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J.V. Jones

Born

in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, The United Kingdom

January 01, 1963

Website

http://www.jvj.com/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Julie Victoria Jones was born in Liverpool, England. She has been writing for years, and is currently working The End Lords. She lives in San Diego, California.

All three books in The Book Of Words Trilogy are #1 national bestsellers, and have been bought for publication in England, Poland, Russia, Germany, France and Holland. Her fifth book, A Cavern of Black Ice, is the first in a new series.

J.V. enjoys cooking, gardening, reading, playing RPG's, watching old black-and-white movies, and pottering around the house! ...more

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Journal - Do Not Go Outside

This was the sign on the door of the lodge I stayed at over the Holidays. It was in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. There was so much snow overnight I had to evacuate my room.

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J.V. Jones’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 43,800 ratings · 990 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 9,169 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baker's Boy (Book of Words, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 7,975 ratings — published 1995 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fortress of Grey Ice (Sword of Shadows, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 5,914 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Master and Fool (Book of Words, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 5,478 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Man Betrayed (Book of Words, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 5,206 ratings — published 1996 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sword from Red Ice (Sword of Shadows, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 3,980 ratings — published 2007 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watcher of the Dead (Sword of Shadows, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 3,109 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Barbed Coil 3.92 avg rating — 2,537 ratings — published 1997 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Words (Book of Words, #1-3) 4.14 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2000 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Motifs de L'Ombre (La ronce d'or, #1) by J.V. Jones, Guillaume Fournier (Traduction) 3.86 avg rating — 37 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by J.V. Jones

Sword of Shadows (5 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 22,203 ratings

The Book of Words (3 books)
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3.87 avg rating — 18,957 ratings

L'Épée des ombres (6 books)
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4.06 avg rating — 7,152 ratings

Der Dornenring (2 books)
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Quotes by J.V. Jones (?)

“He was dirty, his hair unkempt, his clothes stained with blood. Heroes in stories somehow managed to rescue maidens while looking like court dandies. Next time he went adventuring he'd remember to bring a comb.”
― J.V. Jones, The Book of Words

tags: fantasy, hero, heroes

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“There were no stars, or if they were they shone like volcanic glass.”
― J.V. Jones, A Fortress of Grey Ice

tags: beautiful-imagery

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“Not all things that cast man shadows were men.”
― J.V. Jones, The Fortress of Grey Ice

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Polls

Preliminary Poll for June fantasy BotM

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

18 votes, 32.1%

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

11 votes, 19.6%

The Barbed Coil by J.V. Jones

10 votes, 17.9%

Highfire by Eoin Colfer

10 votes, 17.9%

The Diviners by Libba Bray

7 votes, 12.5%

56 total votes

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