James Smythe

James Smythe’s Followers (348)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Lisa
4,221 books | 854 friends

Betsy
188 books | 21 friends

George
1,500 books | 207 friends

Amy
Amy
2,277 books | 621 friends

Elizabe...
1,841 books | 85 friends

Craig H...
821 books | 115 friends

Rachel ...
396 books | 53 friends

LordTBR
2,852 books | 1,561 friends

More friends…

James Smythe

Goodreads Author


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
Website

Twitter

Genre

Member Since
June 2010

URL


To ask James Smythe questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

James Smythe Not really sure as yet. It's nearly finished being written, so hopefully soon. If I was a betting man? Sometime in 2016...…moreNot really sure as yet. It's nearly finished being written, so hopefully soon. If I was a betting man? Sometime in 2016...(less)
James Smythe Hi there—thanks for this! That's so nice to hear. I think you would probably like THE MACHINE as well—and hopefully the one I'm writing now...…moreHi there—thanks for this! That's so nice to hear. I think you would probably like THE MACHINE as well—and hopefully the one I'm writing now...(less)
Average rating: 3.58 · 8,653 ratings · 1,529 reviews · 34 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Explorer (The Anomaly Q...

3.35 avg rating — 1,939 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
I Still Dream

3.93 avg rating — 935 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Machine

3.61 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Echo (The Anomaly Quart...

3.62 avg rating — 697 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Testimony

3.42 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
No Harm Can Come to a Good Man

3.40 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Edge

3.80 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Ends

4.12 avg rating — 76 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
No Harm Can Come to a Good ...

3.53 avg rating — 55 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
K & R: Kidnap and Ransom

3.80 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by James Smythe…
The Explorer The Echo The Edge The Ends
(4 books)
by
3.45 avg rating — 2,818 ratings

James’s Recent Updates

James Smythe is now following Blair's reviews
272909
Lamb by Matt   Hill
"A beautifully wrought, sensitive meditation on families, evolving and finding your place in the world, whilst also offering enough body horror to transform the novel into something truly weird and profound. An absolute gem."
James Smythe rated a book it was amazing
Lamb by Matt   Hill
Lamb
by Matt Hill (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
James Smythe and 11 other people liked Paul Fulcher's review of Lamb:
Lamb by Matt   Hill
"Lamb by Matt Hill is published by Dead Ink:

Dead Ink is a small, ambitious and experimental literary publisher based in Liverpool. We believe that there are brilliant authors out there who may not yet be known or commercially viable. We see it as Dead" Read more of this review »
James Smythe answered Madelaine Marko's question: James Smythe
Hi there—thanks for this! That's so nice to hear. I think you would probably like THE MACHINE as well—and hopefully the one I'm writing now...
More of James's books…
Quotes by James Smythe  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“People talk to pets and babies to stop themselves going mad.”
James Smythe, The Machine

“...you surrounded yourself with people who nodded at you, who protected you, until your own mind gave way under the weight of your own pig-headedness.”
James Smythe, The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories

“That we were made in his image. This is the next stage: after clones and gene therapy: we are changing what that image is.”
James Smythe, The Machine

Polls

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
The Next Best Boo...: Claire's 2013 challenge 6 151 Dec 28, 2013 09:47PM  
Aussie Readers: List of Your Top 5 Books Read in 2013 122 221 Jan 22, 2014 10:39AM  
Adventures in Sci...: Our Genre's Future and The Kitschies Awards 1 9 Jan 29, 2014 09:00PM  
Sci-fi and Heroic...: 2013 Kitschies Winners announced 8 30 Feb 12, 2014 11:58PM  
Sci-fi and Heroic...: 2014 Arthur C. Clarke Award WINNER Announced 16 74 May 03, 2014 04:11PM  
The Seasonal Read...: Best of the Spring 2014 Challenge 22 102 Jun 07, 2014 07:15PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts) 2559 642 Aug 01, 2014 11:12PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts 2673 595 Sep 01, 2014 05:59AM  
Book Nook Cafe: What I read in - December 2014 50 52 Jan 28, 2015 04:37AM  
Advise something in the same style. 12 233 Sep 21, 2015 03:02AM  
“That we were made in his image. This is the next stage: after clones and gene therapy: we are changing what that image is.”
James Smythe, The Machine

54602 Ask Charles Yu! — 32 members — last activity Sep 24, 2011 04:14AM
Join popular author Charles Yu for a discussion of his work, including his latest book How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. Charles wil ...more



No comments have been added yet.