Jim Butcher

Want to read Cold Days almost two months early and help find abandoned dogs new, loving homes? Jim donated an autographed ARC of Cold Days to a local dog shelter to auction off for charity. Bid generously!

Also, speaking of worthy charities, Jim’s work is represented in Lee Moyer’s second-annual literary pinup calendar, benefitting Heifer International through Pat Rothfuss’ Worldbuilders charity. This year celebrates fantasy authors, including Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, N.K. Jemisin, Ray Bradbury, and many more. Check out “April” for a fun reinterpretation of Proven Guilty‘s soulgaze scene, modeled by Priscilla Spencer! You can pre-order the calendar for $20.

Tomorrow, the collection containing the third story in Jim’s “Bigfoot Trilogy”–in which Bigfoot in Harry’s client–hits stores! Read “B is for Bigfoot” in the star-studded YA Fantasy anthology Under My Hat: Tales of the Cauldron. Jim’s story is set between Fool Moon and Grave Peril, and it joins works by Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, Jane Yolen, Delia Sherman, Peter S. Beagle, Ellen Kushner, Charles de Lint, Garth Nix, and more!

Also, Cold Days is now available for preorder! Order via our store in the following formats:
Hardcover, Amazon
Hardcover, B&N
Hardcover, IndieBound
Kindle, Amazon
Audio CD, Amazon

The eagerly awaited new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series.

HARRY DRESDEN LIVES!!!

After being murdered by a mystery assailant, navigating his way through the realm between life and death, and being brought back to the mortal world, Harry realizes that maybe death wasn’t all that bad. Because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard.

He is now Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness. After Harry had no choice but to swear his fealty, Mab wasn’t about to let something as petty as death steal away the prize she had sought for so long. And now, her word is his command, no matter what she wants him to do, no matter where she wants him to go, and no matter who she wants him to kill.

Guess which Mab wants first?

Of course, it won’t be an ordinary, everyday assassination. Mab wants her newest minion to pull off the impossible: kill an immortal. No problem there, right? And to make matters worse, there exists a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could land Harry in the sort of trouble that will make death look like a holiday.

Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own…

His soul.

To be released in hardcover from Penguin/Roc publishing, November 27, 2012.

At present, it’s only preorderable from our store through Barnes and Noble, but you should be able to preorder it through IndieBound or Amazon in the next few days.

Discuss this announcement on our forum!

We have three awesome events to announce today!

First, the paperback edition of Ghost Story hits stores today, including an exclusive two-chapter peek of Jim’s next Dresden novel, Cold Days! You can nab a copy from our store. Penguin still isn’t quite ready to announce a release date for Cold Days, but we’ll let you know as soon as there’s news to report.

Second, Jim will join Emma Bull, Diana Rowland, and host Pat Rothfuss on the first episode of the new Geek and Sundry show, The Story Board! Watch their live G+ Hangout at 8pm PST TONIGHT! That’s 11pm EST, 10pm Central, 9pm Mountain, and 4am GMT.

Third, issue #7 (of 8) of the Fool Moon graphic novel adaptation comes out on Wednesday. Find one near you at comicshoplocator.com. You can also check out a five-page preview at Comic Book Resources.

Discuss this news on Jim’s forum here.

Mmmm, homemade fruit rollups!Also, COLD DAYS is done.

— Jim Butcher (@longshotauthor) July 30, 2012

Jim has sent the last chapter of “Cold Days” to his betas! Hopefully, we’ll be able to follow up this post with a release date announcement very soon!