Books like Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

by Jim Butcher · 2002

Book 4 of The Dresden Files

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Wizards
Harry Dresden

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Metropolitan area
Chicago (Ill.)

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern · 2011 · Adult

about 510 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Summer Knight: "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (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 Summer Knight; Open Library and Wikidata for The Night Circus.
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The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie · Adult

about 530 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Summer Knight: "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Blade Itself: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Summer Knight; Open Library and Wikidata for The Blade Itself.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch · Adult

about 540 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Summer Knight: "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Summer Knight; Open Library and Wikidata for The Lies of Locke Lamora.
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Book	Fantasy	Wizards
The Night Circus	shared	not shared
The Blade Itself	shared	not shared
The Lies of Locke Lamora	shared	not shared
Assassin's Apprentice	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
Fourth Wing	shared	not shared
A Wizard of Earthsea	shared	shared

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Summer Knight: the facts, checked

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First published: First published on September 3, 2002. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 371-page paperback from Roc. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 0451458923 ... pbk. ... 371 p. ... Roc
Series: It is book 4 of The Dresden Files. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Dresden Files ... Grave Peril ... Summer Knight
Next in the series: Book 5 is Death Masks. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. Summer Knight ... Death Masks

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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