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John Hornor Jacobs | |
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Born | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | January 5, 1971
Occupation | Writer, novelist |
Alma mater | Lyon College Dallas Art Institute |
Genre | Fantasy, horror, science fiction |
Notable works | Southern Gods (2011), Foreign Devils (2015) |
Website | |
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John Hornor Jacobs (born January 5, 1971) is an American author, best known for the novel Southern Gods, [1] which began as a rough draft created through the NaNoWriMo process, and was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2011. His 2015 novel Foreign Devils was nominated for a David Gemmell Award for Fantasy. [2]
Jacobs was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he attended Little Rock Central High School. [3]
Published in paperback by Gollancz in 2014, The Incorruptibles [4] is a fantasy novel by Hornor. It centers on two mercenaries: Shoestring, a half-dwarf/human; and Fisk, a human. They are employed to guard a nobleman and his family as they journey along a river by paddleboat. The novel was followed by Foreign Devils in 2015.
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James Lovegrove, reviewing The Incorruptibles for the Financial Times , commended Jacobs' ability to "blend ... cowboys, the Roman empire and high fantasy". [5] The Arkansas Times review praised his "wholly original and deeply imaginative voice". [3] The Incorruptibles has also been reviewed by the British Fantasy Society, [6] SFFWorld, [7] and SFBook Reviews. [8]
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The Incorruptibles is a breath of fresh air ... The plot of this novel is not overly complex, yet the originality of the world that has been built, and the strength of the characters, make the novel feel as well-crafted as many epic fantasies twice the length of this book.
It was nice to read something that in the end turns into a rather original novel, albeit with traits regular readers of the genre might recognise.
Highly entertaining and fast-paced is a necessity and this story delivers just that, while offering a new fantasy to slip into for a few hours. Preferably not too near the witching hour.