James Islington

Hey everyone, very excited today to be announcing my next book - SCION - a cyberpunk thriller that will be coming out worldwide in hardcover, eBook and audio on September 1, 2026! Preorder links: geni.us/Scion

As destiny calls, a journey begins, and a young man with forbidden magic finds himself drawn into an ancient war in this masterful trilogy from the author of The Will of the Many. THE LICANIUS TRILOGY by @IslingtonJames is available now in a boxed set from Orbit US!

Victorians - quick reminder I'll be at Supanova in Melbourne this weekend, signing books and on a couple of panels. Hope to see some of you there! supanova.com.au/guests/james-i…

For those in and around the Gold Coast: I'll be at Supanova this weekend! Signing books, a Q&A session, and a panel on worldbuilding with some other great authors are all on the schedule. Should be fun. Hope to see some of you there! supanova.com.au/events/gold-co…

Hey all, latest progress report for Hierarchy #3 is up - it's been a very solid start to the year! #hierarchy3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">jamesislington.com/updates.html#h…

Been fantastic to see everyone's enthusiasm for Scion over the past 24 hours! I know many of you are also wondering how Hierarchy #3 is going, so a very quick update - this year's been really productive thus far, and I'm on track to finish the first draft in the next few weeks!

@Nogbar2 No, James plans on writing more Scion books in the future! [Elisabeth]

@IslingtonJames I'm in! Is it a standalone?

Hey everyone, very excited today to be announcing my next book - SCION - a cyberpunk thriller that will be coming out worldwide in hardcover, eBook and audio on September 1, 2026! Preorder links: geni.us/Scion

Final update for the year! Not a wild amount of progress (unsurprisingly) over the past three months, but everything's still in a good place and on track going into 2026: #hierarchy3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">jamesislington.com/updates.html#h…

Always a great time chatting with Petrik!

Just saw The Strength of the Few has made it into the final round of the Goodreads Choice Awards! Voting's open for a few more days... goodreads.com/choiceawards/r…

Some VERY exciting news to share today!! hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

Truly incredible news this morning (my time) – The Strength of the Few is now a #1 New York Times bestseller!! I’m blown away. A massive, massive thank you to everyone for your enthusiasm for, and support of, this series! nytimes.com/books/best-sel…

@_saelo_ James is happy to sign any of his other books as well! And you're welcome to get multiple books signed (as long as it's not a massive stack that'll hold the line up, haha) [Elisabeth]

@IslingtonJames Will these signings be for just "The Strength of the Few" and is one per person?

Info for my Melbourne signings (including the one tomorrow morning!) below. There'll also be a couple in Sydney next Wednesday (19/11) - I'll post the specifics of those as soon as I know them!

Hey Sydneysiders - sad to say that though I will be there for other things tomorrow, it looks like due to various factors beyond my control, we now can't do a signing this time around. Which sucks. Sorry! I'll make sure you guys get priority next year.

@tiresiastakes Yes, but only for the AUS/NZ edition. Other regions will have to wait a bit longer for paperbacks, sorry! [Elisabeth]

@IslingtonJames Paperbacks at launch???

Release morning here in Aus!! Had a fantastic time last night with everyone at the midnight launch.

Release day in the US, as of now!! And in either a very lucky or very unlucky piece of timing, The Strength of the Few is also up for the just-begun Goodreads Choice Awards in fantasy for 2025. So if you manage to read it within the next 13 days... goodreads.com/choiceawards/r…

Just a quick reminder that I will be at Avid Reader in Brisbane TONIGHT, for the midnight launch of the Strength of the Few! Starting, I believe, at 10pm. Hope to see some of you there!

@YuBWeqmF The deluxe edition is available in regular bookstores (Barnes and Noble, etc.) [Elisabeth]

Some good news for everyone who's been searching for a copy - the deluxe edition of The Will of the Many (which has been sold out for a while now) has been reprinted, and is now officially back in stock!