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Jim C. 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 tie-in Blood of Heroes. His latest novel is Terminal Uprising, book two in the humorous science fiction Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse trilogy. He’s an active blogger, and won the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Jim lives in Michigan with his two children. Online, he can be found at http://www.jimchines.com. ...more

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	Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 11,972 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stepsister Scheme (Princess, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 5,046 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Codex Born (Magic Ex Libris, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 5,345 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goblin Quest (Jig the Goblin, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,945 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mermaid's Madness (Princess, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 2,862 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unbound (Magic Ex Libris, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 3,207 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Hood's Revenge (Princess, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 2,279 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goblin Hero (Jig the Goblin, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,282 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goblin War (Jig the Goblin, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,970 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revisionary (Magic Ex Libris, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 2,094 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Surgery and Recovery

It’s been six days since the surgeon opened up my hand to try to restore movement to the pinky. At that point, the Dupuytren’s contracture had progressed to where I only had about 30° of movement. (Click the link for a lovely photo.)

This was causing trouble with things like reaching into a pocket or putting on a glove. It was also messing with my typing. When I finally met with the surgeon, he sai

Series by Jim C. Hines

Magic Ex Libris (4 books)
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Princess (4 books)
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Jig the Goblin (3 books)
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Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse (2 books)
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Invisible (3 books)
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Jim C. Hines wrote a new blog post Surgery and Recovery It’s been six days since the surgeon opened up my hand to try to restore movement to the pinky. At that point, the Dupuytren’s contracture had progres Read more of this blog post »
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Jim made a comment on Kickstarter Rewards Status " Thank you. Nothing so serious as a beard transplant. Just fixing a contracted tendon in my hand. Turns out typing is easier when you can actually use ...more "
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Jim has read All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jim has read Empire's End (Star Wars: Aftermath, #3) by Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jim made a comment on his status in Justice Calling (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, #1) " It was fun! I’ve had this one for a while. Finally catching up on a little of the TBR pile :-) "
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Quotes by Jim C. Hines

“1. Bullying is not okay. Period.

2. Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.

3. If your sincerely-held religious beliefs require you to bully children, then your beliefs are fucked up.”
― Jim C. Hines

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“Freedom of speech does not protect you from the consequences of saying stupid shit.

[Blog post, March 12, 2012]”
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tags: freedom-of-speech, stupidity

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“Your religious beliefs are your business. They are not and should not be the basis for law. If you use them as justification to discriminate against others, don’t be upset when others decide you’re an asshole."

[Blog post of July 26, 2011]”
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tags: belief, discrimination, law, religion

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Voting for December's Fantasy Themed Read: Pirates/High Seas

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

59 votes, 27.2%

The Scar by China Miéville

43 votes, 19.8%

On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

39 votes, 18.0%

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

29 votes, 13.4%

The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick

23 votes, 10.6%

The Mermaid's Madness By Jim C. Hines

14 votes, 6.5%

Pirate Freedom by Gene Wolfe

10 votes, 4.6%

217 total votes

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Jim’s Quotes

“There was magic, and there was magic. Thanks to Gutenberg, I could no longer pull wands, potions, and light sabers out of books, but when it came to research, give me a well-stocked library and I was a goddamned Merlin.”
― Jim C. Hines, Unbound

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“Look at the shiny magic thing trying to kill us, isn’t it awesome?”
― Jim C. Hines, Codex Born

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