#152 in Fantasy
New out January 20, 2026
Twelve Months
- 481
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“Twelve Months” belongs to readers who have followed “The Dresden Files” this far: it is the eighteenth novel and no place to begin. Some of them note that it starts straight from the end of the previous book. Butcher covers the year after the battle of Chicago, in a story marked by loss and grief yet hopeful in mood, and the series, some feel, is gathering itself for its finale.
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About the book
Twelve Months is a novel by Jim Butcher and is the 18th novel in The Dresden Files. Twelve Months was published on January 20, 2026 by Ace Books. The book covers the twelve months following the battle of Chicago.
Reading order · The Dresden Files
Full order & progress →- Storm FrontStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Fool Moon
7.57.5 / 10 - Grave Peril
7.97.9 / 10 - Summer Knight
8.28.2 / 10 - Death Masks
8.28.2 / 10 - Blood Rites
8.28.2 / 10 - Dead Beat
8.58.5 / 10 - Proven Guilty
8.58.5 / 10 - White Night
8.48.4 / 10 - Small Favor
8.58.5 / 10 - Turn Coat
8.68.6 / 10 - Changes
8.88.8 / 10 - Ghost Story
8.38.3 / 10 - Cold Days
8.78.7 / 10 - Skin Game
8.88.8 / 10 - Peace Talks
8.18.1 / 10 - Battle Ground
8.48.4 / 10 - Twelve MonthsThis book
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.8 across 156 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.8 | 156 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Twelve Months?
It has 481 pages — shorter than 60% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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