James A. West
Biography
Author page of anti-fantasy epic fantasy writer James A. West! If you like leaner, fast-paced anti-fantasy, you've come to the right place. What is anti-fantasy you ask? It's the new fantasy! Shorter stand-alone books that go somewhere, no elves, dwarves, or dragons, and definitely no heroes or orphaned farm boys that save the day at the last minute.
When James was thirteen years old he read The Talisman, by Stephen King and Peter Straub, and a seed of an idea was planted that someday he, too, would create different worlds and realities.
After a stint in the US Army, a year as a long-haul truck driver, and a couple as a log home builder, he enrolled at the University of Montana. There, he majored in Psychology and, by chance, took a creative writing course that allowed him to revisit that old seed of an idea of creating worlds. Words started to flow, and worlds were born.
After college, he started a small woodworking business with the express purpose of using it to fund his writing journey.
James lives in Montana with his wife and his bodyguard, a Mini-Schnauzer named Jonesy.
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Books
Crown of the Setting Sun - Book Two: Heirs of the Fallen
by James A. West
Price: $4.99 USD. 71410 words.
Published on June 2, 2012. Fiction.
Chains that bind the soul are stronger than iron…
Thrust into a world his slave’s eyes have never seen, Leitos struggles to heed his dying grandfather’s command: “Run and hide. Find the Crown of the Setting Sun beyond the Mountains of Fire, and there seek out the Brothers of the Crimson Shield.” Such are the words of a madman … yet they are his only hope.
The God King - Book One: Heirs of the Fallen
by James A. West
Price: Free! 123840 words.
Published on November 12, 2011. Fiction.
Heroes are not born, they are forged in the fires of apocalypse...
After Prince Varis Kilvar steals powers to transform himself into a god, mercenary Kian Valara must masquerade as the world's savior, while a Sister of Najihar prepares him for his last battle. Victory is far from certain, but when the sword hilt is hot and alive against Kian's palm, vengeance is never out of reach.
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