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Jim Butcher

The Dresden Files is a series of 36 books by Jim Butcher: 8,114 pages in the 20 with a known length, about 149 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

36
books
8,114
pages in 20 of them
149 hours
to read those 20
298 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Storm Front 2000 6.5 h 2 Fool Moon 2001 6.5 h 3 Grave Peril 2001 7.9 h 4 Summer Knight 2002 7.6 h
A Restoration of Faith 2002 length not known
Vignette 2002 length not known
5 Death Masks 2003 7.6 h 6 Blood Rites 2004 7.2 h 7 Dead Beat 2005 8.3 h 8 Proven Guilty 2006 9.1 h
Something Borrowed 2006 length not known
9 White Night 2007 8.4 h
Heorot 2007 length not known
It's My Birthday, Too 2007 length not known
10 Small Favor 2008 7.8 h Backup 2008 1.3 h
Day Off 2008 length not known
Welcome to the Jungle 2008 length not known
11 Turn Coat 2009 9.8 h
Last Call 2009 length not known
The Warrior 2009 length not known
12 Changes 2010 8.2 h
Aftermath 2010 length not known
Love Hurts 2010 length not known
Side Jobs 2010 7.7 h
The Dresden Files short fiction 2010 length not known
13 Ghost Story 2011 length not known
14 Cold Days 2012 10.6 h
Ghoul, Goblin 2013 length not known
15 Skin Game 2014 8.3 h
War Cry 2014 length not known
Working for Bigfoot 2015 2.5 h
A Fistful of Warlocks 2017 length not known
Brief Cases 2018 8.1 h 16 Peace Talks 2020 7.6 h 17 Battle Ground 2020 7.9 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. 1

    Storm Front 2000 6.5 h

    The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop fun.

  2. 2

    Fool Moon 2001 6.5 h

    Dresden is a wizard that resides in Chicago.

  3. 3

    Grave Peril 2001 7.9 h

    Grave Peril is a 2001 urban fantasy and the third Dresden Files novel, starring Harry Dresden, the only professional wizard working in present-day Chicago.

  4. 4

    Summer Knight 2002 7.6 h

    Ever since his girlfriend left town to deal with her newly acquired taste for blood, Harry Dresden has been down and out in Chicago.

  5. A Restoration of Faith 2002 length not known

  6. Vignette 2002 length not known

  7. 5

    Death Masks 2003 7.6 h

    Harry Dresden, Chicago's only practicing professional wizard, is hired by a mysterious priest to find the stolen shroud of Turin.

  8. 6

    Blood Rites 2004 7.2 h

  9. 7

    Dead Beat 2005 8.3 h

    Harry Dresden's first hardcover adventure finds Chicago's preeminent wizard coping with his new roommate--vampire half-brother Thomas.

  10. 8

    Proven Guilty 2006 9.1 h

  11. Something Borrowed 2006 length not known

  12. 9

    White Night 2007 8.4 h

    A sensational addition to the Dresden Files adventures-from a USA Today bestselling author.Professional wizard Harry Dresden is investigating a series of deaths in Chicago.

  13. Heorot 2007 length not known

  14. It's My Birthday, Too 2007 length not known

  15. 10

    Small Favor 2008 7.8 h

  16. Backup 2008 1.3 h

    Harry's in trouble he knows nothing about, and it's up to his big brother Thomas to track him down and solve those little life-threatening difficulties without his little brother…

  17. Day Off 2008 length not known

  18. Welcome to the Jungle 2008 length not known

  19. 11

    Turn Coat 2009 9.8 h

  20. Last Call 2009 length not known

  21. The Warrior 2009 length not known

  22. 12

    Changes 2010 8.2 h

  23. Aftermath 2010 length not known

  24. Love Hurts 2010 length not known

  25. Side Jobs 2010 7.7 h

  26. The Dresden Files short fiction 2010 length not known

  27. 13

    Ghost Story 2011 length not known

  28. 14

    Cold Days 2012 10.6 h

    Following his death by a mystery assailant, Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness, must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of…

  29. Ghoul, Goblin 2013 length not known

  30. 15

    Skin Game 2014 8.3 h

    Chicago wizard Harry Dresden must help a hated enemy, Nicodemus Archleone, break into a high security vault to steal something belonging to the Lord of the Underworld.

  31. War Cry 2014 length not known

  32. Working for Bigfoot 2015 2.5 h

  33. A Fistful of Warlocks 2017 length not known

  34. Brief Cases 2018 8.1 h

    "An all-new Dresden Files story headlines this urban fantasy short story collection starring the Windy City's favorite wizard.

  35. 16

    Peace Talks 2020 7.6 h

  36. 17

    Battle Ground 2020 7.9 h

    "HARRY DRESDEN, CHICAGO'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL WIZARD, COULD BE ITS LAST Harry has faced terrible odds before.

How much is left

After book 1, Storm Front about 142 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After book 2, Fool Moon about 136 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After book 3, Grave Peril about 128 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After book 4, Summer Knight about 120 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After A Restoration of Faith about 120 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After Vignette about 120 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After book 5, Death Masks about 113 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After book 6, Blood Rites about 105 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After book 7, Dead Beat about 97 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After book 8, Proven Guilty about 88 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After Something Borrowed about 88 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After book 9, White Night about 80 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After Heorot about 80 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After It's My Birthday, Too about 80 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After book 10, Small Favor about 72 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After Backup about 71 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After Day Off about 71 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After Welcome to the Jungle about 71 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After book 11, Turn Coat about 61 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Last Call about 61 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After The Warrior about 61 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 12, Changes about 53 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After Aftermath about 53 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Love Hurts about 53 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Side Jobs about 45 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After The Dresden Files short fiction about 45 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 13, Ghost Story about 45 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 14, Cold Days about 34 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Ghoul, Goblin about 34 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 15, Skin Game about 26 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After War Cry about 26 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Working for Bigfoot about 24 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After A Fistful of Warlocks about 24 hours left
After Brief Cases about 16 hours left
After book 16, Peace Talks about 8 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 148 hours 45 minutes

20 of 36 books, 8,114 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

298 days (about 43 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.