Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden | |
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The Dresden Files character | |
Harry Dresden as depicted on the cover of the fifteenth book, Skin Game.
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First appearance |
Restoration of Faith (chronological) Storm Front (first novel) |
Last appearance | Skin Game |
Created by | Jim Butcher |
Portrayed by | Paul Blackthorne |
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Nickname(s) | Dresden Bill Hoss |
Species | Human (wizard) |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Wizard Private investigator Warden Winter Knight |
Affiliation | The White Council The Grey Council Winter Court |
Title | Warden, Regional Commander Winter Knight 'za Lord |
Family | Malcolm Dresden (father) (deceased) Margaret Gwendolyn LeFey (mother) (deceased) Ebenezar McCoy (grandfather) Thomas Raith (half-brother) |
Significant other(s) | Elaine Mallory (ex-girlfriend) Susan Rodriguez (ex-girlfriend) (deceased) Anastasia Luccio (ex-girlfriend) |
Children | Margaret Angelica Dresden Mendoza (daughter, by Susan) |
Religion | Theological Switzerland |
Nationality | American |
Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a fictional detective and wizard. He was created by Jim Butcher and is the protagonist of the contemporary fantasy series The Dresden Files. The series blends magic and hardboiled detective fiction. In addition to the fifteen The Dresden Files novels, he has appeared in fifteen short stories, as well as a limited series comic and an unlimited series comic. He was also adapted into a character by the same name for the TV series version of the novel series, also called The Dresden Files.
Harry Dresden is a wizard who works as a supernatural private investigator in Chicago, dealing with paranormal crimes and consulting for the Chicago Police Department. He is named after three different stage magicians—Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone, Sr., and David Copperfield. This name was given to him by his father, Malcolm Dresden, a stage magician with no genuine magical affinity. Malcolm raised Harry while performing all across the country, until he died of a brain aneurysm when Harry was six years old. The novels are written from Harry's perspective, in the style of hardboiled detective fiction.