The Credible Nerds

The Dresden Files

June 10, 2023

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The Dresden Files

by Jim Butcher

Here you will find a complete chronological in-universe reading order with reviews from The Credible Nerds of all of Jim Butcher’s works with The Dresden Files. The complete reading list includes the novels, the graphic novels, the short stories, and the micro stories.

  1. A Restoration of Faith – A short story found in Side Jobs.
  2. Welcome to the Jungle – Graphic Novel
  3. Storm Front
  4. Fool Moon
  5. Ghoul Goblin – Graphic Novel
  6. B is for Bigfoot – A short story found in Brief Cases
  7. Grave Peril
  8. Summer Knight
  9. Death Masks
  10. Vignette – A short story found in Side Jobs
  11. Blood Rites
  12. Day One - a short story found in Unfettered II
  13. Dead Beat
  14. I Was a Teenage Bigfoot – A short story found in Brief Cases
  15. War Cry – Graphic Novel (contains spoiler for Turn Coat)
  16. Something Borrowed – A short story found in My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
  17. Proven Guilty
  18. White Night
  19. Down Town – Graphic Novel
  20. It’s My Birthday Too – A short story found in Many Bloody Returns
  21. Wild Card – Graphic Novel
  22. Mike - (Micro-fiction)
  23. Heorot – A short story found in My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
  24. Small Favor
  25. Backup – Novella is a story from Thomas’s POV, found in Side Jobs
  26. Day Off – A short story found in Side Jobs
  27. The Warrior – A short story found in Side Jobs
  28. Curses – A short story found in Brief Cases
  29. AAAA Wizardry – A short story found in Brief Cases
  30. Last Call – A short story found in Side Jobs
  31. Dog Men – Graphic Novel
  32. Turn Coat
  33. Bigfoot on Campus – A short story found in Brief Cases
  34. Job Placement - (Micro-fiction)
  35. Even Hand – A short story found in Brief Cases
  36. Love Hurts – A short story found in Side Jobs
  37. Changes
  38. Aftermath – A short story found in Side Jobs
  39. Ghost Story
  40. Bombshells – A short story found in Brief Cases
  41. Goodbye - (Micro-fiction)
  42. Journal - (Micro-fiction)
  43. Cold Days
  44. Cold Case – A short story found in Shadowed Souls
  45. Skin Game
  46. Jury Duty – A short story found in Brief Cases
  47. Day One – A short story found in Brief Cases
  48. A Fistful of Warlocks – A short story found in Brief Cases
  49. Zoo Day – A short story found in Brief Cases
  50. Everything the Light Touches - (Micro-fiction)
  51. Peace Talks
  52. Battle Ground
  53. Christmas Eve (online short story)

Also, check out our podcast series, The Starborn Report, where we breakdown and analyze The Dresden Files.

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