Jim C. Hines
@jimchines.com
Author of SLAYERS OF OLD, KITEMASTER, TERMINAL ALLIANCE, LIBRIOMANCER, GOBLIN QUEST, and other fun stuff. Knows where his towel is. He/him.
My interview with Blasters & Blades is up. We chatted about books and reading and KITEMASTER.
(They were also kind enough to plug my sale on signed books. 10% off w/code OMG2025WTF at payhip.com/jchines)
You can listen on YouTube or anywhere else pods are cast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_3W...
(They were also kind enough to plug my sale on signed books. 10% off w/code OMG2025WTF at payhip.com/jchines)
You can listen on YouTube or anywhere else pods are cast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_3W...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My interview with Blasters & Blades is up. We chatted about books and reading and KITEMASTER.
(They were also kind enough to plug my sale on signed books. 10% off w/code OMG2025WTF at payhip.com/jchines)
You can listen on YouTube or anywhere else pods are cast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_3W...
(They were also kind enough to plug my sale on signed books. 10% off w/code OMG2025WTF at payhip.com/jchines)
You can listen on YouTube or anywhere else pods are cast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_3W...
There is now a hardcover edition of KITEMASTER!
Looks like it's available through Amazon and B&N so far. I'm not seeing it on @bookshop.org yet, but I'll keep checking.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
Looks like it's available through Amazon and B&N so far. I'm not seeing it on @bookshop.org yet, but I'll keep checking.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
December 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
There is now a hardcover edition of KITEMASTER!
Looks like it's available through Amazon and B&N so far. I'm not seeing it on @bookshop.org yet, but I'll keep checking.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
Looks like it's available through Amazon and B&N so far. I'm not seeing it on @bookshop.org yet, but I'll keep checking.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
One of the nice things about going through the Magic ex Libris books for eventual re-release is that I get to remove/change any references to JK and the HP books.
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
One of the nice things about going through the Magic ex Libris books for eventual re-release is that I get to remove/change any references to JK and the HP books.
Somehow, this line hits very differently in 2025 than it did back in 2017...
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Somehow, this line hits very differently in 2025 than it did back in 2017...
It's that time of year again! ❄️🎁⛄
That's right, it's Award Eligibility Post Season!
I had two fantasy novels out this year. KITEMASTER, from Caezik Science Fiction & Fantasy, and SLAYERS OF OLD, from @dawbooks.bsky.social.
If you'll be nomming this year and want to read one or both, hit me up.
That's right, it's Award Eligibility Post Season!
I had two fantasy novels out this year. KITEMASTER, from Caezik Science Fiction & Fantasy, and SLAYERS OF OLD, from @dawbooks.bsky.social.
If you'll be nomming this year and want to read one or both, hit me up.
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It's that time of year again! ❄️🎁⛄
That's right, it's Award Eligibility Post Season!
I had two fantasy novels out this year. KITEMASTER, from Caezik Science Fiction & Fantasy, and SLAYERS OF OLD, from @dawbooks.bsky.social.
If you'll be nomming this year and want to read one or both, hit me up.
That's right, it's Award Eligibility Post Season!
I had two fantasy novels out this year. KITEMASTER, from Caezik Science Fiction & Fantasy, and SLAYERS OF OLD, from @dawbooks.bsky.social.
If you'll be nomming this year and want to read one or both, hit me up.
Reposted by Jim C. Hines
#bookreview 📚💙 📚🪐 📚🌃
Fan of:
- Urban Fantasy
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 📺
- Meddling Kids 📖
- Being too old for this s***
- Growing up
Try:
@jimchines.com's
Slayers Of Old
www.jimchines.com/bookstore/#S...
The MC's saving the world days were long since over...until trouble came looking for them.
Fan of:
- Urban Fantasy
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 📺
- Meddling Kids 📖
- Being too old for this s***
- Growing up
Try:
@jimchines.com's
Slayers Of Old
www.jimchines.com/bookstore/#S...
