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James Austin McCormick

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in Manchester, The United Kingdom

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http://www.jamesaustinmccormick.com/

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Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

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I'm a college lecturer from England and a fan of all types of speculative fiction, most notably science fiction, horror & sword and sorcery fantasy. Where possible I try to blend these elements together in my own writing.

H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Edgar Rice Burroughs were my first writing inspirations and more recently Frank Herbert and Clive Barker whose works I never grow tired of re-reading.

I live in the rainy city of Manchester with my wife and two young daughters, the elder of which is something of a budding writer herself.

You can find my Amazon author page at:
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Average rating: 4.25 · 200 ratings · 140 reviews · 24 distinct works

	Dragon 4.24 avg rating — 34 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
	Sunfall 4.59 avg rating — 22 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
	Balec 4.44 avg rating — 18 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
	The Last Synn 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Dragon: The Tower of Tamerlane 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dragon: Smuggler Tales 4.56 avg rating — 9 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
	Long Scratchy Toenails by James Austin McCormick (Goodreads Author), Vincent McCormick 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	Dragon: The Prisoner of Valathia 4.40 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
	The Clockwork Man 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	A Hell of a Journey 20 Flash Fiction Tales really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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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James McCormick rated a book it was amazing Ringworld (Ringworld #1) by Larry Niven	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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James McCormick rated a book really liked it The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells	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
Published in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is an intriguing study of human nature, morality, and science, one which questions the line between humans and animals. Dr. Moreau himself is a fascinating character, a brilliant yet deranged scientist, ost ...more
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James McCormick and 106 other people liked Henry Avila's review of Jonathan Wild: "Jonathan Wild, 1683-1725.The Thief- Taker General was the most famous or infamous if you prefer, a British criminal of the 18th Century. After his demise, novelists, singers, satirists and reformers, praised and condemned his career, sounds familiar " Read more of this review »
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James McCormick rated a book it was amazing Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 23: December 2023 (Dark Horses Magazine) by Wayne Kyle Spitzer (Goodreads Author)	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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James McCormick rated a book really liked it Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams	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
Following a band of rabbits, led by Hazel and his brother, the undersized yet prophetic Fiver, as they flee their doomed warren in search of a new home, Richard Adam’s Watership Down is a tale fraught with peril—predators, treacherous terrain, and ri ...more
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James McCormick liked a quote “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!” ...more Sylvester Stallone
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James McCormick made a comment on Henry Avila’s review of Ringworld (Ringworld #1) " I read this one a long, long time ago Henry- the second one in the series as well, The Ringworld Engineers. Really liked them. Reading your review I w ...more "
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James’s Quotes

“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
― Rumi

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“Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won't die. You will come to life. And don't be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it's their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don't be there primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious Presence. You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.”
― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

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“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

tags: carpe-diem, live-in-the-moment, realization

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“Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death.”
― Eckhart Tolle

tags: death

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