Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher is a #1 New York Times bestselling author best known for his contemporary fantasy series The Dresden Files, featuring wizard and private investigator Harry Dresden, as well as the completed epic fantasy Codex Alera series and the ongoing steampunk Cinder Spires series. A martial arts enthusiast and avid gamer, he turned to writing as a career after diverse experiences including horse wrangling, and he resides in the Rocky Mountains outside Denver, Colorado. He adopted the online moniker 'Longshot' in the early 1990s upon deciding to pursue novel writing professionally.