The MC's saving the world days were long since over...until trouble came looking for them.
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
#bookreview 📚💙 📚🪐 📚🌃
Fan of:
- Urban Fantasy
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 📺
- Meddling Kids 📖
- Being too old for this s***
- Growing up
Try:
@jimchines.com's
Slayers Of Old
www.jimchines.com/bookstore/#S...
The MC's saving the world days were long since over...until trouble came looking for them.
Fan of:
- Urban Fantasy
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 📺
- Meddling Kids 📖
- Being too old for this s***
- Growing up
Try:
@jimchines.com's
Slayers Of Old
www.jimchines.com/bookstore/#S...
The MC's saving the world days were long since over...until trouble came looking for them.
Of course photography counts as artwork!
If you see this, post your black and white artwork.
If you see this, post your black and white artwork.
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Of course photography counts as artwork!
If you see this, post your black and white artwork.
If you see this, post your black and white artwork.
The more I do the writing thing, the more I sympathize with Snoopy and his struggles...
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The more I do the writing thing, the more I sympathize with Snoopy and his struggles...
Google alerts popped up a review of one of my older books. I kind of want to use this quote as a cover blurb 😆
"Actually not as dumb as it sounds."
"Actually not as dumb as it sounds."
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Google alerts popped up a review of one of my older books. I kind of want to use this quote as a cover blurb 😆
"Actually not as dumb as it sounds."
"Actually not as dumb as it sounds."
Since this is the season for it, I'm doing a 10% off sale on signed books (including KITEMASTER and SLAYERS OF OLD) and direct-sale ebooks on my Payhip store.
Use coupon code: OMG2025WTF
payhip.com/jchines
Use coupon code: OMG2025WTF
payhip.com/jchines
Jim C. Hines
https://www.jimchines.com
payhip.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Since this is the season for it, I'm doing a 10% off sale on signed books (including KITEMASTER and SLAYERS OF OLD) and direct-sale ebooks on my Payhip store.
Use coupon code: OMG2025WTF
payhip.com/jchines
Use coupon code: OMG2025WTF
payhip.com/jchines
"Looks like meat's back on the menu, Charlie Brown!"
""I've done far worse than kill you, Charlie Brown. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you."
“Say ‘what’ again! I dare you! I double-dare you, Charlie Brown! Say 'what' one more goddamn time.”
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Looks like meat's back on the menu, Charlie Brown!"
Totally random, but I love that I'm cited in the Wikipedia entry for Kim Possible 😁
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Totally random, but I love that I'm cited in the Wikipedia entry for Kim Possible 😁
A little late, but this month's Patreon story is up! This month, it's "Images of Death," a more serious story that was first published in 2008 in the @dawbooks.bsky.social anthology IMAGINARY FRIENDS, edited by Martin Greenberg and John Marco.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A little late, but this month's Patreon story is up! This month, it's "Images of Death," a more serious story that was first published in 2008 in the @dawbooks.bsky.social anthology IMAGINARY FRIENDS, edited by Martin Greenberg and John Marco.
www.patreon.com/c/jchines
www.patreon.com/c/jchines
My author photo has a much younger-looking beard than me. Not sure how that happened…
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My author photo has a much younger-looking beard than me. Not sure how that happened…
Absolutely no disrespect intended to the dead. Names change with the times, and all that.
With that said, a photo from our walk this afternoon…
With that said, a photo from our walk this afternoon…
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Absolutely no disrespect intended to the dead. Names change with the times, and all that.
With that said, a photo from our walk this afternoon…
With that said, a photo from our walk this afternoon…
"He only raped children who were at least 13 years old" really, really isn't the "gotcha" you seem to think it is.
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"He only raped children who were at least 13 years old" really, really isn't the "gotcha" you seem to think it is.
