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James Young

James Young is a science fiction and alternative history author and editor hailing from Missouri. Leaving small town life, James obtained a bachelor's in military history from the United States Military Academy then went on to spend six years as an armor and staff officer in Korea, the Pacific Northwest, and Germany.

After serving his commitment to the Republic, James returned to the Midwest to obtain his Masters and Doctorate in U.S. History from Kansas State. License for evil, er, Ph.D. in hand, Dr. Young now spends his spare time torturing characters, editing alternative history anthologies with far more famous authors like S.M. Stirling and David Weber (check out the Phases of Mars series), and admiring his wife's (Anita C. Young) award-winning artwork.

On Amazon, you can check out James' Usurper's War (alternative history) and Vergassy Chronicles (science fiction) series, both of which he is diligently working on now that the academic yoke is from around his neck. Outside of Amazon, Dr. Young can be found at conventions throughout the Midwest selling books and merchandise as James Young, Slinger of Tales. Stop by his booth sometime and he'll be happy to tell you about his latest project then discuss World War II carrier doctrine.

In addition to his positive fiction reviews, Dr. Young also writes military history non-fiction. In addition to Barren SEAD (available for sale), James is working on preparing his dissertation for publication. His awards include winning the United States Naval Institute's 2016 Cyberwarfare Essay Contest, placing as a runner up in the 2011 Adams Center Cold War Essay Contest, and having the Naval History and Heritage Command select an article (Surface Lessons of Guadalcanal) for inclusion on their professional reading list.

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  • Cover of: Struggle for Humanity: Agents of Nonviolent Change in a Violent World

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nico, Songs They Never Play on the Radio

    First published in 2021 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Figure Skating School
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    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Botanica's pocket annuals & perennials
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    First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Acts of War
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    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Common Sense Keto Diet: Tasty Recipes with Food Ingredient List for Beginners

    First published in 2019 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: John B Young Family Annual 1886 to Today

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  • Cover of: Invasion of Taiwan: History of China and Taiwan,the Reason for the Invasion and the Importance of Taiwan to the Whole World

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  • Cover of: Joseph and How God Works in Our Lives

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    First published in 2004 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: PENELOPE AND THE PIRATES written and illustrated by James Young (1990 First edition Hardcover 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches 32 pages Arcade / Little, Brown and Co. Publishing)

    First published in 1990 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: 31st Annual International Conference Proceedings/October 17-21, 1988, Las Vegas, Nevada (Annual International Conference Proceedings (American Production and Inventory Control Society))

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  • Cover of: National Temperance Songster

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  • Cover of: Life of John Welsh, Minister of Ayr: Including Illustrations of the Contemporary Ecclesiastical History of Scotland and France

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  • Cover of: Case of abdominal abscess, with extensive mortification, and recovery
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  • Cover of: Successful case of staphylography [sic]
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  • Cover of: Collisions of the Damned: The Defense of the Dutch East Indies

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nico: The End

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Subjects

History, Fiction, Biography, Creative thinking, Diseases, Heart failure, Liberalism, Skating, Social conditions, Treatment, Adirondack mountains (n.y.), description and travel, Advertising copy, African americans, education, Alternate History, Alternative histories (Fiction), Animals, Annuals (Plants), Arbeiter, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Cervix uteri, Children's fiction, Color, fiction, Counting, Creative ability in business, Description and travel

Places

Canada, Canongate, Edinburgh, Edinburgh (Lothian), Great Britain, Leith, Moscow, Moscow (Russia), Russia, Scotland

People

Nico, James Young, John Welsh (b.1568), Lauder family

Time

19th century, 20th century

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  • OLID: OL1138376A

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March 25, 2025 Edited by kolakowj7580 Added Amazon bio and photo
March 25, 2025 Edited by kolakowj7580 Added new photo
August 19, 2008 Edited by an anonymous user fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import