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James Islington was born and raised in southern Victoria, Australia. His influences growing up were the stories of Raymond E. Feist and Robert Jordan, but it wasn't until later, when he read Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series - followed soon after by Patrick MoreJames Islington was born and raised in southern Victoria, Australia. His influences growing up were the stories of Raymond E. Feist and Robert Jordan, but it wasn't until later, when he read Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series - followed soon after by Patrick Rothfuss' Name of the Wind - that he was finally inspired to sit down and write something of his own. He now lives with his wife and two children on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Less

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Author Details

Official Website: http://jamesislington.com/
Twitter: IslingtonJames
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Influences: Brandon Sanderson
Patrick Rothfuss
Robert Jordan
Raymond E. Feist ...more
Member Since: July 2014

Quotes

Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.

James Islington, The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

Nervousness means there’s a fear to be faced ahead, Diago. The man who is never nervous, never does anything hard. The man who is never nervous, never grows.

James Islington, The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)