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Jim C. Hines

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Jim C. Hines began his writing career with a trilogy about the irrepressible Jig the goblin, which actor and author Wil Wheaton described as "too f***ing cool for words." He went on to deconstruct fairy tales in his four-book Princess series, made all the world's literature a grimoire in the Magic ex Libris series, and explored the heroic side of spacecraft sanitation in his Janitors of the Post Apocalypse trilogy. His short fiction has appeared in more than fifty magazines and anthologies. Jim has been outspoken about topics like sexism and harassment, and was the editor of the Invisible series—three collections of personal essays about representation in sf/f. He received the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2012. Jim currently lives in m ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 67,054 ratings · 8,347 reviews · 95 distinct works • Similar authors

	Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 13,049 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Codex Born (Magic Ex Libris, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 5,804 ratings — published 2013 — 16 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 Stepsister Scheme (Princess, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,283 ratings — published 2008 — 8 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
	Goblin Quest (Jig the Goblin, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 4,640 ratings — published 2004 — 21 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
	Unbound (Magic Ex Libris, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 3,587 ratings — published 2015 — 8 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
	Terminal Alliance (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 3,499 ratings — published 2017 — 15 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 Mermaid's Madness (Princess, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 3,004 ratings — published 2009 — 15 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
	Goblin Hero (Jig the Goblin, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 2,670 ratings — published 2007 — 17 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
	Revisionary (Magic Ex Libris, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 2,411 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	Goblin War (Jig the Goblin, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 2,280 ratings — published 2008 — 14 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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Slayers of Old is Out Today!

It’s New Book Day, my second of 2025! Today marks the release of SLAYERS OF OLD. This is a standalone contemporary fantasy, pitched as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls.”

Cover art for Slayers of Old, showing an old man with a cane and a cat with tentacles and extra eyeballs.

Jenny Winter is our slayer-type character, a retired Hunter of Artemis who now helps to run Second Life Books in Salem, Massachusetts, along with half-succubus and former private investigator Annette and 99-year-old

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Magic Ex Libris (4 books)
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3.92 avg rating — 25,531 ratings

Princess (4 books)
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3.87 avg rating — 12,484 ratings

Jig the Goblin (3 books)
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4.04 avg rating — 10,627 ratings

Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse (3 books)
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4.12 avg rating — 6,328 ratings

Invisible (3 books)
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Mary Anne Mohanraj (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

K. Tempest Bradford (Goodreads Author) (Introduction),

Chelsea Alejando (Contributor),

Alliah (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

T.S. Bazelli (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

Alex Conall (Contributor),

Jennifer Cross (Contributor),

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Jim has read Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer (Goodreads Author)	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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Jim made a comment on Jennifer T.’s review of Slayers of Old " Jennifer - D'oh! You're right about those dates being off. I'm kicking myself, because I did check the publication dates for both ... but in an earlie ...more "
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Jim liked Apilrain's review of Slayers of Old: "I received an advanced reader's edition from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion- I feel like this was the ending we needed. 100% percent agree it's a bit like Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets the Golden Girls. Except this was the ending we ne" Read more of this review »
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Jim and 1 other person liked Paley's review of Slayers of Old: "Thank you so much to DAW for sending me an arc of Slayers of Old, it was such a delight to read! Slayers of Old follows a trio of former chosen ones, now all retired and living together running a bookstore. They're all still powerful in their own righ" Read more of this review »
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Jim liked Deborah Blake's review of Kitemaster: "This book was a joy to read. Jim C. Hines has created a completely original world filled with flawed, believable characters, life-changing journeys, and creatures you could never have dreamed of. Hines takes you on an adventure that will pull you in " Read more of this review »
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Quotes by Jim C. Hines (?)

“1. Bullying is not okay. Period.

2. Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.

3. If your sincerely-held religious beliefs require you to bully children, then your beliefs are fucked up.”
― Jim C. Hines

tags: abuse-of-religion, bullying, legislation, outrage, schools

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“Freedom of speech does not protect you from the consequences of saying stupid shit.

[Blog post, March 12, 2012]”
― Jim C. Hines

tags: freedom-of-speech, stupidity

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“Your religious beliefs are your business. They are not and should not be the basis for law. If you use them as justification to discriminate against others, don’t be upset when others decide you’re an asshole."

[Blog post of July 26, 2011]”
― Jim C. Hines

tags: belief, discrimination, law, religion

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Jim’s Quotes

“There was magic, and there was magic. Thanks to Gutenberg, I could no longer pull wands, potions, and light sabers out of books, but when it came to research, give me a well-stocked library and I was a goddamned Merlin.”
― Jim C. Hines, Unbound

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“Look at the shiny magic thing trying to kill us, isn’t it awesome?”
― Jim C. Hines, Codex Born

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message 7: by Josh

Mar 27, 2014 01:06PM

Hi, Jim. Thanks for accepting. I don't get along too well with urban fantasy, but really enjoyed Libriomancer. Looking forward to reading Codex Born soon.

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message 6: by Kevin

Jun 07, 2011 05:21PM