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James L. Davis

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror

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Mark Twain, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Douglas Adams and Berkeley Bre ...more

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James L. Davis lives with his wife in Spanish Fork, Utah, in a home infested with children and animals, where he is very happy and not altogether sane.

The characters in his head, screaming at his brain, keep him up at night. But sometimes they have "intrestin" thoughts. ...more

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Average rating: 4.3 · 220 ratings · 32 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Rages (The Book of the Shepherds #1) 3.99 avg rating — 71 ratings — 7 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 Vale (The Book of the Shepherds, #4) 4.60 avg rating — 40 ratings — 5 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
	Greyland (The Book of the Shepherds #2) 4.38 avg rating — 42 ratings — 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
	Redemption (The Book of the Shepherds, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 33 ratings — 4 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
	Five Days Dead 4.39 avg rating — 18 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
	Don't Steal Their Noses and Other Parental Words of Wisdom 3.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Castaway (The Rages #1) 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
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Thin Ice

My wife likes to remind me on occasion, too many occasions, that I have not started my next novel in two years.

While that may be true, from a certain point of view, in another it is a galaxy beyond the truth. While I have not been typing words for my next novel, there are voices aplenty screaming at my brain where I must go next.

In many ways, I wish I could just complete one tale and begin another

Series by James L. Davis

The Book of the Shepherds (4 books)
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James’s Quotes

“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”
― Mark Twain

tags: clothing

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“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

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“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

tags: books, bookstore, towns

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“Hey," said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are."
The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes.
"Say 'Nevermore,'" said Shadow.
"Fuck you," said the raven.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

tags: edgar-allan-poe, humor, nevermore, parody, poe, raven

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