James Islington

Author of the Licanius trilogy and the newly released Hierarchy series.

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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: https://t.co/r2VIHcQG4t

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

Slightly late notice (apologies!), but B&N currently have a preorder sale of 25% off upcoming hardcover books - including their exclusive edition of SCION! Ends on the 26th.

https://t.co/zOCMGfX3Pp

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

Hey all - just a heads up that the ebook of The Strength of the Few, as well as both Hierarchy deluxe hardcovers, are currently on sale! US only, I believe.

SotF Ebook:
https://t.co/RjqfVW8PlN

WotM Deluxe:
https://t.co/LQB56LRfNn

SotF Deluxe:
https://t.co/ugLT9JDwU2

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

@curlykoder James is still working away at Hierarchy 3, so we don't have a release date locked in yet. But the goal is late 2027/early 2028!

[Elisabeth]

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

Hey everyone, something a ton of people have been asking for over the years - deluxe hardcover editions of Licanius are officially coming in October!!

[Orbit Books @orbitbooks]

Your destiny is calling. Take your first look at the striking deluxe hardcover editions of The Licanius Trilogy by @IslingtonJames! Collect the complete series October 2026.

Design by @Planetpinto
Illustration by Dominick Saponaro

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

@TitoCarreraP Hey Pablo! Spanish translations are in the works, and will hopefully be released soon!

[Elisabeth]

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

@LuisSalasLopez2 Hi Luis! Spanish translations of the Licanius books are in the works. We don't have a release date yet, but hopefully The Shadow of What was Lost will be available soon.

[Elisabeth]

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

@Odd_grace Hi Grace! At the moment they are only available through US and UK booksellers.

[Elisabeth]

[Orbit Books @orbitbooks]

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!

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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!

https://t.co/zT5ft0xUm6

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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!

https://t.co/McspwGHVta

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

Hey all, latest progress report for Hierarchy #3 is up - it's been a very solid start to the year!

https://t.co/CDk0DkPgEa

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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!

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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

[Elisabeth]

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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: https://t.co/r2VIHcQG4t

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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:

https://t.co/CDk0DkPgEa

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

Always a great time chatting with Petrik!

[Petrik Leo (Novel Notions) @PetrikReads]

I had a blast chatting with @IslingtonJames again on the channel! We talked about the success of the series, movie adaptation, book 3 title teaser, and his new book for next year! Plus... spoiler chat of the Hierarchy series and his ambitious writing.

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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...

https://t.co/5BlGYqOwEH

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

Some VERY exciting news to share today!!

https://t.co/hjxJvA2kcD

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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!

https://t.co/xXmFuxt9oT

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

@_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]

[James Islington @IslingtonJames]

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!