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Scott James Thomas

Biography

Dr. Scott James Thomas has traveled the world as an exploration geophysicist, exploring remote locations in the search for critical minerals for society.
He received his bachelors of science in geophysics from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, then his Masters and Doctorate from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
He enjoys nature and creating, but since he can't draw, he writes. He favors sci-fi, but mostly his stories revolve around human interactions and life changes. His first novel was the sci-fi trilogy Darkmatter, which was started before E-Books existed. His second was Sakuya Stood In The Road, a fantasy fan-lit piece.
Afterward was: Champ, Valkiree, The Elf War, and lately the Black Magic series.
Scott currently lives in the Denver suburbs of Colorado.

Smashwords Interview

What do want the reader to get from your books?
If a reader reads my books, I want them to get swept away into another life, a life-changing adventure. I like grandiose things to happen, world-changing events. But I also like to focus on ordinary people, realism, and how a normal person can change and be important. Although some of my characters are superheroes, they are not the main characters, they are the side shows.
What's the story behind your latest book?
May latest have been the Black Magic series, which is intended to be a science fiction, despite the name.

I joined a writing meetup group and during one meeting we were discussing the difference between sci-fi and fantasy. I argued that they were fundamentally the same, as was even historical fiction. They are all fantasy, with just different wrappers. In Star Trek, they slid a lever on a machine to make people apparate and disapparate. But it was just as much hogwash as in the TV show Bewitched, where a woman twitched her nose and did the same thing. Even a historical fiction was mostly fantasy, just placed in an actual setting, but the characters are all fantasy representation of real people. Did the real person actually say and do everything the character in the book did? No. The characters are representations of real people, but unless you're writing a history textbook, you can make them say and do lots of things the actual characters likely never did.

So Black Magic was intended to be a short story that was a total fantasy but with a strong science fiction wrapper. Even one of the beta readers said he wasn't sure what genre he would classify it as, sci-fi or fantasy. Of course, it's pure fantasy in my mind, but written as a sci-fi.

I currently have 3 of the series published, 2 more books in draft stages.
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Where to find Scott James Thomas online

Twitter: @gpyscott
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-thomas-28a56925/
Wattpad: scottjamesthomas

Series

Black Magic by
Science opens links to other dimensions creating magic! For better or worse, the world will never be the same.
Black Magic
Price: $2.99 USD.
Red Magic
Price: $2.99 USD.
Blue Magic
Price: $2.99 USD.
Green Magic
Price: $2.99 USD.
White Magic
Price: $2.99 USD.
Darkmatter by
Can humanity survive technology overload? From humble beginnings to galactic war, there is only the game and only one survivor.
Mindweb
Price: $2.99 USD.
Micah
Price: $2.99 USD.
Darkmatter
Price: $2.99 USD.

Books

White Magic by
Series: Black Magic, Book 5. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 211,580. Language: American English. Published: January 25, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General
Fable is desperate, trying to keep her diner running while trying to catch a man, any man. When two men show up in her diner looking for a partner to save Blues, she knows that they are asking the wrong woman, she’s not a warrior. But her father disagrees, urging her to see the world.
Green Magic by
Series: Black Magic, Book 4. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 98,010. Language: English. Published: January 25, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic
Elina is becoming a powerful Blue, hiding in the lush jungle of New Guinea and doing what she has to do to survive, killing who she has to kill, and making the wrong kind of friends along the way. In a kill-or-be-killed world, good spells are not optional.
The Elf War by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 109,250. Language: English. Published: April 4, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action
(5.00 from 1 review)
Disallie has a problem -- her father, the king. In order to save the kingdom, he sacrifices her to the enemy of all who cherish life and beauty. Follow Princess Disallie as she fights for survival and for nothing less than the bare necessities that any princess needs. Along the way, she finds her own place in the world.
Champ by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 34,260. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(5.00 from 1 review)
Follow Champ as she is captured from her home and taken on interplanetary adventure of fighting Space Pirates and Space Nazis who claim all the food as theirs.
Blue Magic by
Series: Black Magic, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 155,960. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(5.00 from 1 review)
Klein is just trying to survive in the new dream world, raising his adopted children and growing tomatoes. If there is anything Klein knows, it is that Sorcs, or Blues as they are often called, are not to be trifled with. It is just as well that none ever come to his town, then one appears on his door step.
Red Magic by
Series: Black Magic, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 143,450. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(5.00 from 1 review)
Colonel Garvice Candidas of the United States Air Force is a survivor. And he just doesn’t know why. He is everything Inessa kills. But time and again, he lives as his world collapses around him. With a young physicist for a companion, Garvice sets out on a fact-finding mission, to find the source of Inessa Black’s power. But all he finds is more horror than he could ever imagine.
Black Magic by
Series: Black Magic, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 127,950. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Inessa and Galina Black – twin sisters just starting their lives. Their world consists of parties, dressing up and enjoying everything the world has to offer -- until Galina is murdered. Inessa Black has nothing left to live for, her life has been shattered, but then she discovers that her dead sister is still with her. Then the world changes.
Valkiree by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 62,590. Language: English. Published: June 25, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General
(3.67 from 3 reviews)
Valkiree Goodheart is the most eligible bachelorette in her father's kingdom. But when her country is invaded, Valkiree's dreams of a perfect marriage evaporate, forcing her to sacrifice herself to save the people she loves.
Sakuya Stood In The Road by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 351,300. Language: American English. Published: March 9, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
(5.00 from 1 review)
Outcast from her village, Sakuya Izayoi is left with nothing to live for. Seeking only final redemption, she hunts the evil vampire who will mercifully end her miserable life. However, unbeknownst to Sakuya, a devious spirit with plans of her own is watching over her.
Darkmatter by
Series: Darkmatter, Book Three - Galaxy. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 268,870. Language: English. Published: March 18, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
Book three of the Darkmatter trilogy that began with Mindweb. Should Earth be abandoned? That is one question asked in this action-packed finale of the Darkmatter trilogy. Earth is in shambles and its fate hangs in the balance of their fear and courage.
Micah by
Series: Darkmatter, Book Two - Moon. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 385,140. Language: English. Published: March 18, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
(4.00 from 1 review)
Book two of the Darkmatter trilogy, an exciting continuation of the story that began in Mindweb. By outward appearances Micah appears to be a normal teenage girl. Those who know her know she is different, but they don't know how different. With an uncanny intelligence and in-sight, she challenges all around her.
Mindweb by
Series: Darkmatter, Book One - Earth. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 257,070. Language: English. Published: March 18, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
(4.00 from 1 review)
A breakthrough results in a self-aware program that is intent on preserving itself and manipulating humans. When Matt got a job programming a vacuum cleaner, that is all he thought it was, an appliance. But the program he was writing touched him deep inside, awakening a desire he had once lost. He hid his creation, not sure the world was ready for the ultimate appliance.

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adventure    aliens    apocalyptic    army invasion    arranged marriage    brain implants    computer    contemporary    dark humor    dark magic    elf    elves    epic    fantasy    faster than light    future    galactic empire    galactic war    galaxy    gensokyo    high technology    implant    interstellar travel    kingdoms    lunar colony    magic    moon colony    post apocalyptic    princess    robots    sakuya    science experiment    secret society    sentient    sentient computer    slave girl    sorceress    space    space pirates    spaceship    spaceships    spells    teenager    touhou    trilogy    vampire    war    witch   

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