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David James

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The United States

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http://www.davejames.com

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Fantasy, Romance

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Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks, J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan

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December 2013

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David James (DJ) is an attorney and lives in Northborough, Massachusetts, with his wife, Tonya, who has somehow endured thirty years of his endless parade of ridiculous character voices echoing through the house. Together they’ve raised three wonderful children, now off conquering the world through college, law school, and Boston courtrooms.

When he’s not writing fantasy novels, designing campaigns, or crafting multi-page backstories, DJ records and publishes Christian hip-hop under the stage name “DJ the Not So Ordinary.” His music is available on all major streaming platforms.

DJ is the creator of his homebrew fantasy world Valla™ (www.vallaworld.com).

He is already hard at work on his second novel set in Valla, because, apparently, sleep is ...more

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Escala's Wish (Tales of Valla #1)

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Sky Shielder (Fire and Fang #1)

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Whispers Through the Forest

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Frozen Fates: Fated for the Holidays is one of those books where you know there is going to be a happy ending; you don't know how the author will get you there or how fun the ride will be. Great news! This ride is very well-crafted. If you like the mo ...more
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I read Soul of the Stack first, and I understand it's a prequel, so I have the advantage of knowing what the Waystation is or will become. Even knowing that the Waystation is a fantastic anchor in this book, a sentient bookstore that holds something ...more
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This book is basic — and that’s a good thing. The title could just as easily be Steady & Strong Exercises for 55-Year-Old Guys Who Work in an Office and Don’t Have Time for the Gym (or Won’t Go). Every exercise in this book is simple and clearly explai ...more
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This was a solid, well-written collection that clearly understands its audience. Because it’s written specifically for boys, the situations felt very real. A lot of these stories hit on the kinds of discomforts boys actually deal with at that age, su ...more
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It starts with a genuinely creepy local legend, and I like how the story keeps widening. What begins as a small-town mystery turns into something much bigger without losing the heart of the friend group. The abandoned theater works especially well as ...more
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High School Drama Teachers- USE THIS to get boys back into drama I went into Betwixt Forest & Fell expecting a typical fantasy novel and assumed the word ‘screenplay’ on the cover was just a clever way to signal a spoof or joke fantasy. Well, the auth ...more
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I genuinely wish Mykonos Made Me Do It existed for every major city in the world. I’d read Dimitris Margetas on London, Paris, Tokyo, Rome, etc. First, it’s actually funny. Not “travel-brochure witty,” but laugh-out-loud funny. Second, it’s packed wi ...more
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