J.V. Jones

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January 01, 1963 in Liverpool, England, The United Kingdom

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female

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http://www.jvj.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Julie Victoria Jones was born in Liverpool, England. She has been writing for seven years, and is currently working on her sixth novel, which will be titled A Fortress of Grey Ice. She lives in San Diego, California.

All three books in The Book Of Words Trilogy are #1 national bestsellers, and have been bought for publication in England, Poland, Russia, Germany, France and Holland. Her fifth book, A Cavern of Black Ice, is the first in a new series.

J.V. enjoys cooking, gardening, reading, playing RPG's, watching old black-and-white movies, and pottering around the house!

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Journal - Do Not Go Outside

This was the sign on the door of the lodge I stayed at over the Holidays. It was in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. There was so much snow overnight I had to evacuate my room. read more »

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Books by J.V. Jones

Average rating: 3.78 · 8,791 ratings · 263 reviews · 16 distinct works

	A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,816 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions	My rating:
	The Baker's Boy (Book of Words, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,766 ratings — published 1997 — 18 editions	My rating:
	Master and Fool (Book of Words, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 1,264 ratings — published 1996 — 19 editions	My rating:
	A Man Betrayed (Book of Words, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 1,212 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions	My rating:
	A Fortress of Grey Ice (Sword of Shadows, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 916 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions	My rating:
	A Sword from Red Ice (Sword of Shadows, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Barbed Coil 3.80 avg rating — 655 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Watcher of the Dead (Sword of Shadows, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Book of Words 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	My rating:
	La Ronde D or T01 Les Motifs de L Ombre by J.V. Jones, Guillaume Fournier (Traduction) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009	My rating:

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Series by J.V. Jones

Book of Words (3 books)
by J.V. Jones

3.73 avg rating — 4,240 ratings

Sword of Shadows (4 books)
by J.V. Jones

3.83 avg rating — 3,825 ratings

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“He was dirty, his hair unkempt, his clothes stained with blood. Heroes in stories somehow managed to rescue maidens while looking like court dandies. Next time he went adventuring he'd remember to bring a comb.”
― J.V. Jones

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