Books like Changes by Jim Butcher

by Jim Butcher · 2010

Book 12 of The Dresden Files

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Genre

What it is about

Harry Dresden
Wizards

Where it happens

Chicago (Ill.)

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune · Adult

about 420 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about occult.
- Fantasy
- Occult
What both books share
- fantasy
  Changes: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, paranormal" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The House in the Cerulean Sea: "Fiction, fantasy, paranormal" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Romantic" (OL subject)
- occult
  Changes: "Fiction, occult & supernatural" (OL subject); "Occult fiction." (LoC 655)
  The House in the Cerulean Sea: "Fiction, occult & supernatural" (OL subject); "Occult fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Changes; Open Library and Wikidata for The House in the Cerulean Sea.
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The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern · 2011 · Adult

about 510 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Changes: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, paranormal" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Night Circus: "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Changes; Open Library and Wikidata for The Night Circus.
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab · Adult

about 500 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Changes: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, paranormal" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Changes; Open Library and Wikidata for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
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Changes next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.

Book	Fantasy	Occult
The House in the Cerulean Sea	shared	shared
The Night Circus	shared	not shared
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue	shared	not shared
The Blade Itself	shared	not shared
The Lies of Locke Lamora	shared	not shared
A Court of Thorns and Roses	shared	not shared
The Midnight Library	shared	not shared
Mexican Gothic	shared	not shared
The Magicians	shared	not shared
A Discovery of Witches	shared	not shared

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Changes: the facts, checked

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First published: First published on April 6, 2010. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 441-page paperback from Roc/New American Library. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9780451463173 ... pbk. ... 441 p. ... Roc/New American Library
Series: It is book 12 of The Dresden Files. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Dresden Files ... Turn Coat ... Changes
Next in the series: Book 13 is Ghost Story. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. Changes ... Ghost Story

About Jim Butcher

Born: Born in 1971; Wikidata lists Independence, United States, as the place of birth. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2021) among Jim Butcher's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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