249 ratings | 243 reviews | avg rating:4.43

more photos (1)

L.L.’s Year In Books

L.L.’s 2024 Year in Books

Take a look at L.L.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to L.L.’s 2024 Year in Books

L.L. MacRae’s Followers (508)

L.L.’s Bookshelves

to-read (635)
currently-reading (3)
read (274)
epic-fantasy (1)
high-fantasy (1)
pfn (1)

L.L.’s Friends (298)

Hamad

1,382 books | 3,511 friends

Terry

2,087 books | 785 friends

Isabelle

5,154 books | 862 friends

S. Bavey

1,034 books | 80 friends

Esmay Rosalyne

2,279 books | 575 friends

LordTBR

3,561 books | 1,612 friends

Rowena Andrews

1,674 books | 68 friends

Tessa

1,629 books | 141 friends

More friends…

2025 Reading Challenge

2025

READING

CHALLENGE

L.L. MacRae has read 45 of 50 books.

90%

L.L. MacRae

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United Kingdom

February 23

Website

http://www.llmacrae.com

Twitter

_LLMacRae

Genre

Fantasy

Member Since

April 2021

edit data

Hello fellow book dragon! Thank you for visiting my author page. :)

I'm a British fantasy author of character-driven stories and epic adventure.

My books contain dragons, bucket-loads of magic, less conventional characters, and are typically fun and hopeful.

I live in a tiny village in the English countryside, have a degree in Psychology, and was a professional copywriter before going full-time as an author—swapping corporate copy for magic and dragons.

Physical copies of my books are available exclusively through my website (or The Broken Binding) and never on Amazon. All paperbacks can be signed/lined/dated and ship internationally: https://llmacrae.com/shop

Book one in my Dragon Spirits Trilogy, The Iron Crown, was a finalist in SPFBO7, and ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask L.L. MacRae questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
L.L. MacRae’s books

Average rating: 4.13 · 1,211 ratings · 553 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Iron Crown (Dragon Spirits, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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
	Moroda (World of Linaria, #1) by L.L. MacRae (Goodreads Author), L.L. McNeil (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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 Advent of Winter by Dom McDermott (Goodreads Author), Thiago Abdalla (Goodreads Author), Kian N. Ardalan (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 219 ratings — 3 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 Citrine Key (Dragon Spirits, #0.5) by L.L. MacRae (Goodreads Author), L.L. McNeil (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Shadow Gate (Dragon Spirits #2) 4.39 avg rating — 129 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
	Palom (World of Linaria, #2) by L.L. McNeil (Goodreads Author), L.L. MacRae (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 88 ratings — 5 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
	Amarah (World of Linaria, #3) by L.L. McNeil (Goodreads Author), L.L. MacRae (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2019 — 4 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 Broken Sword (Dragon Spirits #3) 4.90 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2025	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
	From Dragon-Flame Begun Part I - World of Linaria Books 1-3: Box Set 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Rise of a Sky Pirate (A World of Linaria Novella) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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

More books by L.L. MacRae…

1 post
L.L. MacRae's Blog

The Iron Crown now stocked at The Broken Binding book shop!

Hello fellow book dragons!

I just wanted to shout about the fact that UK-based book shop, The Broken Binding (which is THE place to get all your signed SFF books!), is now stocking signed copies of The Iron Crown!

They have recently opened an Indie Published section, where they are stocking equally awesome books - many of which are signed or come with signed bookplates!

Even better, they ship interna Read more of this blog post »

10 likes · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on October 15, 2021 04:47

Series by L.L. MacRae

Dragon Spirits (3 books)
by

L.L. MacRae (Goodreads Author)

4.08 avg rating — 822 ratings

L.L. is Currently Reading

L.L. MacRae is currently reading

Made Things (Made Things, #1)

by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

11 hours, 26 min ago

L.L. MacRae is currently reading

Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

by Emily Tesh (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Nov 12, 2025 12:15AM

