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Mark Aldrich

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Born

The United States

Website

https://www.markaldrich.net/

Twitter

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Genre

Fantasy, Suspense, Thriller

Influences

Tolkien, Herbert, LeGuin, Bruen, Rankin

Member Since

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Mark Aldrich is the author of four books in the urban fantasy series The Peripherals- The End is the Beginning, Red Sky, Chasing Today, and Beyond Darkness. He is currently working on a second series, The Brethren of the Coast, a spinoff from Red Sky.
Aldrich has also enjoyed a long career as an actor, appearing on Broadway, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and regional theatre across the United States. He has also appeared often in TV and film, including appearances on FBI:Most Wanted, SVU, Gotham, Mrs. Maisel, and the filmed of Newsies Live.

He lives in NYC with his wife and daughter.

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Average rating: 4.54 · 106 ratings · 21 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The End is the Beginning (The Peripherals, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 76 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
	Chasing Today (The Peripherals, #3) 4.70 avg rating — 20 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
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