Jim Butcher [2] ( born Jim Butcher , b. October 26, 1971 [3] in Independence , Missouri, USA) is an American writer , best-selling author [4] [5] working in the genres of horror, thriller, science fiction and mysticism. Most famous for the modern fantasy book series The Dresden Files. He is also the author of the Codex Alera series of books. Butcher is the youngest son in the family and also has two older sisters. He currently lives in Independence with his wife Shannon C. Butcher (author of romance novels ) and son James Joseph.
| Jim Butcher | |
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| Jim butcher | |
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| Date of Birth | October 26, 1971 (aged 47) |
| Place of Birth | Independence ( Missouri , United States ) |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | prose writer |
| Direction | Mystic |
| Genre | Mystery , Thriller , Horror , Sci-fi |
| Language of Works | |
| Debut | The Dresden Files |
| jim-butcher.com | |
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Biography and career
Born October 26, 1971 in the city of Independence ( Missouri ). He graduated from the University of Oklahoma , received a bachelor's degree in English literature [6] . He liked to read from an early age: as a child, he became seriously ill and his sisters introduced him to the novels The Lord of the Rings and The Adventures of Han Solo from the Star Wars series, after which Butcher became interested in science fiction . [7]
Based on the books of the Dresden Dossier series, a television series of the same name was shot with Paul Blackthorn in the title role.
Bibliography
Dresden Dossier Series
- Thunderstorm from the Underworld ( Storm Front ) (2000)
- The moon shines to the mad (' Fool Moon ) (2000)
- Grave as a gift ( Grave Peril ) (2001)
- Summer Knight (2002)
- Faces of Death ( Death Masks ) (2003)
- Rite of Blood ( Blood Rites ) (2004)
- Zombie Drums ( Dead Beat ) (2005)
- Evidence of Guilt ( Proven Guilty ) (2006)
- White Night (2007)
- Small Favor (2008)
- Selling Skin ( Turn Coat ) (2009)
- Changes (2010)
- Ghost Story (novel 2011)
- Cold Days (novel 2012)
- The Dirty Game ( Skin Game ) (novel, 2014)
- Peace talks (novel, in the process of writing)
- " Restoration of Faith " (Harry Dresden Short Story)
- Vignette (Harry Dresden vignette )
- “Something Borrowed” (Harry Dresden Short Story), published by My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (October 3, 2006, ISBN 0-312-34360-4 )
- “It's My Birthday Too” (Harry Dresden Short Story), published by Many Bloody Returns (September 4, 2007, ISBN 0441015220 )
- “Heorot” (Harry Dresden Short Story), published by My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon (December 26, 2007, ISBN 0-312-37504-2 )
- “Day Off” (Harry Dresden Short Story), published by Blood Lite (October 21, 2008, ISBN 1416567836 )
- Welcome to the Jungle, a prequel to a series of books. Illustrated novel, drawings by Ardian Syaf), published by Dabel Brothers (October 21, 2008, ISBN 0345507460
- Backup: A Story of the Dresden Files (Harry Dresden novel, illustrations by Mike Mignola ), published by the Subterranean Press (October 31, 2008, ISBN 1596061820 )
- "The Warrior", published in Mean Streets (January 6, 2009, ISBN 9780451462497 )
- Last Call, published in Strange Brew (July 7, 2009, ISBN 9780312383367 )
Codex Alera Series
- Furies of Calderon (2004)
- The Battle of Calderon (Academ's Fury) (2005)
- Cursor's Fury (2006)
- Captain's Fury (2007)
- Princeps' Fury (2008)
- Fury of the First Lord (First Lord's Fury) (2009)
The Cinder Spires Series
- Aeronaut's Windlass (September 29, 2015) [8]
Others
- Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours (June 27, 2006, ISBN 1-4165-1068-0 )
Notes
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ According to practical transcription , Butcher is the right way to transfer a surname (see How to pronounce butcher in English - Forvo, inogolo - How to pronounce butcher ). This is also confirmed by the pronunciation of a native English speaker in the presence of Jim, for example, in this record of a meeting with readers (04/08/2010) at the 41st second.
- ↑ iago. Jim's Birthday! (inaccessible link) . Jim-Butcher.Com (October 26, 2004). Date of treatment August 28, 2006. Archived December 9, 2004.
- ↑ iago. Jim's New Books are Climbing the Charts (link not available) . Jim-Butcher.Com (May 10, 2006). Date of treatment August 28, 2006. Archived June 2, 2006. ,
- ↑ iago is the online pseudonym of Fred Hicks, webmaster for Jim- Butcher.Com and co-author of the Dresden Files RPG.
- ↑ Jim Butcher .
- ↑ Butcher, Jim. Author's Note // Dead Beat. - New York, NY: ROC Books, 2005. - P. 395–396.
- ↑ Jim Butcher. An excerpt from the first book of the new Jim Butcher trilogy, Ash Towers The Cinder Spiers: the Aeronaut's Windlass . Roc (September 29, 2015) (03/03/15).