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Peter James West is a British author who was born and raised in the seaside town of Scarborough, England. Writing since 2003, he has rediscovered the world of fiction and worked on a number of manuscripts across the genres of science fiction, horror and psychological thrillers.

Peter is currently working on Augmented, book 5 in the series Tales of Cinnamon City.

Tales of Cinnamon City

Tales of Cinnamon City is a Science fiction and fantasy series set in the rich, deep world of Megarothia. 

Information Cloud (#1 Tales of Cinnamon City)

Information Cloud is the first novel in the series, mixing elements of military science fiction, adventure and hi-tech action with an epic tale that travels through a vast land. 

After the Iridium Wars, a cataclysmic event that killed the vast majority of Megarothia's human and animal populations, the planet has been left to ruin. Only Lord Hades, the Techno Prophet, foresaw this event and was able to save a few thousand survivors beneath a powerful structure that became known as the Dome Shield. 

Major Rachel Henson is a soldier in the Security Forces, a military organisation that now governs the fragmented land. She's combat trained, and highly effective, but it's becoming increasingly obvious that there's something very wrong with her. She isn't like other people, and she's developing a reputation for being more capable than anyone can explain. 

Lord Hades has been absent for many years, driven to desperation by his tormented visions of the Second Black Day. He fears that technology will be the end of man, but whatever he tries, he is powerless to stop the factions of the Orange Zone from destroying each other. The race is on to create ever more disturbing machines to win yet another war. 

Reviews

5 STARS - Michael Hinton
Great characters and technology support a good plot. Well written and convincing this is a great start to what is undoubtedly a brilliant series 

5 STARS - Zinger
West paints a thoroughly believable picture of a world interconnected through information. As security is breached, technology by-passed or stolen, the superficial tranquility of Cinnamon City is torn by momentous upheaval, massive robots, thundering machines of destruction, threats of annihilation and lots of regular old bloodshed.

Cinematic in its scope, West crafts a world that allows a reader's visual imagination run riot, amongst massive explosions, thundering machinery, thousands of foot soldiers whilst introducing very human characters that are humorous, venal, avaricious and, above all, believable.



5 STARS - Carol, South Africa
What's great book! I do not normally enjoy post apocalyptic stories, but I really could not class this as one. It was more of a futuristic view of the future. Technology, food, security for The people and otherwise pretty normal lives for most citizens, except those of the security forces. The book started with a run, then slowed briefly to introduce important new characters and then blitzed away again. The characters were well developed and either like-able or extremely hateful, which made for an exciting read, rooting for your favourites. The book was well written and flowed seamlessly from one chapter to the next, making it impossible to put down at any point. The technology created in the book for the battles was mind boggling and frightening. The human is capable of terrible cruelties towards what they consider lesser beings. I am really looking forward to the next book. Really hope I don't have to wait too long. I really need to know what happens next!!! 

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Cinnamon City (#2 Tales of Cinnamon City)

Cinnamon City is the second novel in the series, mixing elements of military science fiction, adventure and hi-tech action with an epic tale that travels through a vast land. 

After a short coma, Rachel wakes up under mysterious circumstances. She works hard to recover her fitness, but when she finally returns to Central Command, she finds that many things have changed in her absence. 

Gail Thompson has been exiled, and Lord Hades has appointed a new leader of the Security Forces. Rachel must prove herself like never before. 
She hunts down new Kamari bases, and enlists the help of the Implants, but strange things keep happening to her, and she still doesn't understand why. 

Only Lord Hades knows what's really going on, but the price of listening to him may be too great to bear. Time is running out. Rachel must find the traitors amongst them and help make Central Command stronger than it has ever been before. 

Meanwhile, the guilds demand to see the Council of Lords. When their prayers are finally answered, they discover just how little they know about their absent masters.

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Ascension (#3 Tales of Cinnamon City)

Ascension is the third novel in the series, mixing elements of military science fiction, adventure and hi-tech action with an epic tale that travels through a vast land. 

General Markov mounts a daring attack against the Kamari. He needs to draw them out of their hiding places and pull them into a full-scale war. His plan is bold but it has repercussions for everyone. 

Meanwhile, Jacob is acting strangely. He talks to his dead brother and argues with his father about the future of the Kamari. Their disagreements are becoming more and more bitter. Even the Kamari captains are forced to take sides. 

Rachel can't avoid the truth anymore. She has dreamt of a man who carries a black spear. She knows he is coming for her and she's powerless to prevent it. It's time for her to face her darkest fears. 

General Markov mounts a daring attack against the Kamari. He wants to draw them out of their hiding places and pull them into a full-scale war. His actions have unexpected repercussions for everyone. 

Jacob is acting strangely. He talks to his dead brother and argues with his father about their plans for the war. A sickness plagues his mind and he cannot understand what is happening to him. 

Rachel knows that she can't avoid the truth anymore. She has dreamt of a man who carries a black spear. He walks like an old man but an aura of power surrounds him. She knows he is coming for her. It's time to face her darkest fears. Time is now running out for all of them. 

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Lord Hades (#4 Tales of Cinnamon City)

Lord Hades is the fourth novel in the series, mixing elements of military science fiction, adventure and hi-tech action with an epic tale that travels through a vast land.

