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James Lloyd Dulin

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James is a nerd with a head full of stories and limited time to put them on the page.

He grew up in Grand Rapids, MI, spending an excessive amount of time at a local community theater where he developed his affinity for storytelling. This affinity grew into a deep admiration for language and spoken word poetry while studying mathematics and education at the University of Michigan. A few hundred mediocre poems and lackluster performances later, he decided his dream of writing a novel might not be as ridiculous as he once thought. He firmly believes that art—even silly books about magic, or maybe especially silly books about magic—has the ability to tell stories that sink beneath the surface.

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Average rating: 4.24 · 485 ratings · 206 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	No Heart for a Thief (Malitu, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 2023 — 3 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
	No Safe Haven (Malitu, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 99 ratings — 3 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
	Don't Bloody the Black Flag 4.28 avg rating — 53 ratings — 3 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
	Only a Grave Will Do (Malitu, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2025 — 3 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
	ETHOS by Benjamin Aeveryn (Goodreads Author), E.J. Doble (Goodreads Author), James Lloyd Dulin (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 10 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
	Monsters & Morality by Benjamin Aeveryn (Goodreads Author), James Lloyd Dulin (Goodreads Author), B.S.H. Garcia (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2026	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 Dulin and 1 other person liked Tales with Atticus's review of No Heart for a Thief (Malitu, #1): "I went into this knowing almost nothing about it, and I think that's genuinely the best way to experience it. You think you're reading a fantasy about magic and war, and then somewhere around the halfway point you realize you're actually reading some" Read more of this review »
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James Dulin and 4 other people liked DarkStar's Book Cavern's review of ETHOS: "I got this as an ARC and I really enjoyed my time with it. If you are into fantasy I would highly recommend it! This is a wonderful anthology compromising of six short stories / novellas. YouTube Review: https://youtu.be/T_7wPqrAjwo" Read more of this review »
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“Violence felt like it should announce itself with a bang, but the turns had taught him otherwise. Blood had ways of spilling in the quietest of moments.”
― James Lloyd Dulin, No Heart for a Thief