James Barclay

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James Barclay is a British high fantasy author, born on 15 March 1965 in Felixstowe, Suffolk. He attended Sheffield City Polytechnic and, before his breakthrough as an author, worked as an actor, a policeman and an advertising manager for a financial investment company. According to his own biography he began writing at the age of eleven and never stopped. The Raven series was his first, with early notes written while he was still at school, and role-playing games were the starting point for the Raven. His other series, The Ascendants of Estorea, grew from notes jotted down at college in 1983. His books include Chronicles of the Raven, Legends of the Raven, the Elves trilogy, and later the Blood and Fire novels Heart of Granite and The Queen's Assassin. He is married and lives in Teddington, Middlesex.

Universe(s)

Books

• Dawnthief (1999) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Noonshade (2000) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Nightchild (2001) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Elfsorrow (2002) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Shadowheart (2003) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Demonstorm (2004) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Ravensoul (2008) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Elves: Once Walked with Gods (2010) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Elves: Rise of the TaiGethen (2012) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon
• Elves: Beyond the Mists of Katura (2013) · Chronicles of the Raven Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 10 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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