The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher series

“The Dresden Files” is a Jim Butcher’s 15 novels series, telling the story of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago’s first (and the only one) Wizard P.I. First book was published in 2000 and the last novel was released in 2014 followed by a number of short stories.

Magic, along with vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves, outsiders, and other monsters in modern day setting, a secret underworld of all the monsters and creatures that we know about, though not quite the same as you’d expect. Although the supernatural is still widely discredited, it is practiced by some members of society. Each species in the series (humans, faeries, vampires, etc.) has its own political and societal rules and organizations.

Harry Dresden works as the only one "consulting wizard" in the world, accepting supernatural cases from both human and non-human clients, as well as the Chicago PD's Special Investigation unit. 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. 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.

The plot of every book is really unpredictable. From the beginning it may seem calm and slowly and as soon as your mind is relaxed and scattered the real action begins. Each book is a separate story with a start and an ending. However, books of the series should be read in order they are written, as each of them references previous books heavily. As you move through the books, the story unfolds and you find that it really is a series, things are connected, past events are referenced.

The books are written as a first person narration of the main character, Harry Dresden. He recounts investigations into supernatural disturbances in modern-day Chicago what creates the feeling as if you just listen to the person who has experienced everything himself and now is sharing with you these events. It’s definitely the kind of writing that let you play the book in your head as a movie while reading it.
Cover Storm Front
book 1
8.77 / 10
Cover Fool Moon
book 2
7.1 / 10
Cover Grave Peril
book 3
8.55 / 10
Cover Blood Rites
book 6
8.64 / 10
Cover Dead Beat
book 7
8.46 / 10
Cover Proven Guilty
book 8
8.25 / 10
Cover White Night
book 9
7.36 / 10
Cover Small Favor
book 10
8.5 / 10
book 10.3
7.33 / 10
Cover Strange Brew
book 10.6
8.3 / 10
Cover Turn Coat
book 11
7.55 / 10
Cover Beyond the Pale
book 11.6
7.6 / 10
Cover Working for Bigfoot
book 11.8
8.55 / 10
Cover Changes
book 12
7.37 / 10
book 13
8.27 / 10
Cover Cold Days
book 14
7.07 / 10
Cover Skin Game
book 15
6.95 / 10