstone'')
%% ## "Zoo Day" (originally published in ''Brief Cases'')

Butcher has promised that all of the stories will eventually be republished in Dresden-exclusive anthologies; the next full-sized collection after ''Side Jobs'' will be called ''Brief Cases'', which will include the Bigfoot trilogy, the eight uncollected stories above, and "Zoo Day", a new novella (originally announced as a spin-off novel at [=EasterCon=] 2015) centered around Maggie and Mouse. It is scheduled for release in summer 2018.

WordOfGod says that the series will have at least twenty books, which will then be capped off by an apocalyptic trilogy. Because, to quote the author, [[RuleOfCool "Who doesn't love apocalyptic trilogies?"]] In August 2011, he also hinted that the titles of the final three books would be "Stars and Stones," "Hell's Bells," and "Empty Night," because "they're called curses for a reason."