Jim C. Hines has been a paid juggler, earned a black belt in two different martial arts, performed yo-yo tricks at the top of the Eiffel Tower, and lived with a brain-damaged squirrel. (Only three of those are true.) One of his earliest stories earned first place in the Writers of the Future contest. He's published more than forty short stories as well as numerous fantasy novels, including the humorous Jig the Dragonslayer trilogy, the Princess series, which re-imagines traditional fairy-tale princesses as butt-kicking action heroines, and the Magic Ex Libris series, about a centuries-old secret society dedicated to the use and control of book magic. In 2012, he won the Hugo for Best Fan Writer. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife, two children, and an unstable number of pets. He can be found online at www.jimchines.com.
Praise for the Magic ex Libris series: "An engaging writer who is
also greatly entertaining, and I recommend this book to anyone who
enjoys superior worldbuilding." --Charlaine Harris, #1 New York
Times bestselling writer "I picked up the book meaning to read a
few pages. My first thought was, 'This is a cool concept.' The
second thing I thought was, 'This is really, really clever.' The
third thing I thought was, 'I should have gone to sleep three hours
ago.'" --Patrick Rothfuss, #1 New York Times bestselling writer
"This may be Jim Hines' best work. Libriomancer is smart, silly,
and deadly serious, all at the same time. It's a book about loving
books." --Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling writer "Hines
created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and very
definitely not always safe. This is a book for everyone who has
ever wanted to pull Excalibur from the page." --Tanya Huff,
bestselling author "A rich backstory and mythology that weaves
history and magic and science fiction across centuries, between
cultures, and around the globe." --Wired "Hines supplies everything
a reader needs--werewolves, ghosts, robot insects, a fire spider
that eats candy, and homages to classic SF--for a very good time."
--Publishers Weekly "Bibliophiles and fantasy enthusiasts will
enjoy the author's intelligent approach to both magic and
literature." --Library Journal "Hines writes joyously.... Codex
Born is what would happen if a group of fantasy fans were to hole
up in a room trying to develop a system of magic, saying, 'But what
if THIS happened?'" --RT Reviews "Libriomancer is any book-geek's
dream come true. It is so much fun and an ode to books." --Book
Smugglers "Isaac's story feels extremely personal and intimate,
even throughout the world-changing events around him." --SF Signal
"Hines has just scratched the surface of what he can do. And I
can't wait to see what comes next." ----Tor.com "Equal parts quirky
humor and serious emotional dissection.... Hines is one hell of an
author." --Bookworm Blues "Continues to break tropes and proves
that fantasy can be so much more.... Right at the top of my list of
favorites along with JK Rowling's Harry Potter, Patrick Rothfuss'
Kingkiller Chronicle, Garth Nix's Abhorsen, and Kim Harrison's
Hollows." --Bibliophilic Witch "Wonderful characterizations. From a
fire spider to Gutenberg himself, [Hines] makes all his characters
come alive on the page." --Errand Dreams
Praise for the Magic ex Libris series:
"An engaging writer who is also greatly entertaining, and I
recommend this book to anyone who enjoys superior worldbuilding."
--Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling writer
"I picked up the book meaning to read a few pages. My first thought
was, 'This is a cool concept.' The second thing I thought was,
'This is really, really clever.' The third thing I thought was, 'I
should have gone to sleep three hours ago.'" --Patrick Rothfuss, #1
New York Times bestselling writer
"This may be Jim Hines' best work. Libriomancer is smart, silly,
and deadly serious, all at the same time. It's a book about loving
books." --Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling writer
"Hines created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and
very definitely not always safe. This is a book for everyone who
has ever wanted to pull Excalibur from the page." --Tanya Huff,
bestselling author
"A rich backstory and mythology that weaves history and magic and
science fiction across centuries, between cultures, and around the
globe." --Wired
"Hines supplies everything a reader needs--werewolves, ghosts,
robot insects, a fire spider that eats candy, and homages to
classic SF--for a very good time." --Publishers Weekly
"Bibliophiles and fantasy enthusiasts will enjoy the author's
intelligent approach to both magic and literature." --Library
Journal
"Hines writes joyously.... Codex Born is what would happen if a
group of fantasy fans were to hole up in a room trying to develop a
system of magic, saying, 'But what if THIS happened?'" --RT
Reviews
"Libriomancer is any book-geek's dream come true. It is so much fun
and an ode to books." --Book Smugglers
"Isaac's story feels extremely personal and intimate, even
throughout the world-changing events around him." --SF Signal
"Hines has just scratched the surface of what he can do. And I
can't wait to see what comes next." ----Tor.com
"Equal parts quirky humor and serious emotional dissection....
