Calvin James is an aerospace engineer and role-playing game designer. He is best known for creating the popular Age of Aether, a historical steampunk fantasy RPG. Calvin is an avid historian, and loves researching life in prior times. Often, he finds knowledge of a historical period can help with worldbuilding, even in a magical land or on a faraway planet. His expertise in aerospace engineering is also a huge help. The science in his novels utilize his real-world knowledge of technology and space exploration, and his worldbuilding reflects the attention to detail required to resolve spacecraft anomalies.

Praise for Affairs of StateYou will not find better yearning. Every demon emperor should have a tiny man to swing about like a bolas, and every war that keeps them apart should be immediately suspended. I genuinely cannot wait to see what Calvin James cooks up next.-Greer Stothers, USA Today-bestselling author of Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to DieVividly balances swashbuckling action with diabolical political intrigue.-Gareth L. Powell, award-winning author of Embers of War and JitterbugHard military SF meets spicy court intrigue meets a romance for the ages in this truly compelling novel. Affairs of State is one of a kind.-Juliet Marillier, award-winning author of Daughter of the ForestAffairs of State hooked me from the start with its waltz of political intrigue, courtly machinations, and rekindled love, all conducted by Calvin James's deft hand. The twists and turns-backed by sharp prose and striking world-building-are as intoxicating as fine brandy. But really it was the central relationship between Astrid and Levar that captured me like a star's gravitational pull: electric, sexy, fierce, and tender all at once.-Nathan Tavares, author of A Fractured InfinityAffairs of State is a gorgeously imagined space romance full of inventive world-building, adventure and political intrigue. An exciting debut that left me wanting more.-Emmi Itranta, author of Memory of Water and The Moonday LettersCaptivates from start to finish.-Publishers WeeklyJames writes with a lively voice, imbuing his characters with colourful personalities, mapping out the competing factions and shifting alliances while gradually raising the stakes.-SFXJames is able to create great science fiction; it is huge in scope but also entertaining...The combination of romance, society and science fiction works wonderfully.-SF Book Reviews

Calvin James is an aerospace engineer and role-playing game designer. He is best known for creating the popular Age of Aether, a historical steampunk fantasy RPG. Calvin is an avid historian, and loves researching life in prior times. Often, he finds knowledge of a historical period can help with worldbuilding, even in a magical land or on a faraway planet. His expertise in aerospace engineering is also a huge help. The science in his novels utilize his real-world knowledge of technology and space exploration, and his worldbuilding reflects the attention to detail required to resolve spacecraft anomalies.

Praise for Affairs of StateYou will not find better yearning. Every demon emperor should have a tiny man to swing about like a bolas, and every war that keeps them apart should be immediately suspended. I genuinely cannot wait to see what Calvin James cooks up next.-Greer Stothers, USA Today-bestselling author of Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to DieVividly balances swashbuckling action with diabolical political intrigue.-Gareth L. Powell, award-winning author of Embers of War and JitterbugHard military SF meets spicy court intrigue meets a romance for the ages in this truly compelling novel. Affairs of State is one of a kind.-Juliet Marillier, award-winning author of Daughter of the ForestAffairs of State hooked me from the start with its waltz of political intrigue, courtly machinations, and rekindled love, all conducted by Calvin James's deft hand. The twists and turns-backed by sharp prose and striking world-building-are as intoxicating as fine brandy. But really it was the central relationship between Astrid and Levar that captured me like a star's gravitational pull: electric, sexy, fierce, and tender all at once.-Nathan Tavares, author of A Fractured InfinityAffairs of State is a gorgeously imagined space romance full of inventive world-building, adventure and political intrigue. An exciting debut that left me wanting more.-Emmi Itranta, author of Memory of Water and The Moonday LettersCaptivates from start to finish.-Publishers WeeklyJames writes with a lively voice, imbuing his characters with colourful personalities, mapping out the competing factions and shifting alliances while gradually raising the stakes.-SFXJames is able to create great science fiction; it is huge in scope but also entertaining...The combination of romance, society and science fiction works wonderfully.-SF Book Reviews

Calvin James is an aerospace engineer and role-playing game designer. He is best known for creating the popular Age of Aether, a historical steampunk fantasy RPG. Calvin is an avid historian, and loves researching life in prior times. Often, he finds knowledge of a historical period can help with worldbuilding, even in a magical land or on a faraway planet. His expertise in aerospace engineering is also a huge help. The science in his novels utilize his real-world knowledge of technology and space exploration, and his worldbuilding reflects the attention to detail required to resolve spacecraft anomalies.

Praise for Affairs of StateYou will not find better yearning. Every demon emperor should have a tiny man to swing about like a bolas, and every war that keeps them apart should be immediately suspended. I genuinely cannot wait to see what Calvin James cooks up next.-Greer Stothers, USA Today-bestselling author of Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to DieVividly balances swashbuckling action with diabolical political intrigue.-Gareth L. Powell, award-winning author of Embers of War and JitterbugHard military SF meets spicy court intrigue meets a romance for the ages in this truly compelling novel. Affairs of State is one of a kind.-Juliet Marillier, award-winning author of Daughter of the ForestAffairs of State hooked me from the start with its waltz of political intrigue, courtly machinations, and rekindled love, all conducted by Calvin James's deft hand. The twists and turns-backed by sharp prose and striking world-building-are as intoxicating as fine brandy. But really it was the central relationship between Astrid and Levar that captured me like a star's gravitational pull: electric, sexy, fierce, and tender all at once.-Nathan Tavares, author of A Fractured InfinityAffairs of State is a gorgeously imagined space romance full of inventive world-building, adventure and political intrigue. An exciting debut that left me wanting more.-Emmi Itranta, author of Memory of Water and The Moonday LettersCaptivates from start to finish.-Publishers WeeklyJames writes with a lively voice, imbuing his characters with colourful personalities, mapping out the competing factions and shifting alliances while gradually raising the stakes.-SFXJames is able to create great science fiction; it is huge in scope but also entertaining...The combination of romance, society and science fiction works wonderfully.-SF Book Reviews