Books like Small Favor by Jim Butcher

by Jim Butcher · 2008

Book 10 of The Dresden Files

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What it is about

Harry Dresden
Wizards

Where it happens

Chicago (Ill.)

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

Rosemary and Rue
Seanan McGuire · 2009 · Adult

about 370 pages
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Why: Both are urban fantasy books.
- Urban fantasy
What both books share
- urban fantasy
  Small Favor: "Urban Fantasy" (OL subject); "urban fantasy" (WD genre)
  Rosemary and Rue: "Urban fantasy" (OL subject); "urban fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Small Favor; Open Library and Wikidata for Rosemary and Rue.
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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
  Small Favor: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "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 Small Favor; 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
  Small Favor: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "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 Small Favor; Open Library and Wikidata for Gardens of the Moon.
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Books like the The Dresden Files series

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Small Favor next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.

Book	Fantasy	Urban fantasy
Rosemary and Rue	not shared	shared
The Night Circus	shared	not shared
Gardens of the Moon	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 Magicians	shared	not shared
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue	shared	not shared
The House in the Cerulean Sea	shared	not shared
Legends & Lattes	shared	not shared

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Small Favor: the facts, checked

Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.

First published: First published on April 1, 2008. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 423-page edition from Roc. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9780451461896 ... 423 p. ... Roc
Series: It is book 10 of The Dresden Files. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Dresden Files ... White Night ... Small Favor
Next in the series: Book 11 is Turn Coat. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. Small Favor ... Turn Coat

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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