All jack wants is to help an old couple and suddenly he is in the middle of a brutal gang war. Hines introduces the unlikely heroes that may just save the galaxy. Leaphorn and chee also known as the navajo mysteries is a series of detective fiction books by american author tony hillerman, which has been taken over by his daughter, anne hillerman leaphorn and chee refers to the series protagonists joe leaphorn and jim chee of the navajo tribal police. The latest book in this extremely popular series, called blue moon, arrives on bookshelves on october 29th. Hiness hilarious and clever magic ex libris series, where books come alive and libriomancer isaac vainio combats magical threats that spring from the page isaac vainio is a libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by johannes gutenberg.
Hes currently hard at work on codex born, the second book in the magic ex libris series. Hines born april 15, 1974 is an american fantasy writer. Hines is the author of the magic ex libris series, the princess series of fairy tale retellings, the humorous goblin quest trilogy, and the fable legends. Since then, his short fiction has been featured in more than fifty magazines and anthologies. Hines is an american author that is best known for his contribution to the fantasy genre. The complete series list for magic ex libris jim c. Scott youtube reading of in the employee manual of madness jones, russell a free scifi poetry and prose reading from me mikalatos, matt daily video readings of ya fantasy novel the crescent stone. Hines 2006 novel goblin quest goblin series book 1 is surprisingly good. Jim is best known as a fantasy novelist and the guy who did those genderflipped sff cover poses. Its basically a tale of an adventure quest as told by a goblin instead of one of the more usual quest races.
All in all, this is a good book to read if youre a fan of urban fantasy and looking to kill some time until the next dresden book comes out. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Hiness hilarious and clever magic ex libris series, where books come alive and libriomancer isaac vainio combats magical threats that spring from the page superior worldbuilding. Hines has been a paid juggler, earned a black belt in two different martial arts, performed yoyo tricks at the top of the eiffel tower, and lived with a braindamaged squirrel. The publisher contacted my agent to see if id be interested in writing the book. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Im guessing a lot had to do with my previously published work, particularly the goblin quest series, which has some of the same fantasy and humor feel as the fable game universe. Shop amongst our popular books, including 42, libriomancer, red hoods revenge and more from jim c.
I am tremendously pleased to be interviewing jim c. After the divorce of his parents, jim, his mother, and his two sisters moved to pennington, new jersey, where himes attended and graduated from hopewell valley central high school. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Himes, was, until recent years, the director of board activities for. Jim butcher gained an interest in the fantasy and sciencefiction genres at an early age after being bedridden by strep throat as a child. Hines, writer of the the goblin quest series or jig the goblin trilogy, which is basically well, starts out as a flip perspective version of your average dungeon crawl, and along the way it involves accidental heroism, people pretending to be stupid in order to survive, forgotten gods, whiny princes getting their arses kicked, braincontrolling fairies, snooty elves, a lost lonely. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
One of his earliest stories earned first place in the writers of the future contest. Jim lives in michigan with his wife and two children. Hines, including libriomancer, and shadowed souls, and more on. Hines overview isaac vainio is a libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by johannes gutenberg. Sign in to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Buy a cheap copy of marion zimmer bradleys sword and. I listed for about 15 minutes before returning the book. Himes, also worked for unicef, being the director of the unicef innocenti center, a research institute on child development in florence, italy. His first novel was goblin quest, the tale of a nearsighted goblin runt and his pet firespider. Hines is the author of libriomancer as well as a number of other fantasy books. Hines is the author of numerous fantasy novels, including the magic ex libris series, the princess series of fairy tale retellings, and the humorous goblin. Himes was born july 5, 1966 in lima, peru, to american parents, where his father worked for the ford foundation.
It was then that his sisters happened to introduce him to the hans solo adventures and the lord of the rings as a way of passing the time and from that moment on his fate was secured. That being said, the narrator voice actor in this is terrible. The krakau came to earth to invite humanity into a growing alliance of sentient species. Hines this genrebending urban fantasy series follows libriomancer isaac vainio, a disciple of johannes gutenberg, who uses the magic of books to fight evil. Hines is the author of the magic ex libris series, the princess series of fairy tale retellings, the humorous goblin quest trilogy, and the fable. Her mother told her she would be safe, so long as she kept to the path. Roudette is the hunter now, an assassin known throughout the world as the lady of the red hood. Book one by jim c hines, christopher kastensmidt online at alibris. Hines creates the ultimate kitchen sink fantasy series by finding a way to incorporate anything ever written into his world, leading to predictably insane results.
Hines is actively involved in causes that oppose bullying and sexual harassment in the science fiction and fantasy literary fields. Youtube has a reading of a game of goblins, with more coming soon. Release date newold release date oldnew name az name za price lowhigh price highlow publish date oldnew publish date newold latest updates oldnew latest updates newold. Patrick rothfuss magic librarian and asskicking dryad adventure story weve all been waiting for. Unbound is the third book of the magic ex libris series by american author, jim c. And because johannes gutenberg has locked his magic, his efforts to find her need to be even greater. Discount prices on books by jim c hines, including titles like terminal uprising janitors of the postapocalypse. Hines and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Author jim c hiness complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. His short fiction has appeared in more than 40 magazines and anthologies.
Hes written ten books, including libriomancer, the stepsister scheme, and the humorous goblin quest series. Free and legal science fictionfantasy reading jim c. Isaac vainio is a libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by johannes gutenberg and the main hero in this series. He is the author of one nonfantasy novel, goldfish dreams, described on the authors website as a mainstream rape. The ability to pull items out of books is an awesome idea, but the execution is a little sloppy. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Hiness hilarious and clever magic ex libris series, where books come alive and libriomancer isaac vainio combats. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jim c hines books online. Hines made his professional debut in 1998 with blade of the bunny, an awardwinning story that appeared in writers of the future xv. The book does tend to bendbreak its own rules every now and then, but it never goes too overboard. Himes attended harvard university as an undergraduate where he was the captain of the lightweight crew and graduated with a bachelor of arts in 1988. However, they happened to arrive after a mutated plague wiped out half the planet, turned the rest into shambling, nearunstoppable animals, and basically.
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