Islington, James
Entry updated 19 October 2026. Tagged: Author.
(1981- ) Australian author, initially and primarily of high fantasy epics [listed below for convenience]. He is of sf interest for Scion (2026), a Near Future Cyberpunk thriller whose assassin protagonist, after hiring on to protect an Immortal with enemies and a secret, becomes involved in the implications of the revelations in store. [JC]
James Islington
born Victoria, Australia: 15 February 1981
works
series
The Licanius Trilogy
- The Shadow of What Was Lost (no place given: Aslaradis Publishing, 2014) [The Licanius Trilogy: pb/uncredited]
- An Echo of Things to Come (New York/London: Orbit Books, 2019) [The Licanius Trilogy: hb/Dominick Saponaro]
- The Light of All That Fails (New York/London: Orbit Books, 2017) [The Licanius Trilogy: hb/Dominick Saponaro]
The Hierarchy
- The Will of the Many (New York: Saga Press, 2023) [The Hierarchy: hb/Ella Laytham]
- The Strength of the Few (New York: Saga Press, 2025) [The Hierarchy: hb/Ella Laytham]
individual titles
- Scion (New York: Saga Press, 2026) [hb/Yohei Horishita]
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