YOUNG, Jim

YOUNG, Jim
   Working name of US writer, and officer in the American diplomatic service, James MaxwellYoung (1951-),whose first novel, The Face of theDeep (1979), is set in a medieval environment which - it soon becomesclear - is located on the planet Bok II, and is threatened by an exploding sun.The style is gritty, theaction compressed; and JY's departure from the field - he had also been involved in the activeMinneapolis scene which eventually gave birth to the group of fantasy writers known as theScribblies - was regrettable.Fortunately, Armed Memory (1995), marks his return tothe field.
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