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Marie Brennan


USA flag (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, Science Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
February 2024

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The Market of 100 Fortunes
(Legend of the Five Rings)
Series
Doppelganger
   1. Doppelganger (2006)
     aka Warrior
   1.5. Dancing the Warrior (2018)
   2. Witch (2006)
     aka Warrior and Witch
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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)
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Wilders
   1. Lies and Prophecy (2012)
   Welcome to Welton (2012)
   2. Chains and Memory (2016)
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Varekai
   1. Cold-Forged Flame (2016)
   2. Lightning in the Blood (2017)
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Novels
   Driftwood (2020)
   The Waking of Angantyr (2023)
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Collections
   Monstrous Beauty (2014)
   Dice Tales (2017)
   Maps to Nowhere (2017)
   Ars Historica (2017)
   Bubble Off Plumb (2018) (with others)
   Never After (2019)
   The Nine Lands (2019)
   Down a Street That Wasn't There (2020)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Mad Maudlin (2014)
   Daughter of Necessity (2014)
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Non fiction show
 
Marie Brennan recommends
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The Lies of the Ajungo (2023)
(Forever Desert, book 1)
Moses Ose Utomi
"A searing and mythical tale of manipulation, kindness, and sacrifice."
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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."
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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."

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Anthologies containing stories by Marie Brennan
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When Swords Fall Silent (2023)
An Epic Fantasy Anthology
edited by
Bryce O'Connor
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Shattering the Glass Slipper (2022)
edited by
Rhondi Salsitz and Crystal Sarakas

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


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