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Mark James

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Baltimore, The United States

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Geopolitical Thriller, Fiction, Thriller

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Tom Clancy, Eric L. Harry, Stephen King, Pat Conroy, Charles Stross

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MARK JAMES writes Geopolitical thrillers/dystopian fiction. His novel Friendship Games is a modern take on the USS Maine incident that launched the Spanish-American War in 1898; this time it is a US aircraft carrier that sinks in the Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran and a changing world order.

Friendship Games earned the prestigious Kirkus Star and consideration for the Kirkus Prize for literary excellence. It was selected by the editors of Kirkus Reviews as one of their Best Books of the Year. It earned a Bronze Medal Award from the Military Writers Society of America. Friendship Games is available at Amazon in paperback and Kindle, and is free on Kindle Unlimited.

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Friendship Games is a Best Books of 2023 selection by Kirkus Reviews Magazine

Friendship Games was selected by the editors of Kirkus Reviews as one of their Best Books of 2023!

Kirkus reviews thousands of books through its Indie program every year. Only 100 indie books are selected for inclusion in their Best Books of the Year list.

The December 15th issue of Kirkus Reviews magazine, released today, is the yearly issue dedicated to their Best Books of the Year.

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Tenure 2: Social Street Justice 101

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Mark James liked Tanya's review of Friendship Games: "A US air carrier ship has been sunk and they want to know if it was an accident or deliberate. Iran believes the US are bout to launch a war against them so they hit first. The outcome may not be what you may expect. See where it will all go I receive" Read more of this review »
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Mark James liked Tanya's review of The Compass Room: "America has lost a war it never expected to lose and other countries want to push their way to gain more. A great fast paced action read. See where it will take you I received an advance copy from hidden gems and a great thriller "
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Mark James rated a book it was amazing A Most Uncivil War (Blue Dawn #2) by Blaine L. Pardoe (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
It's been over two years since I wrote a review of Blaine Pardoe's Blue Dawn. My apologies to Mr. Pardoe for taking so long to get around to reading book 2 in the Blue Dawn series, A Most Uncivil War. It was on my reading list, but in preparation for ...more
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What a ride! Tenure by Blaine Pardoe and Mike Baron was a lot of fun. It's a revenge fantasy – Death Wish in the Age of Wokeness. Braxton Knox, a not-yet-tenured university professor of history is fired and cancelled after a female student accuses hi ...more
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What a ride! Tenure by Blaine Pardoe and Mike Baron was a lot of fun. It's a revenge fantasy – Death Wish in the Age of Wokeness. Braxton Knox, a not-yet-tenured university professor of history is fired and cancelled after a female student accuses hi ...more
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Mark James made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — new updated cover required topic " Same here. Can you update Friendship Games on my Goodreads page (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...) to the current cover (https://www.amazon.co ...more "
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