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J.M. (Joe)’s 2025 Year in Books
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J.M. Martin
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Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
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Iron Kingdoms Character Guide
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2004
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Warmachine: Prime (Steam Powered Miniatures Combat)
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2003
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The Witchfire Trilogy, Collected Edition (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Iron Kingdoms Setting)
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2005
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Tisarian's Treasure
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2011
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Emergence (Humanity 2.0, #1)
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2016
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Blackguards Blacklist: Anthology Companion
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2015
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Legendlore: Tainted Soul
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From Aisle to Alter: Unexpected Love Series Book 1
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Legends of Camelot
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A Response to HBO's Paterno
HBO [RECENTLY] AIRED A MOVIE about Joe Paterno. The film stars Al Pacino as Paterno and chronicles Paterno's fall from grace in November 2011 when he eclipsed the NCAA's all time coaching wins record AND was fired from PSU for his culpability in allowing Jerry Sandusky to sexually molest young boys. After viewing the film, I can say it failed to reveal the Paterno I personally experienced as an as
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"I mean no disrespect to the author with my review. It takes a hell of a lot of courage, dedication, and hard work to write a novel. Not every book for is for everyone, and I hope one day when I write one there will be people out there who read it and"
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"Allen Levi's self-published novel Theo of Golden, sold 3,000 books in 2023 and 24,000 in 2024 before it was acquired by a major publisher, with sales exceeding 300,000 by year-end 2025. Theo moves to a small town in Georgia, where he is enthralled by"
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"My most anticipated read of 2026!
“Our hearts burned within us.” Be still my heart. ♥️ Please pass the Kleenex. When I first heard about this debut novel in January (2026), I immediately placed a request for it at my local library and became #117 on the" Read more of this review » |
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“...knowing the full depth of any human, knowing their hopes and frailties, the hurts of their past, the tremor with which they reach for the future...that knowledge is akin to love.”
― Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
― Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
“There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.”
― Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
― Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
“Assassination is murder with somebody else’s purpose.”
― Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
― Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
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“We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.”
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“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.”
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Dec 25, 2014 01:44AM
Merry christmas.
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Dear J.M,I would like to thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads. I very much look forward to future book discussions with you, as it seems we have a lot in common in regards to liking the fantasy, sci-fi and historical fiction genres and authors too. Thank you once again, it is a real privalidge.
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Lucinda x
LOL, nice to meet you! Central Baptist, though, not St. Joseph. :)
Thanks for the add! I hope you might feel inclined to check out Tisarian's Treasure at some point (or at least add to your To-Read list). To answer your question regarding the RPG stuff, I met a dude named Matt Wilson at a convention in Cincinnati back in the '90s. He was the art director for a little CCG called Magic at the time, but was also interested in comics and I happened to be penning one called Legendlore. So we kept in touch and, eventually, he called and pitched me on a company he was starting called Privateer Press. I was substitute teaching at the time, so it was a great situation for me as far as investing time in writing gaming material for a start-up. Long story short, it was a "who you know" kinda opportunity. I worked for Privateer around five years, taking the reins as managing editor, and helping develop the Iron Kingdoms and guide the ship to a few ENnie Awards. Definitely a fun time.
Hey, thanks for the request, J.M.! You've written some intriguing-looking stuff. How did you get into writing RPG books? That's awesome.
Gurgi, Fflewdurr, Gwydion, and the budding romance between Taran and Eilonwy? The menace of Arawn and his Cauldron-Born? Awesome. I've been such a fantasy geek since an early age and absolutely loved those books as a teen. I re-read the Chronicles when I was around 30 and they still held up.
Got a kick out of seeing the Chronicles of Prydain in your book list :) Loved the hell out of those as a kid!
You're welcome J.M.! And thank you for adding my blog to your blogroll!