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David James "DJ" Butler (born May 10, 1973) is an award-winning[1] American epic flintlock fantasy and steampunk author. He current resides in Utah. [2]
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Early life and Legal Career
DJ Butler was born and raised in
He completed his undergrad at BYU, where he received a BA in Near Eastern Studies. He then attended the NYU School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor in 1999. He spent over a decade working as a lawyer for various companies, including Micron Technology and Intel, before opening an independent firm in 2010.[3] He is currently employed as a corporate trainer, using his skills as a story teller to educate business people.[3]
Career
In 2012 his steampunk Western novel City of Saints was a Whitney Award finalist in the Speculative Fiction category.[4] This work would be picked up by WordFire Press and published under their imprint n 2016.
Butler's first traditionally published novel was the 2016 middle grade steampunk adventure, The Kidnap Plot.[3]
In 2017, Baen published the first of Butler's American epic flintlock fantasy series, Witchy Eye. Set in an alternate 1815 America filled with strange magic, dangerous beast men, powerful Ohio Mound Builder kingdoms, and a far-flung electoral empire run by the descendants of William Penn. the series follows a young mean-spirited and homely Appalachian-raised witch, Sarah, who is the rightful heir to both the Empire and the fallen Kingdom of Cahokia. [5]
Bibliography
The Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie (Knopf)
The Witchy War series (Baen)
- Witchy Eye (2017)[8]
- Witchy Winter (2018)[9]
- Witchy War (2019)[10]
- Untitled Fourth Book
- Untitled Fifth Book
- Untitled Sixth Book
Rock Band Fights Evil [WordFire Press]
- Band on the Run: Rock Band Fights Evil Vols. 1-3 [Hellhound on My Trail, Snake Handlin' Man, Crow Jane] (2016)
- The Road to Hell: Rock Band Fights Evil Vols. 4-6 [Devil Sent the Rain, This World Is Not My Home, The Good Son] (2017)
- Earth Angel (2016)
Standalone works
- City of Saints (WordFire Press, 2016)
- The Cunning Man (Baen, coming 2019)
References
- ^ "2018 AML Award Winners." Dawning of a Brighter Day. Association for Mormon Letters. 30 March 2019. Accessed 31 March 2019.
- ^ "About Dave". Dave Butler Writes. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ a b c "Interview with D.J. Butler, Lawyer and Speculative Writer". Anaphora Literary Press. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "2012 Finalists – The Whitney Awards". Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Witchy Eye Is a Flintlock Fantasy of a Different Breed". The B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Butler, Dave, 1973- author. The kidnap plot. ISBN 9780553512953. OCLC 922155305.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Butler, Dave, 1973- author. The giant's seat. ISBN 9780553512991. OCLC 989724751.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Witchy Eye. 2018-02-27. ISBN 9781481483117.
- ^ Butler, D. J. (David John), 1973- author. Witchy winter. ISBN 9781481483148. OCLC 1059175489.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Butler, D. J. (David John), 1973- author. (2019). Witchy winter : war comes to the Serpent Kingdom. Baen. ISBN 148148379X. OCLC 1039371085.
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