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James Devo

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Born

in London, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.facebook.com/thewonderseries

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Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction

Influences

Alan Moore Neil Gaiman, Phillip K Dick, Michael Chabon, Kurt Vonnegu ...more

Member Since

February 2016

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James Devo was born and raised in South London, from whence he escaped using a mixture of science fiction and fantasy in any medium he could grasp.

Over the last few shameful decades, he accidentally became a hardened TV professional and award-winning scriptwriter, developing a grubby sitcom for an American network, shorts shown in dingy English pubs and glittering international film festivals and full-length features with geek favourites attached.

James decided to create the world of The Wonder as a novel when he discovered the reader's imagination had both the cheapest and richest effects budget.

He is still trapped in South London, but his daily existence is vastly improved by the existence of his patient and ever-loving wife, his over-crit ...more

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James Devo’s books

Average rating: 4.48 · 21 ratings · 18 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Blood Red (The Wonder, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 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
	Deep Blue (The Wonder, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 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 Wonder Complete Volumes 1 and 2: Blood Red and Deep Blue it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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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Interview

Hello there

Here's an interview I did with the lovely NYAREADS -

http://www.nyareads.com/2016/07/30/in...

Enjoy!

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Published on July 30, 2016 12:33 • Tags: author-interview

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Series by James Devo

The Wonder (2 books)
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James Devo (Goodreads Author)

4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings

Polls

March/April Group Read Poll

We have a huge selection for our next read! Thanks to all the authors.

Poll closes on Friday 24th Feb.

The Mirror’s Truth by Michael R. Fletcher

15 votes, 18.8%

Blood On Borrowed Wings by Darren Stapleton

14 votes, 17.5%

The Penitent Assassin by Shawn Wickersheim

9 votes, 11.3%

Blood Red by James Devo

8 votes, 10.0%

The Amazing Adventures of Dashing Prince Dietrich by Igor Ljubuncic

7 votes, 8.8%

Devil's Night Dawning by Damien Black

4 votes, 5.0%

Cthulhu Armageddon by C.T. Phipps

4 votes, 5.0%

Steel, Blood & Fire by Allan Batchelder

4 votes, 5.0%

Shattered Dreams by Ulff Lehmann

3 votes, 3.8%

Chaste: A Tale from Perilisc by Jesse Teller

3 votes, 3.8%

The Eighth God by Paul S. Lavender

2 votes, 2.5%

Exile by Martin Owton

2 votes, 2.5%

The Woven Ring by M.D. Presley

2 votes, 2.5%

Darkstorm by M.L. Spencer

2 votes, 2.5%

The Shadow of The High King: The Weaving Shadows Book One: Volume 1 by Frank Dorrian

1 vote, 1.3%

The Beast in the Rocks: Koholt Chronicles, Book I. Tales from the World of All by Jon Erebus

0 votes, 0.0%

Windcatcher by A.J. Norfield

0 votes, 0.0%

80 total votes

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Making Connections: 4345. - BLOOD RED (The Wonder #1) by James Devo	3	16	Jun 02, 2016 04:56AM
Genre Specific Re...: Fantasy Review Group 10 (completed)	68	66	Jul 27, 2016 09:45PM
Genre Specific Re...: Dystopia Review Group 1 (Now Closed)	91	58	Sep 29, 2016 10:24AM
Genre Specific Re...: Speculative Fiction Review Group (closed)	58	49	Nov 07, 2016 11:33PM
Grimdark Fantasy: March/April '17 Self-Nominations	50	125	Feb 20, 2017 02:04AM

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James’s Quotes

“My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky.”
― Alan Moore

tags: life

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“My loathings are simple. stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. My pleasures are the most intense known to man: writing and butterfly hunting.”
― Vladmir Nabakov, Strong Opinions

tags: entertainment

185 likes

“Man makes plans . . . and God laughs.”
― Michael Chabon

tags: dark-humor, futility

174 likes

“I’ll put off reading Lolita for six more years until she turns 18.”
― Groucho Marx

tags: groucho-marx, lolita, nabakov

267 likes

“All we ever see of stars are their old photographs.”
― Alan Moore, Watchmen

tags: dr-manhatan, stars

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