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Born and raised in Spain, Maria Z. Medina loves everything speculative and fantasy. She is a writer and an avid MMORPG player who discovered the joy of making up stories at a young age, aided by her grandmother’s love for books and sci-fi/fantasy TV shows. Her short fiction has appeared in various fantasy and science-fiction publications.

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Average rating: 3.2 · 593 ratings · 359 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mistress of Bones (Mistress of Bones, #1) 3.11 avg rating — 552 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Circuits & Slippers by Jaylee James (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Allan Davis Jr., James Wood 4.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction by Kate Sheeran Swed (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chace Verity (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Hannah Joseph (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ZNB Presents: Year One by Joshua Palmatier (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brian Hugenbruch (Goodreads Author), Jason Palmatier 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cossmass Infinities Issue 3: September 2020 by Paul Campbell, Beth Goder, Jared Oliver Adams (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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