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James Beffa

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Fantasy, Fiction

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James Beffa took up writing as his second career after he retired and is an avid traveler. His focus is the swords and sorcery genre. His first book, “Wone the Magician,” was based on stories he created for his stepdaughter's bedtime. ...more

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Average rating: 4.55 · 33 ratings · 13 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Celest the Magician: Tales of the Five Realms 4.57 avg rating — 14 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
	Wone the Magician: Tales of the Five Realms 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 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
	Countess Celest: Tales of the Five Realms 4.40 avg rating — 10 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
	Princess Celest: Tales of the Five Realms it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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

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James Beffa rated a book Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (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
A great story with a nice twist at the end. Some of the short chapters made it difficult to keep interest, but it is worth it in the end.
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