James Islington
Bornc. 1981
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
GenreHigh fantasy
Years active2014-present
Notable worksThe Shadow of What Was Lost
Children2
Website
jamesislington.com/about-me.html

James Islington (born c. 1981)[1] is an Australian author best known for his high fantasy series The Licanius Trilogy. He is also the author of the 2023 novel The Will of the Many, the first book in the Hierarchy series.

Career

Prior to becoming a writer, Islington ran a tech startup.[1] Though he always liked the idea of becoming an author, he only began writing seriously at the age of 30.[2] Islington originally self-published The Shadow of What Was Lost in 2014. He signed a deal with Orbit Books less than a year later. He has published two sequel novels, entitled An Echo of Things to Come (2017) and The Light of All That Falls (2019).[3] Islington stated that writing the second novel was much more stressful than writing his debut novel, in part because of the increased pressure that comes from being signed by a major publishing company.[4]

The Shadow of What Was Lost received moderately positive reviews. Some critics praised the novel's complex magic, political intrigue, and large cast of characters, while others criticized the unoriginal premise while still complimenting the author's prose.[5][6][7][8] The second book, An Echo of Things to Come, has received positive reviews which described it as a "dense, suspenseful adventure",[9] as well as "gripping [yet] overelaborate".[10]

Bibliography

The Licanius Trilogy

  1. The Shadow of What Was Lost. (4 August 2014). Originally self-published, later Orbit Books. ISBN 9780992580209
  2. An Echo of Things to Come. (22 August 2017). Orbit. ISBN 9780316274111
  3. The Light of All That Falls. (10 December 2019). Orbit. ISBN 9780356507835

The Hierarchy

  1. The Will of the Many (23 May 2023). Gallery/Saga Press. ISBN 9781982141172
  2. The Strength of the Few (TBA)

Personal life

Islington was born and raised in Victoria, Australia. He and his wife live on the Mornington Peninsula. They have two children.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview with James Islington". Civilian Reader. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Qwillery: Interview with James Islington, author of The Shadow of What Was Lost". 8 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ↑ Kelly Blanchard-Dale (10 December 2019). "Interview with James Islington".
  4. ↑ Joel Cunningham (9 December 2019). "Epic Endings: James Islington & Evan Winter on Perfect Titles, Finding Your Fans, and Wrapping a Trilogy". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington". Publishers Weekly. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Robert H. Bedford (8 November 2016). "Memories Found: The Shadow of What Was Lost". Tor.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington". Kirkus Reviews. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Eric Brown (28 October 2016). "The Best Recent Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels - Reviews Roundup". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: An Echo of Things to Come". Publishers Weekly. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "About Me". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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