The Dresden Files

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Name:	The Dresden Files
Abbreviation(s):
Creator:	Jim Butcher (books)
Date(s):	2000-present(books), 2007(TV)
Medium:	books, TV
Country of Origin:	United States
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The Dresden Files is a series of urban fantasy noir books by Jim Butcher which follows wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden as he attempts to assist people with magical difficulties. The series was also made into a short-lived television show.

During, and some time after, the TV show's airing in 2007, a portion of the fandom used a mix of book and TV canon, despite there being considerable differences between the two. With the release of new books that introduced new characters, changed existing characters, and upset the balance of power, the fans of the TV series and the books grew further apart. Regular new source material and the fact that many fans' favorite characters from the books (in particular John Marcone and Thomas Raith) don't appear in the TV show contributed to the fact that, nowadays, the book fandom is larger.

Jim Butcher's Stance on Fanfic

"Rather than upholding the awkward "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy towards fanfiction he used in the past, Jim is embracing the Creative Commons. Now, fanfiction is to be licensed as derivative, noncommercial fiction under the Creative Commons umbrella."

Fandom

LiveJournal Communities

• The Dresden Files A general purpose fannish community.
• Fanfic for The Dresden Files Fanfic community
• Dresdenslash Slash fanfic community
• Harry/Murphy Harry/Murphy pairing community
• Skull_Boy_Love Harry/Bob pairing community
• Hot Yakuza/Sulky Minion Harry/Marcone pairing community

Dreamwidth Communities

• The Dresden Files A general purpose fannish community.
• The Dresden Files Also a general purpose fannish community.
• The Dresden Files Kink Meme A multi-pairing and gen kink meme and fannish community.
• Of Chicago Harry/Marcone pairing community.
• Dresden Resource A fandom resource community.

Archives

• The Archive
• The Dresden Files - All Media Types on AO3
• The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher on AO3
• The Dresden Files (TV) on AO3

Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fanfic

• Enemy Mine by Rassaku, Harry Dresden/Johnny Marcone, Harry gets invited on a date by everyone’s favorite mob boss, and then things get weird.

Meta

• Thoughts about gender and friendship in the Dresden books by rassaku, connected to fan reactions to Enemy Mine fanfic

Other

Podfic

• Strange Devices podfic by shadowkittykat_ of the fic of the same title by shiplizard