Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di residenza: Montana, USA
Istruzione: University of Montana (Psychology)
Attività lavorative: long-haul truck driver
home builder
woodworker
Breve biografia: When James was thirteen years old he read The Talisman, by Stephen King, and a seed of an idea was planted that someday he, too, would create different worlds. After a stint in the US Army, a year as a long-haul truck driver, and a couple as a log home builder, he enrolled in the University of Montana. There, he majored in Psychology and, by chance, took a creative writing course that allowed him to rekindle the idea of creating worlds. Words started to flow, and worlds were born. After college, he started a small woodworking business with the express purpose of using it to fund his writing journey. James lives in Montana with his wife and his bodyguard, a Mini-Schauzer named Jonesy. [from The God King (2011)]

My name is James, and I live in a fantasy world. Okay, not really, but I write about them! It’s Stephen King’s fault. I read The Talisman when I was thirteen, and I’ve lived in my fantasy world ever since. As soon as I finished that book, I was hooked. I knew I was going to be a writer. Of course, someone forgot to inform life about my writing plans, so I’ve had several different jobs! I proudly served in the US Army, spent a year as a long-haul truck driver with my wife (who is also my high-school sweetheart), and even attended the University of Montana. While I was there I enrolled in a creative writing course, and I couldn’t resist the call of writing any longer. Next thing I knew words started to flow and worlds were born. Now I live and write in Montana with my wife and my bodyguard, a Mini-Schnauzer named Jonesy. I also eat copious amounts of chips and salsa :) Life is good! [retrieved 7/24/2013 from Amazon.com]

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The God King di James West

This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.leafmarks.com by express permission of this reviewer Title: The God King Series: Heirs of the Fallen Author: James West Rating: 1 of 5 Stars Genre: Fantasy Pages: 393 Synopsis: A mercenary, along with his 2 bestest buds ever help a young spoiled nobleman reach a hidden temple. Upon which the young nobleman unleashes hell itself thinking he's gaining absolute power. For no apparent reason said Mercenary gets some of the power and becomes the Nobleman's Nemesis! Battle across the Continent, some girl gets involved and then things turn out as you expect and there is lots more to the series as the world now has demons to contend with. My Thoughts: I had this on my TBR list, so somewhere, sometime I saw a review of it that either made me want to read it or I trusted the reviewer. Probably a good thing I can't remember who recommended this to me. It was a stinker. "Nacreous" things happened. The sky was "azure". Those are both code words for Synonyms dot com. And cheesy Forgotten Realms. I like Forgotten Realms however. The Mercenary was not a compelling character, his friends were stereotypes that never really got past the 2d stage, insta-love girl was just an ornament and the badguy was just a stupid idiot. I might have had a much better time of things if it wasn't almost 400 pages long. It really should have been 150-200 pages. What is it with indie authors and their insatiable need to spew on and on and on? Sanderson can write a tome for every book if he wants too, but you, Mr West, are absolutely no Brandon Sanderson, not by a long shot. And I'm removing one star because I'm grumpy. Yep, I can do that. I also won't be reading any more by this author. One book was enough to show the lack of skill level that I expect from my reading experience. "… (altro)

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