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About James

James is a writer and designer in Toronto, Ontario. Raised on Lego, Nintendo, fantasy books, and tabletop role-playing games, he has been creating worlds for as long as he can remember. He is the author of 'Salt & Cinder', 'Sisters of Jade', and 'Sorrow & Shroud'. His work has been published in 'ResAliens Issue 8 & 9', and he has short stories in the anthologies 'Lone Wolf', 'Swords for Hire', and 'Legacy: A One-Shot Anthology of Speculative Fiction'.

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He is the co-creator of the Legacy of Rukara, which he developed with his good friend Aesc Adams. Rukara was born out of many tabletop gaming sessions, with the setting and stories coming from those early games.

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He is an active member of the Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' group, where he moderates the occasional panel. He has also been a panelist and moderator at events such as Can*Con in Ottawa, ON.

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