D. J. Butler

David John Butler is an American

Butler attended the New York University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor in 1999. He is married to Emily Butler.^[1] He spent over a decade working as a lawyer for companies including Micron Technology before opening an independent firm in 2010.^[2] He is employed as a corporate trainer, using his skills as a storyteller to educate business people.^[2] He began pursuing his childhood dream of being an author in 2010.^[3] His steampunk Western novel, City of Saints, was a 2012 Whitney Award finalist in the speculative fiction category.^[4] He also worked as acquisitions editor for WordFire Press.^[2]

In 2017, Baen published the first of Butler's American epic flintlock fantasy series, Witchy Eye, set in an alternate 1815 America.

• Crecheling (February 2015, WordFire Press)
• Urbane (July 2016, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 9781614754268
  )

• City of Saints (omnibus, November 2015,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-347-6)^[12]

• The Kidnap Plot (June 2016,
  ISBN 978-0-553-51295-3)^[13][14]
• The Giant's Seat (June 2017, Knopf,
  ISBN 978-0-553-51299-1)^[15][16]
• The Library Machine (September 2018, Knopf,
  ISBN 978-0-553-51303-5)^[17]

• The Cunning Man with
  ISBN 9781982124168
  )
• The Jupiter Knife with Aaron Michael Ritchey (February 2021, Baen,
  ISBN 9781982125189
  )
• "The Seven Nipples of Molly Kitchen", in The Chronicles of Davids edited by
  ISBN 978-1-4814-8426-8
  )
• "The Greatest Horse Thief in History", in Straight Outta Deadwood edited by
  ISBN 978-1-4814-8432-9
  )
• "The Dead Who Care", in Parallel Worlds: The Heroes Within edited by L. J. Hachmeister and
  ISBN 978-1-69839-186-1
  )
• "Thirsty Bones", in Twilight Tales edited by Jaleta Clegg and Joe Monson (February 2021, Hemelein Publications,
  ISBN 978-1-64278-004-8
  )
• "Upon the Bells of the Horses", in The Florilegium of Madness edited by Callie Butler and Joe Monson (July 2021, Hemelein Publications,
  ISBN 978-1-64278-008-6
  )
• "The Hearts of the Children", in The Florilegium of Madness edited by Callie Butler and Joe Monson (July 2021, Hemelein Publications,
  ISBN 978-1-64278-008-6
  )
• "The Lord Set a Mark", in And Then It Got Weird: An Anthology of Paranormal Peculiarities edited by
  ISBN 978-1-64855-224-3
  )

• "The Path of the Hunter" in Negotiation edited by Kacey Ezell and Marisa Wolf (October 2019, Seventh Seal Press,
  ISBN 978-1-950420-57-5
  )
• "No Trade for Nice Guys" in When Valor Must Hold edited by Rob Howell and Chris Kennedy (February 2020, New Mythology Press,
  ISBN 978-1-950420-97-1
  )
• In the Palace of Shadow and Joy (July 2020, Baen,
  ISBN 9781982124700
  )
• "The Lady in the Pit" in No Game for Knights (September 2022, Baen,
  ISBN 978-1-982192-08-2
  )

• Hellhound on My Trail (February 2015,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-293-6
  )
• Snake Handlin' Man (February 2015, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-301-8
  )
• Crow Jane (February 2015, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-299-8
  )
• Devil Sent the Rain (February 2015, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-258-5
  )
• This World Is Not My Home (June 2016, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-406-0
  )
• The Good Son (July 2016, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-390-2
  )
• Earth Angel (July 2016, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-392-6
  )

• Band on the Run (vol. 1–3, March 2016, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-388-9
  )
• The Road to Hell (vols. 4–6, April 2017, WordFire Press,
  ISBN 978-1-61475-560-9
  )

• Witchy Eye (March 2017, Baen,
  ISBN 978-1-4767-8211-9)^[18][19]
• Witchy Winter (April 2018, Baen,
  ISBN 978-1-4814-8314-8)^[20][21]
• Witchy Kingdom (August 2019, Baen,
  ISBN 9781481484152
  )

• Serpent Daughter (November 2020, Baen,
  ISBN 9781982124977)^[22]

• Press Forward Saints, Mormon steampunk anthology edited by Butler (March 2019, Immortal Works,
  ISBN 978-1-09-482572-4
  )
• The Wilding Probate (October 2020, Immortal Works,
  ISBN 978-1-953491-05-3
  )
• The Florilegium of Madness, collection of short fiction (July 2021, Hemelein Publications,
  ISBN 978-1-64278-008-6
  )
• Abbott in Darkness (May 2022, Baen,
  ISBN 9781982126094
  )
• Time Trials with
  ISBN 9781982192488)^[23]

The writing in Time Trials, co-authored with M. A. Rothman, was described as "highly enjoyable" and "entertaining", having well-developed characters, and praised for "refreshingly [showing] respect for ancient civilizations and their accomplishments".^[23]

Awards and honors

Butler has received the following awards and honors:

References