James Islington (born ) is an

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author best known for his

high fantasy High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot.Brian Stableford, ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'', (p. 198), Scarecrow Press, Pl ...

series ''The Licanius Trilogy''.

Career

Prior to becoming a writer, Islington ran a tech startup. Though he always liked the idea of becoming an author, he only began writing seriously at the age of 30. Islington originally self-published ''

The Shadow of What Was Lost ''The Shadow of What Was Lost'' is a 2014 Australian high fantasy novel, the debut novel by James Islington. It is the first book in ''The Licanius Trilogy'', followed by '' An Echo of Things to Come'' and '' The Light of All That Falls''. In a w ...

'' in 2014. He signed a deal with

Orbit Books Orbit Books is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books. It is a division of Lagardère Publishing. History It was founded in 1974 as part of the Macdonald Futura publishing company. In 1992, its parent ...

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). 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. ''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. The second book, ''An Echo of Things to Come'', has received positive reviews which described it as a "dense, suspenseful adventure", as well as "gripping etoverelaborate".

Bibliography

The Licanius Trilogy

. (4 August 2014). Originally

self-published Self-publishing is the publication of media by its author at their own cost, without the involvement of a publisher. The term usually refers to written media, such as books and magazines, either as an ebook or as a physical copy using POD (pri ...

, later

. # An Echo of Things to Come. (22 August 2018). Orbit. # The Light of All That Falls. (10 December 2019). Orbit.

The Hierarchy

#''The Will of the Many'' (23 May 2023). Gallery/Saga Press. #''The Strength of the Few'' (TBA)

Personal life

Islington was born and raised in

Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au ...

. He and his wife live on the

Mornington Peninsula The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geogra ...

. They have two children.

References

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