Marshall Ryan Maresca

Marshall Ryan Maresca (born 1973) is an American fantasy author, best known for the multiple series of Maradaine novels, consisting of four different series set in the same fantastical city. He grew up in upstate New York, studied film production at Penn State. He currently lives in Austin, Texas.[1]

Marshall Ryan Maresca
Born (1973-03-31) March 31, 1973
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
GenreFantasy
Notable worksThe Thorn of Dentonhill (2015)
A Murder of Mages (2015)
The Holver Alley Crew (2017)
Website
mrmaresca.com

His debut novel, The Thorn of Dentonhill, was nominated for the Compton Crook Award.[2]

Life and career

In addition to being a writer, Maresca works with his wife, an independent Spanish teacher in Austin, Texas.[3] He has also been a stage actor, a theatrical director and an amateur chef.[4] He states that as an actor, he mostly played minor roles, which he attributes to helping him understand the motivations and point of view of his different characters.[5] He has also written several plays produced in the Austin area, including Slow Night at McLaughlin’s[6] and Entropy.

Maresca has named among his influences Zilpha Keatley Snyder, David Eddings and Isaac Asimov.[7]

Bibliography

Maradaine Novels

  • The Thorn of Dentonhill, DAW Books (2015)[8]
  • The Alchemy of Chaos, DAW Books (2016)[9]
  • The Imposters of Aventil, DAW Books (2017)[10]

The Maradaine Constabulary

  • A Murder of Mages, DAW Books (2015)[11]
  • An Import of Intrigue, DAW Books (2016)[12]
  • A Parliament of Bodies, DAW Books (2019) [13]

The Streets of Maradaine

  • The Holver Alley Crew, DAW Books (2017)[14]
  • Lady Henterman's Wardrobe, DAW Books (2018)[15]
  • The Fenmere Job, DAW Books (2020)[16]

The Maradaine Elite

  • The Way of the Shield, DAW Books (2018)[17]
  • The Shield of the People, DAW Books (2019)[18]
  • The People of the City, DAW Books (forthcoming, 2020)[19]

Short Stories

  • "Reminder" appearing in Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer edited by Robert Swartwood (2010)[20]
  • "Jump the Black" appearing in Rayguns Over Texas edited by Rick Klaw (2013)[21]
gollark: Um.
gollark: Seems wasteful.
gollark: With null-terminated strings, getting the length takes `O(n)` time, and it is possible to mess up very easily.
gollark: Yes, that is the superior one.
gollark: They are the LEAST cool string type.

References
  1. http://www.penguin.com/author/marshall-ryan-maresca/240304
  2. "2016 Compton Crook Award Shortlist". File 770. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  3. http://livethelanguage.org/about_us.html
  4. http://www.penguin.com/author/marshall-ryan-maresca/240304
  5. http://mrmaresca.com/wp/?p=393
  6. http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/1999-10-01/74031/
  7. http://qwillery.blogspot.com/2015/02/interview-with-marshall-ryan-maresca.html
  8. "The Thorn of Dentonhill". Goodreads. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. "The Alchemy of Chaos".
  10. "The Imposters of Aventil".
  11. "A Murder of Mages". Goodreads. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  12. "An Import of Intrigue".
  13. "MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA". mrmaresca.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  14. "Holver Alley Crew".
  15. Lady Henterman's Wardrobe by Marshall Ryan Maresca | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  16. "MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA". mrmaresca.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  17. The Way of the Shield by Marshall Ryan Maresca | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  18. "MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA". mrmaresca.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  19. "MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA". mrmaresca.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  20. http://www.abebooks.com/9780393338461/Hint-Fiction-Anthology-Stories-Words-0393338460/plp
  21. http://www.revolutionsf.com/revblogs/geekcurmudgeon/2013/04/03/rayguns-over-texas-final-table-of-contents/
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