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Marie Brennan

(b.1980)

aka M A Carrick

MARIE BRENNAN habitually pillages her background in anthropology, archaeology, and folklore for fictional purposes. She is the author of the Onyx Court series, the Doppelganger duology of Warrior and Witch, and the urban fantasy Lies and Prophecy,as well as more than thirty short stories. The first book in the Lady Trent Memoirs series, A Natural History of Dragons, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy

Series

Doppelganger
   1. Doppelganger (2006)
     aka Warrior
   1.5. Dancing the Warrior (2018)
   2. Witch (2006)
     aka Warrior and Witch

Onyx Court
   1. Midnight Never Come (2008)
   1.5. Deeds of Men (2009)
   2. In Ashes Lie (2009)
   3. A Star Shall Fall (2010)
   4. With Fate Conspire (2011)

Wilders
   1. Lies and Prophecy (2012)
   Welcome to Welton (2012)
   2. Chains and Memory (2016)

Memoir by Lady Trent
   1. A Natural History of Dragons (2013)
   2. The Tropic of Serpents (2014)
   3. Voyage of the Basilisk (2015)
   4. In the Labyrinth of Drakes (2016)
   From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review (2016)
   5. Within the Sanctuary of Wings (2017)
   Turning Darkness Into Light (2019)

Collected Short Fiction of Marie Brennan
   Monstrous Beauty (2014)
   Maps to Nowhere (2017)
   Ars Historica (2017)
   Never After (2019)
   The Nine Lands (2019)
   Down a Street That Wasn't There (2020)
   A Breviary of Fire (2024)
   The Atlas of Anywhere (2025)
   A Songbook of Sparks (2025)

Varekai
1. Cold-Forged Flame (2016)
2. Lightning in the Blood (2017)

Novels

Driftwood (2020)
The Waking of Angantyr (2023)

Collections

   Dice Tales (2017)
   Bubble Off Plumb (2018) (with others)
   The Great Clans of Rokugan: The Collected Novellas Vol. 2 (2026) (with Robert Denton III and D G Laderoute)

Series contributed to

Tor.Com Original
   Mad Maudlin (2014)
   Daughter of Necessity (2014)
   From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review (2016)

Legend of the Five Rings
   The Night Parade of 100 Demons (2021)
   The Great Clans of Rokugan (2022) (with Robert Denton III and D G Ladaroute)
   The Game of 100 Candles (2023)
   The Market of 100 Fortunes (2024)
   The Great Clans of Rokugan: The Collected Novellas Volume 2 (2024) (with Robert Denton III and D G Laderoute)

Non fiction show

Books containing stories by Marie Brennan

DreamForge Magazine Issue 13 (2023)
(DreamForge Magazine)

ZNB Presents: Year One (2023)
(ZNB Presents, book 1)
edited by
Joshua Palmatier

When Swords Fall Silent (2023)
An Epic Fantasy Anthology
edited by
Bryce O'Connor

More books

Award nominations

2014 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Natural History of Dragons

Marie Brennan recommends

City of Iron and Ivy (2026)
Thomas Kent West
"A sumptuous bouquet with yellow jasmine for elegance, rhododendron for danger, and enchanter's nightshade for sorcery, the flowery world of West's alternate London will sink its roots deep into your imagination. Dare we hope that a sequel will bloom?"

Letters From An Imaginary Country (2025)
Theodora Goss
"Literary, lyrical, lovely. An elegant waltz through history and literature, with a fantastical turn."

Foul Days (2024)
(Witch's Compendium of Monsters, book 1)
Genoveva Dimova
"There's no safety when the Foul Days come for you: this book will drag you in and not let you go until dawn."

The Lies of the Ajungo (2023)
(Forever Desert, book 1)
Moses Ose Utomi
"A searing and mythical tale of manipulation, kindness, and sacrifice."

The Monsters We Defy (2022)
Leslye Penelope
"Stolen destinies, dubious bargains, and unlikely groups of allies, all in a city whose history deserves more fame; a fresh and engaging take on historical fantasy."

Wayward (2022)
Hannah Mathewson
"Street-smart and wounded, Ilsa is a protagonist to cheer on as she navigates two Victorian Londons, both familiar and strange."

The Tangleroot Palace (2021)
Marjorie M Liu
"Some authors excel at one thing; others can do it all. Whether it's fairy tales or superheroes or the post-apocalypse, Liu always delivers, and with her own unique spin."

A Golden Fury (2020)
Samantha Cohoe
"Alchemists used many methods to hide their secrets, but Cohoe has deciphered their riddles -- and uncovered a truth far darker and more complex than a miraculous rock. She lures you in with a promise of gold, then delivers something far more valuable: an intricate tale of ambition and sacrifice, loyalty and betrayal, the quest for knowledge and the wisdom to use it correctly."

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (2020)
(Shadow Histories, book 1)
H G Parry
"It's no simple task to wrangle fifteen years of tumult in a few hundred pages, but Parry manages it with a deft hand. Her alternate history puts a human face on the titans of the past, while weaving in supernatural elements that add a whole new dimension. I stayed up well past my bedtime to find out what happens next."

The Priory of the Orange Tree (2019)
(Roots of Chaos, book 1)
Samantha Shannon
"An astonishing achievement. The roots of Shannon's world lie in real history, but its branches stretch far into the imagination. Many authors can paint different names onto familiar concepts; Shannon goes further, building new religions and histories and conflicts, with all the rich detail necessary to bring them to life."

Weave a Circle Round (2017)
Kari Maaren
"Reminiscent of Diana Wynne Jones, what starts out as the simple tale of some wacky neighbors soon takes a far more epic turn, as Maaren leads you deep into the heart of her own fascinating mythology. Maaren understands the power of stories and the danger of them, too."

The Summer Dragon (2016)
(Evertide, book 1)
Todd Lockwood
"Todd Lockwood’s dragons come to life on the page: more than animals, different from humans, and beautifully plausible without losing their fantastic touch. The Summer Dragon offers a welcome new take on the dragon-riding genre."

The Cupid Reconciliation (2016)
(Genrenauts, book 3)
Michael R Underwood
"Endless fun. Catnip for genre geeks."

A Daughter of No Nation (2015)
(Hidden Sea Tales, book 2)
A M Dellamonica
"Dellamonica's tale in one of intrigue and power struggles, jealousy and competition, culture shock and the alienation of discovering you family is not what you thought."

Lady of Magick (2015)
(Noctis Magicae, book 2)
Sylvia Izzo Hunter
"The history of her world is not the usual stuff."

The Dragons of Heaven (2015)
(Missy Masters, book 1)
Alyc Helms
"A hell of a lot of fun."

The Queen's Bastard (2008)
(Inheritors' Cycle, book 1)
C E Murphy
"C. E. Murphy vividly reimagines Renaissance Europe as a world both familiar and strange. Filled with intrigue and betrayal, her story is a chess game with six of seven sides, and I look forward to seeing what the next moves are."

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