Besides the novels of The Dresden Files, author Jim Butcher has written several shorter works appearing in the same universe. Most are told from the point of view of Harry Dresden, as are the novels, but some take the point of view of other characters.
Works "Something Borrowed" While getting fitted for his role as best man to William Borden as the latter marries his long-time girlfriend Georgia, Harry Dresden discovers that Georgia has gone missing, and goes looking for her. With the help of Karrin Murphy, he manages to bring her back to the wedding, unconscious and under a spell, only to find that Jenny Greenteeth has taken Georgia's place at the wedding. Dresden manages to convince William to awake his rightful partner, to disastrous results for Jenny Greenteeth.
Set between Dead Beat and Proven Guilty, Something Borrowed was published in My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (October 3, 2006, ).
"It's My Birthday, Too" On Valentine's Day, Harry Dresden remembers he has got a birthday present for his brother Thomas Raith and arranges to meet him at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, where Thomas is taking part in a vampire-themed LARP. The play is disrupted by a revenant, an old friend of the players who turned into a Black Court vampire to seek revenge.
Set between White Night and Small Favor, It's My Birthday, Too was published in Many Bloody Returns (September 4, 2007, ).
"Heorot" Harry Dresden has been alerted that a young bride has disappeared from the Night of Living Brews just hours after her wedding, along with a cask of mead. Dresden and Mouse set to find her. They are joined by Ms. Gard only to find that the young woman has been kidnapped by a descendant of Grendel, who needs mead in order to breed a child of his own. Dresden and Gard make short work of the grendelkin and bring back the bride to her rightful husband.
Set between White Night and Small Favor, "Heorot" was published in My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon (December 26, 2007, ). It was also reprinted in Side Jobs.
"Harry's Day Off" Harry Dresden has finally a day off his many commitments and responsibilities, and plans to use it for a date with Anastasia Luccio. Dresden's so carefully laid plans, however, are disrupted by Molly Carpenter needing a lesson in potion-making, and by Andi and Kirby needing a thorough cleansing to get rid of psychophagic mites.
Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat, Harry's Day Off was published in Blood Lite (October 21, 2008, ). It was later reprinted in Side Jobs as Day Off.
"Backup" Dresden is hot on the trail of a kidnapped child, when Thomas Raith is alerted that a member of the Stygian Sisterhood is in town. His job is to stop and kill her, before she can complete her activities. In the chase, Thomas finds that she is behind the child's kidnapping, and that her purpose is to bring Harry down. He manages, all the while keeping his brother unaware of the fact. Narrated from Thomas Raith's point of view.
Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat, Backup was published independently by Subterranean Press. It featured artwork by Mike Mignola. It was later reprinted in Side Jobs without Mignola's artwork.
"The Warrior" Pictures of Michael Carpenter's family are being sent to Harry Dresden. Unsure of their meaning but feeling that his friend and his friend's family are in danger, Harry warns Michael to stay alert and begs him to pick up the sword Amoracchius again. Michael refuses, aware that anyone who lays down a Sword of the Cross cannot pick it up again. An attempt to steal the sword is unsuccessful, and Harry learns that a rogue priest is responsible. The priest kidnaps Michael's daughter Alicia and offers to release her in return for both Amoracchius and Fidelacchius (the sword entrusted to Harry in Death Masks). The exchange is foiled, and the priest is captured.
Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat, The Warrior was published in Mean Streets (January 6, 2009, ). It was later reprinted in Side Jobs.
"Last Call" A spell is placed on MacAnally's famed beer hall in order to control the spectators to a sport's game at the United Center in Chicago. Dresden and Murphy manage to link it back to Meditrina Bassarid, a maenad, and, with difficulty, they manage to subdue her.
Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat, Last Call was published in Strange Brew (July 7, 2009, ). It was later reprinted in Side Jobs.
"AAAA Wizardry" Harry Dresden instructs a class of young Wardens on methods for investigating supernatural phenomena, using one of his own past cases as an example. He describes the four A's of his technique (Ascertain, Analysis, Assemble, Act), but warns them to beware of a fifth A (Arrogance).
Set between the May following Small Favor and the events of Turn Coat, "AAAA Wizardry" was published in Volume Two: Our World of "The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game" (June 15, 2010, ). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.
"Even Hand" On a mission for Lara Raith, Justine visits Johnny Marcone to request shelter for herself and a child under the terms of the Unseelie Accords. Marcone reluctantly agrees to harbor her for the child's sake, using a formidable range of magical and mundane weaponry to stop the Fomor pursuing them. In the aftermath of the battle, Marcone reflects on the effectiveness of his defenses and how he plans to use them against Harry Dresden in the future. Narrated by Marcone.
Set between Turn Coat and Changes, "Even Hand" was published in Dark and Stormy Knights (July 20, 2010, ). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.
"Restoration of Faith" While working as a private investigator, Harry Dresden finds a runaway he'd been hired to locate, a young girl named Faith. When he calls in his success to his partner, he learns that the girl's parents have reported her as being kidnapped to save face, and they plan to accuse him of the crime. Harry decides to bring the girl in anyway, but is stopped by a troll which has taken up residence under a bridge he needs to cross. When he confronts the troll, he is unexpectedly aided by a uniformed police officer named Karrin Murphy. Dresden manages to win the fight and, with Murphy's help, ensures that the girl is returned safely to her family.
