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L. James Rice (Lee James Rice, b. 29 July 1968) is the award winning author of the Epic Fantasy Sundering the Gods Saga.

He studied English at the University of Northern Iowa and screenwriting at UCLA before turning his attention to novels.

His first book, Eve of Snows, was published June 25, 2018. Eve of Snows earned an Editor’s Pick Review at Booklife by Publsihers Weekly, a 5-Star Review from Indiereader.com , and was later recognized by several awards. In December of 2019, Eve of Snows won the Epic Fantasy Fanatics Readers Choice Award, and early in 2020 the book won the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Fantasy Category while also taking the Second Place Grand Prize in all of Fiction. It also took Third Place in the Independent Publisher Book Awards for Fantasy.

Sundering the Gods is a tale told from the experiences of multiple characters in a close 3rd Omniscient Point of View. The saga concluded on June 25, 2020, with the release of Whispers of Ghosts.

The Sundering the Gods Saga is set in a secondary world known as The Sister Continents, a world the author intends to explore for several interconnected sagas as well as standalone novels.

Rice is married with two daughters and lives in Southwest Iowa.

Novels
Sundering the Gods Saga


 * Eve of Snows
 * Meliu
 * Trail of Pyres
 * Solineus
 * Whispers of Ghosts

Standalone Novels


 * The Contessa of Mostul Ûbar (anticipated Winter 2020/Spring 2021)

Sundering the Crowns Saga


 * Dark Cloud Dancing (anticipated release Winter 2021)

Awards
2019 Epic Fantasy Fanatics Readers Choice Award

Winner 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Fantasy

Grand Prize 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Fiction

Bronze Medal 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards for Fantasy