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James Maxey

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I've been an avid reader since I first picked up a book. Luckily, I was within biking distance of three different libraries growing up. I was a skinny kid. If only I had maintained that link between biking and reading, I might be a skinny adult.

I'm also a writer. I wrote my first book as a kid, an adventure about pirates and ghosts. When I was a teenager, I used to write superhero adventures. Then I went to college and was steered toward writing "literature." It took me several years to shake that off, and today I write the sort of books I devoured by the shelf when I was sixteen, fast-paced fantasy, SF, and superhero adventures, which I use to explore deeper questions about life. My goal is to always be thought-provoking and always be fun...more


Today through Tuesday, my short story collection There is No Wheel is available FREE as an ebook via Amazon. If you've already read my novels and arelooking for some more James Maxey fictionto carry you through until the June 26 release of Hush, now's your chance! It's free on Kindle (which basically means it's free on any device with an internet connection) by clicking here.

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Average rating: 3.65 · 1,271 ratings · 225 reviews · 20 distinct works
Bitterwood (Dragon Age, #1)
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
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Dragonforge (Dragon Age, #2)
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions
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Dragonseed (Dragon Age, #3)
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 87 ratings5 editions
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Greatshadow (Dragon Apocaly...
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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Burn Baby Burn (Whoosh! Bam...
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011
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There is No Wheel
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Hush (Dragon Apocalypse, #2)
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — expected publication 2012
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Little Guilt Thing Goin' On
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Final Flight of the Blue Bee
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010
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More books by James Maxey…
Bitterwood Dragonforge Dragonseed
Dragon Age (3 books)
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3.623456790123457 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 486 ratings
Nobody Gets the Girl Burn Baby Burn
Whoosh! Bam! Pow! (2 books)
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3.427027027027027 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 185 ratings
Greatshadow Hush
Dragon Apocalypse (2 books)
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4.085106382978723 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings

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"I'm unsure about the release dates outside the US for print, but the Kindle edition should be available on or around June 26 worldwide. Is the print v...more "
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Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin
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A fascinating point of view that makes you wonder just how much of the world passes by unnoticed on a daily basis. I read this book before I wrote my novel "Dragonforge" and used some of the ideas from it to craft the character of Zeeky, to explain h...more
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They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? by Patrick F. McManus
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Escape from Hell by Larry Niven
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Ringworld by Larry Niven
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Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight
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More of James's books…
“I decided long ago that life's absurd. If you don't develop a sense of humor, it will drive you mad.”
James Maxey, Dragonforge

“By the bones!" said Shay. "He has all seven!"

"All seven what?"

"The Potter biographies! The College of Spires only had five of the volumes... four now, since I stole one."

"What's so special about these books?" She picked up one of the fat tomes and flipped it open.

"Potter was a member of a race of wizards who lived in the last days of the human age," said Shay.

Jandra frowned as she flipped through the pages. "Are you certain this isn't fiction?" She asked.”
James Maxey, Dragonseed

“...I could now look down at ghostly fingers, wraith-like toes, and a phantom wang.”
James Maxey, Greatshadow

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