Reading the 16th Dresden with no context felt much like how I imagine people who had never seen Star Wars felt when dragged into a viewing of the latest Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker this past winter. Jim Butcher, NYT bestselling author of The Dresden Files, a swashbuckling urban fantasy series set in Chicago Needless to say, I was eager to see what all the fuss was about. He’s also been criticized for hyper-sexualizing female characters, and displaying a certain tone-deafness surrounding Chicago’s racial politics and LGBT communities. Butcher’s been both praised and admonished for his out-of-towner’s grasp of Chicago’s geography. Other readers document a conflicted relationship with the books, and Butcher’s overall style. My fiancé, a “cradle” Dresden fan, has read the books religiously since he was young, and there was even a short-lived TV adaptation. Dresden fans socialize at Paranet Online, r/Dresden Files, and this 719-page wiki. In science fiction and fantasy circles, Dresden is a household name, with Jim Butcher often cited as the standard bearer for commercially successful urban fantasy. The most recent installments are being released as a duology this summer, Peace Talks on July 14, and Battle Ground on September 29. After launching the The Dresden Files with debut Storm Frontin 2000, Butcher has since published the high-fantasy Codex Alera series and more recently, the self-described “steam opera” Cinder Spires series-on top of the 17 Dresden books.
When I first told my fiancé I was about to review the newest Dresden Files book, he told me I would hate it.Ĭolorado-based author Jim Butcher has somewhat of a cult following, attracting avid fans and vocal detractors.
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