40+ Jim Butcher Background. Jim butcher (born in october 26, 1971, in independence, missouri, united states) is a writer and author of the contemporary fantasy book series the dresden files. His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly.

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His resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least 200 years ago, and he turned to writing because anything else probably would have driven him insane. An avid gamer, he plays tabletop games in varying systems. It was then that his sisters happened to introduce him to 'the hans solo adventures' and 'the lord of the rings' as a way of passing the time and from that moment on.

He lives with his family in independence, missouri.

This week's drop is the explosive new book trailer for battle ground, which debuted yesterday at virtual dragoncon. He is the youngest in the family with two older sisters. It went something like this: He is the youngest of three children, having two older sisters.