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by Jim Butcher · 2006

Book 8 of The Dresden Files

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Harry Dresden
Wizards

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Chicago (Ill.)

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The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss · 2007 · Adult

about 740 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Proven Guilty: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Name of the Wind: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject)
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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
  Proven Guilty: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (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 Proven Guilty; Open Library and Wikidata for The Night Circus.
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Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson · 1999 · Adult

about 630 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Proven Guilty: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  Gardens of the Moon: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Fantasy -- Epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Proven Guilty; Open Library and Wikidata for Gardens of the Moon.
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First published: First published on May 2, 2006. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 404-page hardcover from ROC. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 0451460855 ... hardcover ... 404 p. ... ROC
Series: It is book 8 of The Dresden Files. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Dresden Files ... Dead Beat ... Proven Guilty
Next in the series: Book 9 is White Night. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. Proven Guilty ... White Night

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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