If for some reason youre missing book one, or youd like to catch up on other hines books, ive also checked and updated the links on my bookstore page. One thing that amazes me is the focus it takes to bithoc butt in chair, hands on keyboard and to do that every day. His short fiction has appeared in more than 40 magazines and anthologies. If your sincerelyheld religious beliefs require you to bully children, then your beliefs are fucked up. Jim lives in michigan with his wife and two children. Jim is best known as a fantasy novelist and the guy who did those genderflipped sff cover poses. Author of terminal alliance, libriomancer, goblin quest, the stepsister scheme, and other. Libriomancer magic ex libris book 1 kindle edition by. Hines ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Youll also get autographed copies of the first books in each of jim s four sff series, as well as the standalone tiein novel fable. Online shopping from a great selection at kindle store store. Hines made his professional debut in 1998 with blade of the bunny, an awardwinning story that appeared in writers of the future xv.
Books are magic and not in that saturday morning cartoon break public service announcement theycantakeyou. His first novel was goblin quest, the tale of a nearsighted goblin runt and his pet firespider. Hines is the author of numerous fantasy novels, including the magic ex. Hines has been one of favorite writers since long before i started this blog. Hines was a volunteer crisis counselor in east lansing and worked as the male outreach coordinator for the msu safe place. Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people. Hines is the author of libriomancer as well as a number of other fantasy books.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. Actor and author wil wheaton described the book as too f ing cool for words, which is pretty much the best blurb ever. Hines can trace his writing career all the way back to 1995. His first professional sale was the awardwinning blade of the bunny, which took first place in the 1998 writers of the future competition and was published in writers of the future xv. Hines, who is married with two children and several pets, has won a hugo award. Hines is an american author that is best known for his contribution to the fantasy genre. Particular love paid to octopodes, silly hats, and ridiculous mustaches. Due to space limitations only 15 spots are available on a first come first served basis to new and unpublished writers in the genre fiction field. Hines ann aguirre, cat valente, cindy pon, jackie kessler, janni lee simner, lisa shearin, stephanie burgis, stephen leigh, tansy rayner roberts, tobias buckell. Hines, available august 6th from daw hardcover five hundred years ago, johannes gutenberg discovered the art of libriomancy.
Hines began writing in the early 90s, while working on a degree in psychology from michigan state university. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Hines, including libriomancer, and shadowed souls, and more on thriftbooks. Hines books in the table below and sort them by points, release date and price in usd. It all started with a little book found at my local bookstore called goblin quest starring a little blue nearsighted goblin named jig and his trepidatious fire spider companion smudge. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Drmfree books my ebooks my account my wishlist sign in create an account gift certificates drmfree books. Discount prices on books by jim c hines, including titles like terminal uprising janitors of the postapocalypse. In 2008, he donated his archive to the science fiction and fantasy writers of america sfwa collection in the department of rare books and special collections at northern illinois university. Continuing on my current running theme of examining the tropes of epic fantasy, a few weeks ago i happened into a discussion that spanned multiple blogs that caught my interest. 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 quest trilogy. A collection 21 of my short stories, with an introduction from john scalzi and an afterward by seanan mcguire. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible.
Hines is the author of the magic ex libris series, the princess series of fairy. This would have worked out better for all involved if they hadnt arrived after a mutated plague wiped out half the planet, turned the rest into shambling, nearunstoppable animals, and basically destroyed human civilization. In january 2012, hines posted on his blog with the headline striking a pose women and fantasy covers, a discussion. As it turns out, i know an awful lot of people who write books. May penguicon will be hosting a writers workshop led by jim c. Hines is the author of seven published fantasy novels from daw books, including the humorous goblin quest trilogy which will be rereleased in omnibus form this july and a fourbook series of fairy tale retellings which began with the stepsister scheme because sleeping beauty was always meant to be a ninja, and snow white makes a badass witch. Check out codex born, book two in the magic ex libris series by jim c. His latest novel is terminal uprising, book two in the humorous science fiction. Hines quotations about books, writing and bullying.
Impish apprentices, magical malfunctions and grumpy wizards included. I am tremendously pleased to be interviewing jim c. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading libriomancer magic ex libris book 1. Interview jim hines author of libriomancer mad hatter. He is the author of the goblin quest fantasy trilogy, comprising goblin quest, goblin hero and goblin war. Read about her chance encounter with author wesley chu. His latest novel is terminal uprising, book two in the humorous science fiction janitors of the postapocalypse trilogy. Actor and author wil wheaton described the book as too fing cool for words, which is pretty much the best blurb ever. Isaac vainio works in a smalltown library, spending the day cataloguing books. Hes an active blogger, and won the 2012 hugo award for best fan 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 tiein blood of heroes. And as these things often do, they settled into my mind where they collided with things i was already thinking about. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. When i read jim hines comments on his blog about what makes a good.
My free stuff is linked from the right sidebar of my website. When the krakau came to earth, they planned to invite humanity into a growing alliance of sentient species. Retro and vintage fashion blog for real women from a street savvy perspective. Libriomancer is the first book of the magic ex libris series by american author, jim c. Youll receive the autographed paperback of tamora carter. Hes an active blogger, and won the 2012 hugo award for best fan writ. Libriomancer magic ex libris book 1 kindle edition by hines, jim c download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hines, pikes peak writers, publishing, support your fiction addiction, writers conference, writing on april 7, 2014 by becky.
After completing the goblin trilogy, jim went on to write the princess series, four books often described as a blend of grimms fairy tales with charlies. He wrote a couple of short stories before finally finding his footing as a renowned author of fantasy. Hines had 1 book in the charts and total of 5525 points. But before jig the goblin, before fairy tale princesses and magic librarians and spunky firespiders, there was nakor the purple, an elf who wanted nothing more than to stand arou.