James Islington (born c. 1981) is an Australian author best known for his high fantasy series The Licanius Trilogy. He is also the author of the 2023 novel The Will of the Many, the first book in the Hierarchy series. Career. Prior to becoming a writer, Islington ran a tech startup. Though he always liked the idea of becoming an author, he only began writing seriously at the age of 30. Islington originally self-published The Shadow of What Was Lost in 2014. He signed a deal with Orbit Books less than a year later.
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