L.L. MacRae is currently reading

A Song of Legends Lost (Invoker Trilogy, #1)

by M.H. Ayinde (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Sep 13, 2025 02:22AM

rss
L.L.’s Recent Updates

L.L. MacRae and 1 other person liked Wolfmantula's review of Grim Solace (The Chasing Graves Trilogy, #2): "Follow me on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@wolfmantula?si=w... Follow me on X: Twitter.com/wolfmantula For more reviews, go to: https://wolfmantula.com/recent-posts/ ———————————————————————————————— MY ⭐️ RATING: 5/5 FORMAT: Kindle Whispersync Grim Solace" Read more of this review »
11 hours, 26 min ago · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Grim Solace by Ben Galley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Grim Solace by Ben Galley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
L.L. MacRae and 2 other people liked Wolfmantula's review of Chasing Graves (The Chasing Graves Trilogy, #1): "Follow me on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@wolfmantula?si=w... Follow me on X: Twitter.com/wolfmantula For more reviews, go to: https://wolfmantula.com/recent-posts/ ———————————————————————————————— MY ⭐️ RATING: 4.5/5 FORMAT: Kindle Whispersync I origina" Read more of this review »
11 hours, 26 min ago · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Chasing Graves by Ben Galley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Chasing Graves by Ben Galley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
L.L. MacRae and 3 other people liked Wolfmantula's review of Breaking Chaos (The Chasing Graves Trilogy, #3): "Galley owned this finale! There are endings that feel earned, and then there’s Breaking Chaos. An ending that straight-up murdered ‘earned,’ snapped its coin in half, and chucked the half-piece into the Nyxwell with a grin. This finale doesn’t just ow" Read more of this review »
11 hours, 26 min ago · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Breaking Chaos by Ben Galley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Breaking Chaos by Ben Galley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
L.L. MacRae is 37% done with Made Things Made Things (Made Things, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) progress:	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
11 hours, 26 min ago · 4 likes · like · see status
L.L. MacRae started reading Made Things (Made Things, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author)	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
11 hours, 26 min ago · like
L.L. MacRae liked Savannah’s status update Savannah Pfeiffer wants to read Blood of the Old Kings (The Bleeding Empire, #1)
13 hours, 25 min ago · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
L.L. MacRae wants to read The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee (Goodreads Author)	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
Nov 20, 2025 11:06AM · 1 like · like
L.L. MacRae made a comment on her review of The Expert System's Brother (Expert System, #1) " Wick wrote: "Great little book!" It was very clever! I'm reading a tonne of his shorter works for "Novella November" and looking forward to reading mor ...more "
Nov 12, 2025 12:40PM · see review
L.L. MacRae rated a book liked it The Expert System's Brother (Expert System, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author)	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
Another blend of science fiction and fantasy (science fantasy?) from one of my favourite authors of all time, though this novella isn’t one of my favourites of his. We follow Handry after he is accidentally “severed” from his village life. There are “ ...more
Nov 12, 2025 06:19AM · 8 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
L.L. MacRae wants to read Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology #2) by Emily Tesh (Goodreads Author)	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
Nov 12, 2025 12:16AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Drowned Country by Emily Tesh. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Drowned Country by Emily Tesh <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of L.L.'s books…

L.L.’s Quotes

“Gods do not exist. Power does not exist. There is only leverage.

Anyone - anything - can be broken. Even dragons. Even… a Sevastos. - Sapora”
― L.L. McNeil, Palom

tags: fantasy

2 likes

“The past has passed. Grudges are a poison better ignored and forgotten.

- Moroda”
― L.L. McNeil, Moroda

tags: inspirational, peaceful

11 likes

“Scars are tallies of the battles you’ve survived.”
― Alexandra Bracken, Lore

93 likes

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”
― Michelangelo Buonarroti

tags: aspirations, confidence, dreams, goals

457 likes

“Living in exile taught him trust was the only necessary element for betrayal and he would never be a victim again.”
― Alexzander Christion, By the Hand of Dragons: Rook

L.L.’s Year In Books

L.L. MacRae’s Followers (508)

L.L.’s Bookshelves

L.L.’s Friends (298)

2025 Reading Challenge

L.L. MacRae

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Popular Answered Questions

Combine Editions
L.L. MacRae’s books

1 post
L.L. MacRae's Blog

The Iron Crown now stocked at The Broken Binding book shop!

Series by L.L. MacRae

L.L. is Currently Reading

rss
L.L.’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Grim Solace by Ben Galley

See a Problem?

Preview — Chasing Graves by Ben Galley

See a Problem?

Preview — Breaking Chaos by Ben Galley

See a Problem?

Preview — Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim

See a Problem?

Preview — The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky

See a Problem?

Preview — Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

L.L.’s Quotes

recent posts
L.L.’s Groups

L.L.’s Friend Comments

L.L. MacRae’s Followers (508)

L.L. MacRae

Goodreads Author

Popular Answered Questions

rssL.L.’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Grim Solace by Ben Galley

See a Problem?

Preview — Chasing Graves by Ben Galley

See a Problem?

Preview — Breaking Chaos by Ben Galley

See a Problem?

Preview — Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim

See a Problem?

Preview — The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky

See a Problem?

Preview — Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

rss
L.L.’s Recent Updates