![]() Jim Butcher decided to become a professional author at the age of 19. 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. 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. 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. ![]() Vampires may belong to any of four vampire courts. The human wizards depend on the White Council, while faeries may belong to either of two Faerie Courts, or none at all. Each species in the series (humans, faeries, vampires, etc.) has its own political and societal rules and organizations. The White Council is an organization of human wizards, noted to wield significant economic power in the world, along with their supernatural power. 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. In the world of The Dresden Files, magic is real - as well as vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves, outsiders and other monsters - and while the supernatural is still widely discredited, it is practiced by some members of society. įurther information: The Dresden Files groups and Laws of Magic (The Dresden Files) In 2007, a television series based on the novels aired for one season on the American Sci-Fi Channel. 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. The series has also been released in audiobook format, narrated by James Marsters. ![]() Īs of 2020, Butcher has written 17 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). Butcher's original proposed title for the first novel was Semiautomagic, which sums up the series' balance of fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction. ![]() 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. The first novel, Storm Front, was published in 2000 by Roc Books. The Dresden Files is a series of contemporary fantasy/ mystery novels written by American author Jim Butcher. ![]()
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