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M.A. Carrick is the joint pen name of Marie Brennan(author of the Memoirs of Lady Trent) and Alyc Helms (author of the Adventures of Mr. Mystic). The two met in 2000 on an archaeological dig in Wales and Ireland — including a stint in the town of Carrickmacross — and have built their friendship through two decades of anthropology, writing, and gaming. They live in the San Francisco Bay Area. ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 28,939 ratings · 5,175 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 15,550 ratings — published 2021 — 13 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
	The Liar’s Knot (Rook & Rose, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 7,733 ratings — published 2021 — 10 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
	Labyrinth's Heart (Rook & Rose, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 5,269 ratings — published 2023 — 11 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
	The Eye of Leviathan (The Sea Beyond, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2026 — 7 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
	Beneath Ceaseless Skies #320 by Scott H. Andrews (Editor), M.A. Carrick (Goodreads Author), Jelena Dunato (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 22 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
	Die Maske der Spiegel (Rabe und Rose #1) by M.A. Carrick (Goodreads Author), Kerstin Fricke (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 21 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
	Sturm gegen Stein (Rabe und Rose #2) by M.A. Carrick (Goodreads Author), Kerstin Fricke (Translator) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Das Pfauennetz (Rabe und Rose, #3) by M.A. Carrick (Goodreads Author), Kerstin Fricke (Translator) 3.50 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
	Der Lügnerknoten (Rabe und Rose #4) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Cosmography

“Cosmography” sounds like the kind of thing a pair of fantasy authors would make up, but it’s absolutely real.

When Alyc and I first came up with the concept for the Sea Beyond duology, our pitch to our editor handwaved something about a “Guild of Cartographers” being the ones behind the mapping and colonization of the Sea Beyond. Early in our research, though, Alyc — looking for resources on the c

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M.A. Carrick wrote a new blog post Cosmography “Cosmography” sounds like the kind of thing a pair of fantasy authors would make up, but it’s absolutely real.When Alyc and I first came up with the c Read more of this blog post »
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M.A. Carrick answered Eatbugs's question: i would buy 100 more books set in the world of rook and rose. do you have plans of returning to that world? We'd love to do so at some point, yes! After all, we've poured so much detail into it; it seems a shame to use it for only three books (even long ones). There are some short stories out there now: https://www.macarrick.com/series/rook... Apart from tha See Full Answer
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“Men had often looked at her the way Vargo was looking at her now, but always for her beauty – never her ingenuity. And Ren, who was used to treating that kind of admiration as nothing more than a useful lever, felt her breath catch.”
― M.A. Carrick, The Mask of Mirrors

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“Trust is the thread that binds us... and the rope that hangs us.”
― M.A. Carrick, The Mask of Mirrors

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“If you cannot trust yourself, then trust me. My feelings for you go far beyond mere wanting... and I've never heard that love is a Primordial's domain.”
― M.A. Carrick, The Liar’s Knot

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2nd Quarter 2021 - Fantasy #1

The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick, 672p

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The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling, 524p

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Witherward by Hannah Mathewson, 400p

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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker, 350p

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Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, 362p

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Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer, 368p

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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, 500p

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Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long, 403p

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The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts, 830p

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The Forgetting Moon by Brian Lee Durfee, 800p

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The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, 494p

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Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline, 307p

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Godblind by Anna Stephens, 408p

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All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter, 368p

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