Humanity is largely unaware of the monsters and myths that roam about their world and it comes down to Harry Dresden, a private detective savvy in the magical arts, to maintain this veneer of peace, a consistent barrier between the natural and the supernatural. Jim Butcher’s story fully embraces the fantastical facets of modern fantasy, crafting a world filled with ghouls, vampires, zombies, demons, faeries, and even spirits alongside various other mystical monsters.

With the first novel initially titled semiautomagic, an attempt at summing up the hard boiled detective elements that the pervade the story’s fantastical structure, the series numbers 15 books as of 2014, Jim Butcher having authored various short stories to accompany his unique works. The books focus primarily upon Harry’s accounts of his past and present, providing a hard look into the investigative work that attracts him to the supernatural disturbances of modern day Chicago.

First published by Roc Books in 2000, The Dresden files is a contemporary fantasy novel organically intertwined with elements of mystery authored by Jim Butcher the books are written from the first person perspective of primary protagonist Harry Dresden, a wizard and private investigator.

Cold days dresden