James Maxwell

jamesmaxwell.com @james_maxwell

Epic Fantasy

James Maxwell is a British-Australian bestselling author of epic fantasy novels, with millions of copies sold worldwide.
His works include Enchantress, Golden Age, and A Girl From Nowhere.
Maxwell's books have received multiple award nominations, including the World Fantasy Award and Arthur C. Clarke Award.
Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, he studied a mix of arts and sciences at the University of Queensland.
Since becoming a full-time author in 2012, Maxwell resides on Australia's Sunshine Coast.
His latest series, The Gateway Saga, begins with Blood and Empire, published in March 2025.

Bücher von James Maxwell

Enchantress

von James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18.000+

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Jugendbuch

Enchantress

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

von James Maxwell 2012 626 Seiten

4.03

18.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Jugendbuch

The Hidden Relic

von James Maxwell • 2012

A tyrant's addiction cracks a portal's wards; allies must close it before the old gods escape.

4.16

11.000+

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Jugendbuch

The Hidden Relic

A tyrant's addiction cracks a portal's wards; allies must close it before the old gods escape.

von James Maxwell 2012 498 Seiten

4.16

11.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Jugendbuch

A Girl from Nowhere

von James Maxwell • 2020

A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.

4.06

11.000+

Fantasy

Science-Fiction

Dystopie

A Girl from Nowhere

A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.

von James Maxwell 2020 445 Seiten

4.06

11.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Science-Fiction

Dystopie

Golden Age

von James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

9.000+

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Jugendbuch

Golden Age

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

von James Maxwell 2016 466 Seiten

4.04

9.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Jugendbuch

The Path of the Storm

von James Maxwell • 2013

His son poisoned, a war hero crosses uncharted seas as an ancient enemy raises the dead.

4.26

9.000+

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Magie

The Path of the Storm

His son poisoned, a war hero crosses uncharted seas as an ancient enemy raises the dead.

von James Maxwell 2013 496 Seiten

4.26

9.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Magie

The Lore of the Evermen

von James Maxwell • 2014

A necromancer's armada closes in, but the empire's lords squabble while one realm stands alone.

4.37

9.000+

Fantasy

Jugendbuch

High Fantasy

The Lore of the Evermen

A necromancer's armada closes in, but the empire's lords squabble while one realm stands alone.

von James Maxwell 2014 514 Seiten

4.37

9.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Jugendbuch

High Fantasy

Silver Road

von James Maxwell • 2016

A frozen fleet's relic summons monsters, and warring kingdoms will burn the sea to destroy it.

4.26

5.000+

Fantasy

High Fantasy

Magie

Silver Road

A frozen fleet's relic summons monsters, and warring kingdoms will burn the sea to destroy it.

von James Maxwell 2016 494 Seiten

4.26

5.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

High Fantasy

Magie

Iron Will

von James Maxwell • 2018

A conqueror's dragon horde sweeps the land, but the magic that forged them is about to shatter.

4.46

5.000+

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

High Fantasy

Iron Will

A conqueror's dragon horde sweeps the land, but the magic that forged them is about to shatter.

von James Maxwell 2018 411 Seiten

4.46

5.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

High Fantasy

A World of Secrets

von James Maxwell • 2020

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

4.30

5.000+

Fantasy

Science-Fiction

Jugendbuch

A World of Secrets

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

von James Maxwell 2020 302 Seiten

4.30

5.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Science-Fiction

Jugendbuch

Copper Chain

von James Maxwell • 2017

Ancient chains bind dragons to a conqueror's command. One exiled healer can break them.

4.33

4.000+

Fantasy

Drachen

Magie

Copper Chain

Ancient chains bind dragons to a conqueror's command. One exiled healer can break them.

von James Maxwell 2017 382 Seiten

4.33

4.000+ Bewertungen

Fantasy

Drachen

Magie

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