Set before Storm Front,Jim Butcher's short stories Restoration of Faith was published on Jim Butcher's web site."Restoration of Faith" It was later reprinted in Side Jobs.
"Publicity and Advertising" Bob and Harry have a discussion about how to write a Yellow Pages ad for Harry Dresden's business. Bob thinks that Harry's ad copy is boring and uninteresting, while Harry dismisses Bob's suggestions as deceptive or unbelievable. Eventually, Harry wins out and goes back to working on formulas. Formulae.
Set between Death Masks and Blood Rites, Publicity and Advertising was published on Jim Butcher's web site."Publicity and Advertising" It was later reprinted in Side Jobs as Vignette.
"Aftermath" Harry Dresden has just been shot, and the police are checking the scene of the crime on Thomas Raith's boat. Karrin Murphy joins them only to hear that the body has not been found. Refusing to accept Harry's death as fact, Murphy starts moving on with her life, strengthening her contacts in Chicago's supernatural community and trying to do her duty as both a policewoman and as a member of the supernatural group. When Will Borden's wife Georgia and her friend Andi go missing, Murphy's investigation leads her first to Johnny Marcone and then to a group of Fomor that are vying to fill the power vacuum left by Harry's extermination of the Red Court. Narrated by Murphy.
Set between Changes and Ghost Story, Aftermath was published exclusively in Side Jobs (October 26, 2010).
"Love Hurts" Karrin Murphy calls Harry Dresden in on a series of weird double suicides, and they find that all the dead can be linked to a carnival outside Chicago, prompting further investigation. A Red Court vampire is discovered there, casting spells on couples, forcing them to fall in love. Since love is a mortal's sole defense against being fed upon by a member of the White Court, widespread use of the spell would cause the White Court's food supply to dwindle, giving advantage to the Red Court.
Set between Turn Coat and Changes, Love Hurts was published in Songs of Love and Death (November 16, 2010, ). It was later reprinted in Side Jobs.
"Curses" Harry is hired to look into the Curse of the Billy Goat, which has plagued the Chicago Cubs in the postseason for decades, and try to lift it if possible. The case leads him to the king of the Tylwyth Teg, who cast the curse himself and has been renewing it every year. After a friendly talk with the king, a longtime Cubs fan, Harry decides not to interfere and risk costing the team its loyal fan base.
Set between Small Favor and Turn Coat, Curses was published in Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy (July 5, 2011, ). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.
"I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" The teenage scion of a Sasquatch and a woman, Irwin Pounder is virtually immune to disease. When his parents learn that he has fallen ill at the boarding school he attends, they hire Harry to find out if something is wrong. Harry visits Irwin and discovers that someone is using dark magic to drain energy from his aura. The culprit proves to be the school's headmaster, who has been magically regrowing his hair to reverse his baldness. Harry orders him to stop or face reprisals from the White Council, and Irwin quickly recovers.
Set between Dead Beat and Proven Guilty, I Was a Teenage Bigfoot was published in Blood Lite 3: Aftertaste (May 29, 2012, ). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases and Working for Bigfoot.
"Bigfoot on Campus" Strength of a River in His Shoulders, a Bigfoot, asks Harry to look in on his half-human son Irwin Pounder, who is attending college and playing football. Harry discovers that Irwin's girlfriend Connie is a White Court vampire whose powers have little effect on him. When her father tries to psychically force her to have sex with Irwin and fatally drain his life force, Harry and River Shoulders intervene to save them both. Irwin meets his father for the first time, the price Harry set for helping, and he and Connie quietly disappear from campus.
Set between Turn Coat and Changes, Bigfoot on Campus was published in Hex Appeal (June 5, 2012, ). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases and Working for Bigfoot.
"B is for Bigfoot" Strength of a River in His Shoulders is a Bigfoot who has a son, Irwin Pounder, by an archaeologist he met during a dig. When River learns that Irwin is being bullied at school, he worries about the boy's safety and hires Harry Dresden to investigate. Harry learns that Irwin's tormentors are under the protection of a svartalf who threatens to kill Harry if he interferes, but Harry finds a way for Irwin to solve the problem on his own.
Set between Fool Moon and Grave Peril, B is for Bigfoot was published in Under My Hat: Tales From the Cauldron (August 28, 2012, ). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases and Working for Bigfoot.
"Bombshells" In the months after Harry Dresden's death, Molly Carpenter is on the run, living on the road and keeping under the White Council's radar, all the while being tutored by the Leanansidhe on the arts of survival and magical fighting. Encounters and skirmishes with the Fomor are increasingly frequent, until the Leanansidhe sends her in a mission to Svartalfheim in order to rescue Thomas Raith from execution. Molly discovers that a treaty of neutrality between the Fomor and the svartalves is to be signed in a few hours and that the Fomor mean to explode a bomb during the ceremony causing numerous deaths, and sets out to prevent it. Her life turns for the better after succeeding. Narrated by Molly Carpenter.
Set between Ghost Story and Cold Days, Bombshells was published in Dangerous Women (December 3, 2013 ). It was later reprinted in Brief Cases.
"Jury Duty"