James Maxwell

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Episk fantasy

James Maxwell is a British-Australian bestselling author of epic fantasy novels, with millions of copies sold worldwide.
His works include Enchantress, Golden Age, and A Girl From Nowhere.
Maxwell's books have received multiple award nominations, including the World Fantasy Award and Arthur C. Clarke Award.
Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, he studied a mix of arts and sciences at the University of Queensland.
Since becoming a full-time author in 2012, Maxwell resides on Australia's Sunshine Coast.
His latest series, The Gateway Saga, begins with Blood and Empire, published in March 2025.

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Enchantress

av James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18 000+

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

Young adult

Enchantress

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

av James Maxwell 2012 626 sidor

4.03

18 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

Young adult

The Hidden Relic

av James Maxwell • 2012

A tyrant's addiction cracks a portal's wards; allies must close it before the old gods escape.

4.16

11 000+

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

Young adult

The Hidden Relic

A tyrant's addiction cracks a portal's wards; allies must close it before the old gods escape.

av James Maxwell 2012 498 sidor

4.16

11 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

Young adult

A Girl from Nowhere

av James Maxwell • 2020

A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.

4.06

11 000+

Fantasy

Science fiction

Dystopi

A Girl from Nowhere

A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.

av James Maxwell 2020 445 sidor

4.06

11 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Science fiction

Dystopi

Golden Age

av James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

9 000+

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

Young adult

Golden Age

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

av James Maxwell 2016 466 sidor

4.04

9 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

Young adult

The Path of the Storm

av James Maxwell • 2013

His son poisoned, a war hero crosses uncharted seas as an ancient enemy raises the dead.

4.26

9 000+

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

Magi

The Path of the Storm

His son poisoned, a war hero crosses uncharted seas as an ancient enemy raises the dead.

av James Maxwell 2013 496 sidor

4.26

9 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

Magi

The Lore of the Evermen

av James Maxwell • 2014

A necromancer's armada closes in, but the empire's lords squabble while one realm stands alone.

4.37

9 000+

Fantasy

Young adult

High Fantasy

The Lore of the Evermen

A necromancer's armada closes in, but the empire's lords squabble while one realm stands alone.

av James Maxwell 2014 514 sidor

4.37

9 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Young adult

High Fantasy

Silver Road

av James Maxwell • 2016

A frozen fleet's relic summons monsters, and warring kingdoms will burn the sea to destroy it.

4.26

5 000+

Fantasy

High Fantasy

Magi

Silver Road

A frozen fleet's relic summons monsters, and warring kingdoms will burn the sea to destroy it.

av James Maxwell 2016 494 sidor

4.26

5 000+ betyg

Fantasy

High Fantasy

Magi

Iron Will

av James Maxwell • 2018

A conqueror's dragon horde sweeps the land, but the magic that forged them is about to shatter.

4.46

5 000+

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

High Fantasy

Iron Will

A conqueror's dragon horde sweeps the land, but the magic that forged them is about to shatter.

av James Maxwell 2018 411 sidor

4.46

5 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Episk fantasy

High Fantasy

A World of Secrets

av James Maxwell • 2020

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

4.30

5 000+

Fantasy

Science fiction

Young adult

A World of Secrets

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

av James Maxwell 2020 302 sidor

4.30

5 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Science fiction

Young adult

Copper Chain

av James Maxwell • 2017

Ancient chains bind dragons to a conqueror's command. One exiled healer can break them.

4.33

4 000+

Fantasy

Drakar

Magi

Copper Chain

Ancient chains bind dragons to a conqueror's command. One exiled healer can break them.

av James Maxwell 2017 382 sidor

4.33

4 000+ betyg

Fantasy

Drakar

Magi

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