Looks like the trend of the week is sharing the very first sentences of my book to convince you to read it.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Looks like the trend of the week is sharing the very first sentences of my book to convince you to read it.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
@graphicaudio.bsky.social is celebrating the five-year anniversary of TAMORA CARTER: GOBLIN QUEEN by offering 70% off through December 12. That's a full-cast audio recording for only $4.80.
(Also, how the heck has it been five years since this one came out???)
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
(Also, how the heck has it been five years since this one came out???)
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
70% OFF Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen [Dramatized Adaptation]
One night after roller derby practice, twelve-year-old Tamora Carter discovers a pair of goblins digging through the dumpster behind the rink. The scruffy pair passed through a magical portal into our...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
@graphicaudio.bsky.social is celebrating the five-year anniversary of TAMORA CARTER: GOBLIN QUEEN by offering 70% off through December 12. That's a full-cast audio recording for only $4.80.
(Also, how the heck has it been five years since this one came out???)
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
(Also, how the heck has it been five years since this one came out???)
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
Me: All right, time to focus. Lots of work to do this afternoon on the book and other brain-intensive activities.
My Brain: Hey, remember that really ignorant thing you said twenty-five years ago? How about we run that on a loop for a while, instead?
My Brain: Hey, remember that really ignorant thing you said twenty-five years ago? How about we run that on a loop for a while, instead?
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Me: All right, time to focus. Lots of work to do this afternoon on the book and other brain-intensive activities.
My Brain: Hey, remember that really ignorant thing you said twenty-five years ago? How about we run that on a loop for a while, instead?
My Brain: Hey, remember that really ignorant thing you said twenty-five years ago? How about we run that on a loop for a while, instead?
This little exchange made me smile, so I'm sharing. (It's a snippet from UNCHOSEN ONES.)
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“But he wants to kill you,” Billie repeated.
“I know.” Ebony glanced at Sebastian. “Fortunately, he’s really bad at it.”
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“But he wants to kill you,” Billie repeated.
“I know.” Ebony glanced at Sebastian. “Fortunately, he’s really bad at it.”
November 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This little exchange made me smile, so I'm sharing. (It's a snippet from UNCHOSEN ONES.)
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“But he wants to kill you,” Billie repeated.
“I know.” Ebony glanced at Sebastian. “Fortunately, he’s really bad at it.”
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“But he wants to kill you,” Billie repeated.
“I know.” Ebony glanced at Sebastian. “Fortunately, he’s really bad at it.”
Reposted by Jim C. Hines
By Zeus's ... beard, yeah beard... that was FUN! And perfect for the headspace I'm in and the time of year. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#SlayersOfOld
@jimchines.com
#SlayersOfOld
@jimchines.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
By Zeus's ... beard, yeah beard... that was FUN! And perfect for the headspace I'm in and the time of year. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#SlayersOfOld
@jimchines.com
#SlayersOfOld
@jimchines.com
Photo from yesterday's walk.
November 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Photo from yesterday's walk.
As of today, I’ve officially been diabetic for 27 years.
Thank you, Banting, Best, and Macleod!
Thank you, Banting, Best, and Macleod!
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
As of today, I’ve officially been diabetic for 27 years.
Thank you, Banting, Best, and Macleod!
Thank you, Banting, Best, and Macleod!
Reposted by Jim C. Hines
With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
I'm on the Los Angeles Public Library's blog today, chatting about SLAYERS OF OLD and Buffy and favorite authors and whether I've ever faked reading a book and more...
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www.lapl.org/collections-...
Interview With an Author: Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines is the author of 20 published SF/F novels, including the Goblin Quest trilogy, the Magic ex Libris series, the Princess series of fairy tale retellings, the Janitors of the Post-Apocalyps...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm on the Los Angeles Public Library's blog today, chatting about SLAYERS OF OLD and Buffy and favorite authors and whether I've ever faked reading a book and more...
www.lapl.org/collections-...
www.lapl.org/collections-...