Jim C. Hines

@jimchines.com

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Author of SLAYERS OF OLD, KITEMASTER, TERMINAL ALLIANCE, LIBRIOMANCER, GOBLIN QUEST, and other fun stuff. Knows where his towel is. He/him.

The yellow A of a QDOBA sign with a small black and white bird peeking out from the center of the A.
Photo of a Wall Street Journal headline that reads “A zombie Congress is threatening Trump’s agenda”
Excerpt from a book spam email that reads, “If you do not reply to this email again, I will have to follow up again until you reply.”
Large black fluffy dog and large long-haired tabby cat sprawled together in a sunbeam, mocking those of us who are forced to toil at our jobs…
Email from “Riley Halfassbookclub” trying to scam money out of me.
Covers for Kitemaster and Slayers of Old on a space background. Text reads "2025 Award Eligibility"
30 signed hardcovers of Slayers of Old on a wood-finish table.
Human beings are like parts of a body, created from the same essence. When one part is hurt and in pain the others cannot remain in peace and be quiet. If the misery of others leaves you indifferent and with no feelings of sorrow, You cannot be called a human being. -Saadi Shirazi
Meme of a stormtrooper from The Mandalorian. Text reads, "Did Moff Gideon just tell me to put that baby in shackles? We have baby shackles? Holy shit...are we the bad guys?"
Four-panel Calvin and Hobbes strip. Calvin goes outside in the cold, makes a face, and says, "Don't you hate it when your boogers freeze?"
Cover art for KITEMASTER and SLAYERS OF OLD on a Nebula background.
Four-panel comic. Catman mocks a Nazi, provokes him into charging, then ends him.
Poe Dameron from The Last Jedi saying, "Somehow, Palpatine returned..."
Cover art for KITEMASTER and SLAYERS OF OLD on a Nebula background.
BW photo looking up at the outer wall of a French cathedral.
Four-panel Peanuts strip. 1: Lucy tells Snoopy he should write a Thanksgiving story. 2-3: Snoopy writes, "It was a dark and storm night... Suddenly, a turkey rang out!" 4: Snoopy crumples up the page and tosses it.
Me (bald white guy with a more-white-than-not beard) in front of a sign for my signing today.
Large grave marker for “Manlius Mann.”
Copyright notice for SLAYERS OF OLD. All rights reserved, etc. and so on.
Two deer in the woods. One is looking back directly at the camera. The other is nuzzling the first deer.
Big fluffy black dog partially hidden behind the vertical blinds of the sliding glass door.
Cover art for Slayers of Old, depicting an older man with a cane and a black cat with tentacles and too many eyes. Additional context: the cat is named Squidward, and he is Awesome.
Large tabby cat in front of an open laptop, looking into the camera with a Very Judgmental Expression.
Monarch butterfly perched on a hand, feeding on a tiny pink blob of strawberry.
Monarch butterfly with curled/damaged wings just chilling on my hand.
Magazine cover showing fake drink cups, each with a book cover image. Front cup has the cover for my book SLAYERS OF OLD. Text reads LJ, Library Journal, and the rest is too blurry for my old eyes to make out.
Advertising image showing the cover of SLAYERS OF OLD. Text notes that preorder sale discounts start at 25% off, and the sale runs now through Sept. 5.
Monarch butterfly chillin with wings spread on the bumper of my dinged-up Chevy Malibu.
Tabby cat on her back between sunbeams, looking at the camera. Fur is trimmed short except around her head and tail.
Cover of Jason Sanford’s “We Who Hunt Alexander’s.” Shows three creepy-ass women with glowing eyes and big teeth and a mouth to hell lined with lots of pointy teeth.
Ball python peeking out from under the “cave” in his tank. Acting all innocent, like he wasn’t sneaking out and making mischief last night.
Great blue heron flying in the woods.
Photo of book (Silver and Lead, by Seanan McGuire) and bookmarks.
Ad for a yello LEGO mini fig popsicle mold that has the popsicle sticks going right up into the mini figs’ torsos. But as someone pointed out on Facebook, the sticks have flared bases, so it’s probably fine.
Ad for B&N preorder sale. "Discounts starting at 25% off for B&N rewards members. Now - July 11." Includes an image of Slayers of Old, by Jim C. Hines, which I'm told is an excellent choice for preordering.
Quote on red background reads, “I don’t know how to explain to you why you should care about other people. -Lauren Morrill”
Nest on a gutter with three small blue eggs visible. (Robin eggs.)
Comic showing Marsha Johnson carrying an LGBTQ shield and punching Hitler.
Long haired calico cat on the shoulder of a bald, middle aged author.
Book advertisement with Kitemaster cover art and decorative kite. Text reads, “Two lives intertwined. One is always left behind.”
Two-panel comic. Panel one shows a figure relaxing in bed, saying, "Man, this ASMR channel is so relaxing." Panel two is a close-up of the phone screen, which reads, "10 hours of Nazis getting punched."
Advertisement for KITEMASTER, coming May 27. Book cover and a kite, with text from a Nerds of a Feather review: "I went into Kitemaster expecting a fun, fresh and fascinating world and main character, as I have come to expect in Hines's work... What I didn't expect and also got in the bargain was...a meditation on war, conflict, autonomy, and the justice and injustices of a ruler."
Red bottle of pet shampoo. Label reads “I ❤️ Pet Head.”
Book advertisement with Kitemaster cover art. Text reads, "'Brilliantly imaginative... a rousing story and great characters... Very highly recommended.' -Julie E. Czerneda, Author of the Night's Edge series" Kitemaster release date listed as May 27.
Advertising image with book cover for KITEMASTER. Text reads, "For Your Summer Reading List*" and footnote says "Best of all? This book actually exists!" Arrows point from book cover to words like "Kiteships!" and "REALLY BIG Dragons" and "Action & Adventure" and "Humor."
Advertisement showing Kitemaster book cover, kite floating across the image, and a blurb from Library Journal. Only this advertisement is 73% better than the last one I put together.
Graphic with the Kitemaster book cover on the lower left and a kite crossing the middle. Text reads, "Delightfully whimsical fantasy... This story is inspirational and emotional from start to finish. -Library Journal" Lower text reads, "KITEMASTER, May 27"
Card of a small character with a sword bisecting three saluting Nazis in one swing.
Two-panel comic. Top panel shows a green fist. Bottom panel shows the aftermath of that fist sending a Nazi flying backward. Dialogue reads, "If there's a choice--to punch a Nazi or not punch a Nazi--Always punch a Nazi! Always!"
Two photos of a man wearing a swastika necklace being hit on the head with an egg.
Comics panel of a blonde woman in a red white and blue costume (naturally) punching a gorilla wearing a Nazi cap, Nazi armband, and boots.
Two-panel comic. Panel one, an Imperial officer looks strict and points at something off-panel. Panel two, Leia delivers an impressive left to the bad guy's face.
Sam Wilson as Captain America punching a uniformed Nazi.
Framed cross stitch reads, "You miss 100% of the Nazis you don't punch."
Two-panel comic. A flaming man (Human Torch) burns Hitler alive, saying, "Curse him! He left me no choice but to burn him! I'm betting that flameproof button would've blown us all sky-high--and taken what's left of Berlin with us." Second panel has Human Torch saying, "You (sic) people have suffered enough because of you, you Nazi devil!" Hitler says, "Otto...he has...set me afire...but don't let the world...know how I died..."
Christopher Plummer tearing a Nazi flag in half
Black and white still frame of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) with a revolver, shooting a Nazi.
Meme of Boromir from Fellowship of the Ring saying, "One does not simply wear a Nazi armband and not get the living potatoes beat out of zem..."