Butcher biography
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Jim Butcher
American fantasy author (born 1971)
Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971)[1] is an American author.[2] He has written the contemporary fantasyThe Dresden Files, Codex Alera, and Cinder Spires book series.
Butcher biography
Personal life
Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri, in 1971.[1] He is the youngest of three children, having two older sisters. He has one son, James J. Butcher, who is also a Fantasy writer.[3]
Career
While he was sick with strep throat as a child, Butcher's sisters introduced him to The Lord of the Rings and The Han Solo Adventures novels to pass the time, beginning his fascination with fantasy and science fiction.[4] As a teenager, he completed his first novel and set out to become a writer.
After many unsuccessful attempts to enter the traditional fantasy genre (he cites J. R. R. Tolkien, Lloyd Alexander, and C. S. Lewis, among others, as major influences),[4] he wrote the first