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James A. West

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The United States

Website

http://jamesawest.blogspot.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror

Influences

Stephen King, Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie ...more

Member Since

November 2011

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https://www.goodreads.com/jawest

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James A. West is the bestselling author of the ongoing epic fantasy series Heirs of the Fallen, and the heroic fantasy series Songs of the Scorpion.

Between gritty quests, he recently decided to dip a toe into the primordial sludge from whence he sprang, and penned the dystopian thriller, Beasts of the Field.

James is a native of the Pacific Northwest, but life is a road of many turns. He served in the US Army, spent a year as a long-haul truck driver with his wife (who also happens to be his high-school sweetheart), and attended the University of Montana.

He lives in Montana with his wife. His bodyguard, a Mini-Schnauzer named Jonesy, is always near to hand. James has been known to work for chips and salsa.

While James spends most of his tim ...more

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James A. West's Blog

It's Been Awhile...

It’s been awhile since I posted anything, so I decided to stop by and tell everyone what’s been going on.

November 2013 to November 2014 has been a black year for me. As many people have experienced firsthand, sometimes when things begin to go right, Fate hauls out a battle axe and starts swinging.
Last year about this time, my sales had picked up, and I was excited to start cranking out more book Read more of this blog post »

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James A. West’s books

Average rating: 3.51 · 1,378 ratings · 96 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The God King (Heirs of the Fallen, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 741 ratings — published 2011 — 9 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
	Crown of the Setting Sun (Heirs of the Fallen - Book 2) 3.62 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Shadow and Steel (Heirs of the Fallen, #3) 3.65 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Wrath of the Fallen (Heirs of the Fallen, #4) 3.61 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Heirs of the Fallen Omnibus 3.45 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Reaper of Sorrows (Songs of the Scorpion, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012	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
	Lady of Regret (Songs of the Scorpion, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013	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
	Queen of the North (Songs of the Scorpion, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2014	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
	Beasts of the Field (Emerald City Protocol - book 1) 2.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013	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
	Night's Hunt 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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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Heirs of the Fallen (4 books)
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Songs of the Scorpion (3 books)
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“she answered with an impatient scowl.”
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“She looked at him as if he were an idiot. “Someday, you may well burn, but not this night.”
― James A. West, Shadow and Steel

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