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James Downe

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Born

in Canada

Website

https://legacyofrukara.wordpress.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction

Influences

Glen Cook, Ian Cameron Esslemont, James Barclay, Scott Lynch

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James is a writer and designer in Toronto, Ontario. Raised on Lego, Nintendo, fantasy books, and tabletop role-playing games, he has been creating worlds for as long as he can remember. He is the author of 'Salt & Cinder', 'Sisters of Jade', and 'Sorrow & Shroud'. His work has been published in 'Resident Alien', and has short stories in the anthologies 'Lone Wolf', 'Swords for Hire', and 'Legacy: A One-Shot Anthology of Speculative Fiction'. ...more

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	Lone Wolf Anthology by Derek Alan Siddoway (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael R. Fletcher (Introduction), Ben Galley (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Sisters of Jade (Legacy of Rukara, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 20 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
	Salt & Cinder 4.29 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
	Redfall 4.31 avg rating — 13 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
	Soldier, Kraken, Bard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 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
	Sorrow & Shroud (The Sisters of Jade Trilogy Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Grim Drifts of Sand & Fate really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Sullen Feather 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Grim Drifts of Sand & Fate: Legacy of Ash 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	The Gorgon Court (The Sisters of Jade Trilogy Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Series by James Downe

Legacy of Rukara (3 books)
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James Downe (Goodreads Author)

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Legacy of Ash (4 books)
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