Rachel prepares for the Second Black Day, but she still doesn't know what form it will take. The future is full of uncertainty and she knows she can't face this challenge alone.

Lord Hades must abandon her to pursue Lord Malkor into the Blasted Lands, but he offers her help in his own way.

Meanwhile, Jacob has become leader of the Kamari. Without his father's interference, he is free to pursue his own twisted goals.

The clerics are leaving. The guilds are in turmoil. Central Command must prepare for the Second Black Day.

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Augmented (#5 Tales of Cinnamon City)

(Coming 2016...)

[Posted by: Peter James West, author of the science fiction series: Tales of Cinnamon City.]

If you're new to the my books, you'll find that they're a mixture of military science fiction, action, and fantasy. 

Tales of Cinnamon City is a science fiction series set in the richly detailed world of Megarothia.

For a limited time, you can get a FREE copy of Information Cloud – the first novel in the series – direct from this site. Just click the button below to get started.

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Review: The Wheel of Time series (Robert Jordan)

I gave this fantasy series 5 stars out of 5:

Things I did while reading the Wheel of Time series:

1. Became a gym instructor. 
2. Moved to Cardiff for a year.
3. Went to university and got a degree in Artificial Intelligence.
4. Worked in London. 
5. Worked in Reading. 
6. Worked in London again.
7. Got Married in India. 
8. Bought a flat.
9. Moved house more times than I can remember.
10. Wrote several books
11. Became grey.

The point is, this is a long series!

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series consists of 14 books with publication dates that span from 1990 to 2013 (yes, that's 23 years!)

Jordan began writing the first volume, The Eye of the World, in 1984 but it wasn't published until January 1990. He died in 2007 while working on what was planned to be the twelfth and final volume in the series, but not before making extensive notes so that another author could complete the book according to his wishes.  Fellow fantasy author and long-time Wheel of Time fan Brandon Sanderson was brought in to complete the final book. It was subsequently decided that the 'final' book was far too large to publish in one volume and it was split into three separate books.

The series was finally completed by the final book, 'A Memory of Light' which was released in 2013.
The total number of paperback pages was thought to be around 11,916.

Besides its colosal size, the series obviously has some merit for so many people to have read all fourteen books. The story is complex and Jordan has never been afraid to introduce twenty characters in a few pages.

To say that the world he has created is rich in detail would be a monstrous understatement. The imaginary world is vast and detailed to a level that could only be achieved by such a large piece of work. In the early books he described every door handle and dress fabric to such detail that you could manufacture it and put it on eBay, but later the plot is so complex that his detailed mind gets caught up in more intriguing matters.

There are countless major characters and points of view. To some, this may seem distracting, but to me it added to the depth of the story. It enabled us to see more of the fascinating world that Robert Jorden had created.

This series has more sublots than you can shake a stick at. At times there is so much going on,
and yet I always somehow remembered what the context was when I started reading yet another volume, several years after the last.

It all starts with Rand Al'Thor, Matrim Cauthon and Perrin Aybara. The three friends live in a small village known as Emond's Field, in a district called the Two Rivers. After the village is attacked by foul beasts known as trollocks, the young men's lives are never the same again. They are quickly thrown into a world of mysterious magical powers, politics, intrigue and deception. They live in a very dangerous world. The forces of evil are never far away, and they must journey to many strange lands to follow their destinies. Each place they go to is richly detailed and populated by its own unique people. It is impossible to summarise 12000 pages. I won't even try. All I'll say is that this series offers a powerful complex story that is well worth reading. There are too many major characters to name and they all play their part in this unique story.

Now that the series is complete, readers can ingest all fourteen books in one sitting. I have no idea how long that would take. My own reading was more leisurely. I read the books over a couple of decades (as they were written). I very much enjoyed the story and the characters, and the rich world that Jordan created.

I can only admire a man who goes to such great lengths to write such an enormous and interesting story. The fact that he completed his life's work even after his own death so as not to disappoint his readers is also a testament to how seriously he took his work.

I must also thank Brandon Sanderson for not only finishing the series on Jordan's behalf, but doing so in a manner that was seamless and in the exact same style that Jordan had used himself. It must have been an incredibly difficult task for both Jordan and Sanderson to produce this coherent and impressive piece of work. I can only say that on this occasion, hard work really has payed off.

I gave this series five stars, and every book within it at least four stars.

The final book was very busy but managed to produce a satisfying conclusion to this truly epic story.

Books in the Wheel of Time Series:

#1  The Eye of the World
#2  The Great Hunt
#3  The Dragon Reborn
#4  The Shadow Rising
#5  The Fires of Heaven
#6  Lord of Chaos
#7  A Crown of Swords
#8  The Path of Daggers
#9  Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
#11 Knife of Dreams
#12 The Gathering Storm
#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light


Further information about the series can be found on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time

[Posted by: Peter James West, author of the science fiction series: Tales of Cinnamon City.]

If you're new to the my books, you'll find that they're a mixture of military science fiction, action, and fantasy. 

Tales of Cinnamon City is a science fiction series set in the richly detailed world of Megarothia.

For a limited time, you can get a FREE copy of Information Cloud – the first novel in the series – direct from this site. Just click the button below to get started.

Find out More >