James Palmer

50 books • 6 series

James Palmer lives in Beijing. He has interviewed many survivors of the Tangshan earthquake and of the Communist Party struggles of that crucial year. His books include The Bloody White Baron, which was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2008, and The Death of Mao, which John Simpson called 'The best account of Mao's last year that we have.'
Apr 28, 2023
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The Work That Plants Do – Life, Labour, and the Future of Vegetal Economies

Oct 19, 2022
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The End of the Ice Age Saga

Apr 14, 2022
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Heaven's Empires

Mar 5, 2020
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Shadows Through Time

Feb 29, 2020
Cover of Monster Earth

Monster Earth

Nov 29, 2018
Cover of The Militia Boy

The Militia Boy

Aug 31, 2018
Cover of Don'T Talk to the Dunnyman

Don'T Talk to the Dunnyman

Aug 15, 2018
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Rising Tides

May 18, 2018
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A Treatise on the Modern System of Governing Gaols, Penitentiaries, and Houses of Correction, with a View to Moral Improvement and Reformation of Character

Oct 1, 2017
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The Fosters Trials

Aug 9, 2017
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Ix Incursion (The Chaos Wave, #2)

Sep 19, 2016
Cover of The Peregrine Omnibus Volume Three

The Peregrine Omnibus Volume Three

Nov 24, 2015
Cover of The Amazing Harry Houdini Volume 1

The Amazing Harry Houdini Volume 1 (The Amazing Harry Houdini, #1)

Aug 19, 2015
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Viking Wars

Mar 24, 2015
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The New Adventures of Semi Dual

Feb 19, 2015
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A Treatise on the Modern System of Governing Goals, Penitentiaries, and Houses of Correction - Scholar's Choice Edition

Nov 5, 2014
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The Apocalypse in the Early Middle Ages

May 13, 2014
Cover of Into the Weird

Into the Weird

Apr 3, 2014
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Betrayal on Monster Earth (Monster Earth, #3)

Feb 1, 2014
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Tales of the Rook Volume Two

Jun 22, 2013
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Mars McCoy-Space Ranger Volume 2 (Mars McCoy-Space Ranger, #2)

Oct 23, 2012
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Pro Se Presents Slow Djinn Featuring Stories by

May 1, 2012
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Sacred Treasures

Feb 1, 2012
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A Treatise on the Modern System of Governing Gaols, Penitentiaries, and Houses of Correction (Volume 10); With a View to Moral Improvement and Reformation of Character Also, a Detail of the Duties of Each Department of a Prison, Together with Some Observa