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Russell James

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September 14

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Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction

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Russell R. James was raised on Long Island, New York and spent too much time watching Chiller, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and Dark Shadows, despite his parents’ warnings. Bookshelves full of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe didn’t make things better. He graduated from Cornell University and the University of Central Florida.

After a tour flying helicopters with the U.S. Army, he now spins twisted tales best read in daylight.

His wife reads what he writes, rolls her eyes, and says “There is something seriously wrong with you.”

He has published the novels DARK INSPIRATION, SACRIFICE, BLACK MAGIC and DARK VENGEANCE, the compilations OUT OF TIME and TALES FROM BEYOND, as well as numerous short stories. He founded the Minnows Literary Group.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 6,883 ratings · 830 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cavern of the Damned (Grant Coleman Adventures #1) 4.10 avg rating — 838 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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
	Monsters in the Clouds (Grant Coleman Adventures #2) 4.13 avg rating — 533 ratings — 3 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
	Atoll X (The Grant Coleman Adventures #6) 4.19 avg rating — 510 ratings — 3 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
	Forest of Fire (Grant Coleman Adventures #4) 4.38 avg rating — 426 ratings — 3 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 Curse of the Viper King (Grant Coleman Adventures #3) 4.23 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 2018 — 3 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
	Mammoth Island (Grant Coleman Adventures #5) 4.37 avg rating — 364 ratings — published 2021 — 3 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
	River of Death (The Grant Coleman Adventures #8) 4.32 avg rating — 361 ratings — 3 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
	Terror on Mount St. Helens (Grant Coleman Adventures #9) 4.37 avg rating — 311 ratings — 3 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
	Desolation Canyon (The Grant Coleman Adventures #7) 4.21 avg rating — 310 ratings — 3 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
	Claws (Kathy West National Park Adventure #1) 4.19 avg rating — 276 ratings — 3 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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Series by Russell James

Grant Coleman Adventures (9 books)
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Kathy West National Park Adventure (3 books)
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4.27 avg rating — 621 ratings

Rick and Rose Sinclair Adventure (5 books)
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4.23 avg rating — 526 ratings

Q Island (2 books)
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4.18 avg rating — 294 ratings

Office of Supernatural Directives (3 books)
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4.29 avg rating — 161 ratings

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Russell James made a comment on Toni’s review of Under the Skeleton Flag " You can see what happens to that treasure decades later in VOYAGE TO BLACKBEARD'S ISLAND. ...more "
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Russell James liked Toni's review of Under the Skeleton Flag: "Purchased this on a whim at MegaCon Orlando and I enjoyed it. Not so happy ending but intriguing and maintained my interest throughout. "
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Russell James liked Matt Kimery's review of Desolation Canyon (The Grant Coleman Adventures #7): "Another fun read. The sarcasim gets to be a bit of over kill at times, but in general it helps keep the story light and entertaining. Again Mr. James has done his research and trys to make sure the is some reality in the behaviour of these extinct cre" Read more of this review »
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Russell James and 1 other person liked Brittney's review of Desolation Canyon (The Grant Coleman Adventures #7): "I cackled at Priya taking the book idea in the end 😂 God I love Grant and these insane adventures."
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Russell James liked Barbara's review of Terror on Mount St. Helens (Grant Coleman Adventures #9): "Nature is constant change You never know when or how but it keeps us in the fire of all species and evolution. Very enjoyable read. "
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Russell James made a comment on Spencer Pieters’s review of The Curse of the Viper King (Grant Coleman Adventures #3) " Meer monsters wachten in Grants andere avonturen. "
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The Queen of Gothic Horror has done it again. Catherine Cavendish delivers in Matilda’s Retreat with everything you’d want in a great horror novel: a sinister house, a horrific supernatural history, secret rooms, possible possession, and chilling plo ...more
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“Maybe he didn’t call us home for a reunion. He called us back home to kill it. For good this time.”
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“She was fifteen years younger than Paul, a point his other retired cop friends kidded him about mercilessly.”
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