Hines is one hell of an author." --Bookworm Blues
"Continues to break tropes and proves that fantasy can be so much
more.... Right at the top of my list of favorites along with JK
Rowling's Harry Potter, Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicle,
Garth Nix's Abhorsen, and Kim Harrison's Hollows." --Bibliophilic
Witch
"Wonderful characterizations. From a fire spider to Gutenberg
himself, [Hines] makes all his characters come alive on the page."
--Errand Dreams
Praise for the Magic ex Libris series:
"An engaging writer who is also greatly entertaining, and I
recommend this book to anyone who enjoys superior worldbuilding."
Charlaine Harris, #1 "New York Times" bestselling writer
"I picked up the book meaning to read a few pages. My first thought
was, 'This is a cool concept.' The second thing I thought was,
'This is really, really clever.' The third thing I thought was, 'I
should have gone to sleep three hours ago.'" Patrick Rothfuss, #1
"New York Times" bestselling writer
"This may be Jim Hines' best work. "Libriomancer" is smart, silly,
and deadly serious, all at the same time. It's a book about loving
books." Seanan McGuire, "New York Times" bestselling writer
Hines created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and
very definitely not always safe. This is a book for everyone who
has ever wanted to pull Excalibur from the page. Tanya Huff,
bestselling author
A rich backstory and mythology that weaves history and magic and
science fiction across centuries, between cultures, and around the
globe. Wired
"Hines supplies everything a reader needs werewolves, ghosts, robot
insects, a fire spider that eats candy, and homages to classic SF
for a very good time." "Publishers Weekly"
"Bibliophiles and fantasy enthusiasts will enjoy the author's
intelligent approach to both magic and literature." "Library
Journal"
"Hines writes joyously.... "Codex Born" is what would happen if a
group of fantasy fans were to hole up in a room trying to develop a
system of magic, saying, 'But what if THIS happened?'" "RT
Reviews"
""Libriomancer "is any book-geek's dream come true. It is so much
fun and an ode to books." Book Smugglers
Isaac s story feels extremely personal and intimate, even
throughout the world-changing events around him. SF Signal
"Hines has just scratched the surface of what he can do. And I
can't wait to see what comes next." Tor.com
Equal parts quirky humor and serious emotional dissection.... Hines
is one hell of an author. Bookworm Blues
Continues to break tropes and proves that fantasy can be so much
more.... Right at the top of my list of favorites along with JK
Rowling s Harry Potter, Patrick Rothfuss Kingkiller Chronicle,
Garth Nix s Abhorsen, and Kim Harrison s Hollows. Bibliophilic
Witch
Wonderful characterizations. From a fire spider to Gutenberg
himself, [Hines] makes all his characters come alive on the page.
Errand Dreams"
Praise for the "Magic ex Libris" series:
"I picked up the book meaning to read a few pages. My first thought
was, 'This is a cool concept.' The second thing I thought was,
'This is really, really clever.' The third thing I thought was, 'I
should have gone to sleep three hours ago.'"
Patrick Rothfuss, "New York Times-"bestselling author
"Hines is an engaging writer who is also greatly entertaining, and
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys superior
worldbuilding."
Charlaine Harris, " New York Time"s-bestselling author
"This may be Jim Hines' best work. "Libriomancer "is smart, silly,
and deadly serious, all at the same time. It s a book about loving
books. This is the magic librarian and ass-kicking dryad adventure
story we ve all been waiting for."
Seanan McGuire, "New York Times"-bestselling author
"Equal parts quirky humor, and serious emotional dissection. It s a
bit darker because of it, and a bit deeper, but the humor and the
action keeps everything feeling lighter than you d expect, and
keeps the speed ramped up.... Hines is one hell of an author, and
his skill keeps developing with each thing he writes. "Unbound "is
the best yet."
Bookworm Blues
"Isaac s story feels extremely personal and intimate, even
throughout the worldchanging events around him.... ["Unbound "is] a
real game changer. The joys of the first two volumes of the
possibilities of libriomancy are transformed and changed here into
something very different, and in many ways, greater."
SF Signal
"This is a dark book of desperation and hope [it] continues to
break tropes and proves that fantasy can be so much more than book
snobs expect.... This series is right at the top of my list of
favorites along with J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter," Patrick
Rothfuss's" Kingkiller Chronicle," Garth Nix's "Abhorsen," and Kim
Harrison's "Hollows.""
Bibliophilic Witch
""Unbound "is a roller coaster ride of depression, mania, fear,
love, shame, guilt, wonder, and hope. These are all shored up by
Hines wonderful characterizations. From a fire spider to Gutenberg
himself, [Hines] makes all of his characters come alive on the
page."
Errant Dreams"
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