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James Worrad

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Leicester, The United Kingdom

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James Worrad lives in Leicester, England, and has for almost all his life. Currently he shares a house with a cat and another writer. He works for a well-known brand of hotel, an occupation that never leaves him short of writing material. He has a degree in classical studies from Lampeter University, Wales. He has found this invaluable to his growth as a science fiction and fantasy writer in that he soon discovered how varied and peculiar human cultures can be. In 2011 James attended Clarion, the prestigious six-week SF workshop held at the University of California, San Diego. There, he studied under some of the genre's leading professionals and also got to see a lot of wild hummingbirds. He's had short stories published by Daily Science Fi ...more

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Average rating: 3.56 · 452 ratings · 122 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Pennyblade by J.L. Worrad (Goodreads Author), James Worrad (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Future Days by Christopher G. Nuttall (Goodreads Author), Rick Partlow (Goodreads Author), P.P. Corcoran (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Faction Paradox: Burning with Optimism's Flames by Jay Eales (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Evershed, Simon Bucher-Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Scalpel (Feral Space #1) 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Delighted (Feral Space #2) 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	Flurb #13 - A Webzine of Astonishing Tales by Brian U. Garrison (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Rudy Rucker (Editor, Contributor), James Worrad (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Uncharted Constellations by Deborah Tyler-Bennett, Emma Lee, James Walton (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Noir by Simon Morden (2014-04-18) by Jay Caselberg (Goodreads Author), Paul Kane (Goodreads Author), Ian Whates 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

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Saw Sammie again today. I only know them from the scar on their back and their eagerness/foolhardiness and they only know me from my black coat and use of the rowing machine (if I’m lacking either Sammie don’t approach). Top pals.

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James Worrad and 1 other person liked Mere Rain's review of Of Love & Dragons: "I have a story in this anthology! Which will be available in hardback! And illustrated! I haven't seen the physical book yet, but I'm excited. It's out in April. (I think if you're in the US you may have to wait until May for the paper book, but you " Read more of this review »
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James Worrad liked Anne's review of Pennyblade: "”You’ve absolutely… no redeeming features, Cal’Adra.” And neither did this book. What a disgusting waste of time. I bought this book as a blind-date-with-a-book because it was pitched a a dark fantasy with a queer exiled noble as the protagonist. And " Read more of this review »
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James Worrad liked Nick Moraitis's review of Pennyblade: Exile. Mercenary. Lover. Monster.: "I liked this one. an interesting enough take on fairies set in a fairly grim mediaeval world. not a hugely complex story but an easy enough read. characters were done well enough to give it a decent score"
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Exactly the book I needed. I wanted a dark work full of landscape and imagery and Godfestation delivered. I've never been to South Appalachia but now I feel like I've visited its strangest haunts. I finished it in a sitting. ...more
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