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The Dresden Files Reading Order
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher has 18 main books (2000–2026). Start with Storm Front (2000) and read the numbered books in order.
By Jim Butcher
The Dresden Files books in order
Your reading speed
- 6 h 4 min
- 6 h 13 min
- 7 h 34 min
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- 7 h 17 min
- 7 h 17 min
- 6 h 54 min
- 7 h 53 min
- 8 h 41 min
- 7 h 58 min
- 7 h 24 min
- 9 h 20 min
- 7 h 47 min
- 8 h 25 min
- 10 h 7 min
- 4 h 6 min
#16
Peace Talks
2020
—- 7 h 34 min
#18
Twelve Months
2026
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Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Dresden Files: common questions
- How many books are in the The Dresden Files series?
- There are 18 main books in The Dresden Files. The most recent main book listed here is Twelve Months (2026).
- What order should I read The Dresden Files in?
- Read The Dresden Files in its numbered order: Storm Front, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, and so on.
- What is the first The Dresden Files book?
- The first book is Storm Front by Jim Butcher, published in 2000.