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Author · Storyteller
Chris James
@chrisjames
Writer of fantasy with a particular interest in believable people, strong settings and stories that earn their endings.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Chris James writes mainly in fantasy and enjoys discussing both the creative and practical sides of making books, from early drafts to finished editions.
Writing gets interesting when the obvious choice stops working.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Chris James
On the writing desk
Currently creating
First draft
The Cartographer of Broken Roads
When the kingdom’s old roads begin to vanish from maps and memory alike, a reluctant mapmaker is sent to trace the missing routes before trade, travel and whole towns collapse with them. She discovers the roads were never just stone and soil, but part of an ancient bargain that is now coming due.
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Draft progress
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