(The cats, on the other hand, have no tolerance whatsoever, and routinely walk across his desk when he's trying to work. He lives with his wife and two children, who have always shown remarkable tolerance for his bizarre and obsessive writing habits. The Snow Queens Shadow (Princess Series Book 4) - Kindle edition by Hines, Jim C. He has an undergraduate degree in psychology and a Masters in English. Jim is an active blogger about topics ranging from sexism and harassment to zombie-themed Christmas carols, and won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2012. His first professional story sale was the award-winning 'Blade of the Bunny,' which took first place in the 1998 Writers of the Future competition and was published in Writers of the Future XV. He's also the author of more than fifty published short stories. He's currently working on the Magic ex Libris books, which follow the adventures of a magic-wielding librarian from northern Michigan. After completing the goblin trilogy, Jim went on to write the princess series, four books often described as a blend of Grimm's Fairy Tales with Charlie's Angels.

Actor and author Wil Wheaton described the book as 'too f***ing cool for words,' which is pretty much the Best Blurb Ever. His first novel was Goblin Quest, the tale of a nearsighted goblin runt and his pet fire-spider. Hines is best known as a fantasy novelist and the guy who did those gender-flipped SF/F cover poses. A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction.Order of Books » Authors » Order of Jim C. This leads to the goblin’s quest as he is forced to serve as a group of adventurers guide through the tunnels beneath the mountain where they hope to find an ancient magical artifact. The demons magic distorts the vision of all it touches. However, bravery is not his strong suit so when the intruders come, Jig surrenders. When a spell gone wrong shatters Snow Whites enchanted mirror, a demon escapes into the world. His wishes aren’t granted though and he ends up being drafted to guard the goblin tunnels against intruders. In this one, Jig is a goblin that only wants to be left alone. The book that got Hines started was Goblin Quest. Isaac will hunt for the why which takes him deep into the secrets of Libriomancy. It turns out that the vampires have been leaking out and attacking other magic users. However, the powers take an interesting twist when Isaac is attacked by a vampire from a book. They have the ability to reach into books and draw objects from them.

The book follows Isaac Vainio who is a member of the secret organization known as Libriomancy. Libriomancer is the first book in the Magic Ex Libris series.

The Snow Queen's Shadow by Jim C. Hines