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James Thomas lives in Surprise AZ with his lovely wife of 20+ years and two great kids. He holds a Masters degree in science education and is an avid adventurer. He endeavors in many areas of art, seeking fulfillment in these areas of creativeness.

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I struggled with this quite honestly for a long time before I started writing my first novel. However, I came to the conclusion that I wanted to make it as believable as I could. With that, I had to write about some very uncomfortable situations. I had to put myself into some pretty dark places when thinking about what an antagonist might actually say or do.

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Pretty interesting stuff. This was fun to read to/with my wife, and we would both guess who or what he was talking about. The only reason I didn't give 5 starts was that there were parts that were confusing. Also, some of the personal experiences did ...more
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Whew, that was quite a ride! This is the third book in the trilogy. I enjoyed it.

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Great read for me. I have enjoyed all the series so far with Brimstone was the only one that fell a little flat.

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Great book and good close to the series. IMO most of the series was fantastic with only two books being just ok. This one was a good slow burn adventure with some excellent tense moments.
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