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Marina Finlayson

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Marina Finlayson is a reformed wedding organist who now writes fantasy. She is married and shares her Sydney home with three kids, a large collection of dragon statues and one very stupid dog with a death wish.

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Marina Finlayson’s books

Average rating: 4.06 · 11,949 ratings · 865 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stolen Magic (Shadows of the Immortals, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,415 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Murdered Gods (Shadows of the Immortals, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 1,717 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Rivers of Hell (Shadows of the Immortals #3) 4.02 avg rating — 1,006 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Changeling Exile (Thirteen Realms, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 981 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Twiceborn (The Proving #1) 3.84 avg rating — 908 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Hidden Goddess (Shadows of the Immortals #4) 4.27 avg rating — 769 ratings — 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
	Changeling Magic (Thirteen Realms, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 625 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Caged Lightning (Shadows of the Immortals #5) 4.31 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Twiceborn Queen (The Proving #2) 4.18 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Twiceborn Endgame (The Proving #3) 4.34 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 2015 — 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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The last two years: the Cliff Notes version

Well, it’s been a hot minute, hasn’t it? I’ve been busy, though you wouldn’t think it to look at my website lately. Let me give you the Cliff Notes version of what’s been happening since I last posted.

In 2022 I started a new pen name. As Emerald Finn, I write cozy mysteries set in a coastal Australian town, with nary a dragon in sight. No fantasy at all in these books, though there is a very love

Series by Marina Finlayson

Shadows of the Immortals (5 books)
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4.04 avg rating — 6,509 ratings

Thirteen Realms (3 books)
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4.11 avg rating — 1,909 ratings

The Proving (3 books)
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4.05 avg rating — 1,912 ratings

The Cartomancer's Guide to Werewolves (3 books)
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4.21 avg rating — 499 ratings

Magic's Return (2 books)
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3.82 avg rating — 288 ratings

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Marina Finlayson has read A Spell for Trouble (Enchanted Bay Mystery #1) by Esme Addison (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
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Quotes by Marina Finlayson (?)

“Throw the word “bargain” around a few times, and people will swarm the tiredest old dreck like bees in search of a new hive. Or maybe locusts, ready to strip the place bare. They even buzzed like swarming insects. Voices raised in conversation and laughter, plus the occasional shrieks of a tired child, formed a background roar that still failed to drown out the tired tinkle of Christmas music piped over the top. I’d only been here ten minutes and already I’d heard White Christmas twice. Two times too many in my book.”
― Marina Finlayson, Twiceborn

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“Funny how bonding it can be to dig up a grave together. They should include it in team-building management courses.”
― Marina Finlayson, The Twiceborn Queen

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“but it was a good sign that her body had eased out of trueshape. The stewardess had covered her with a blanket and slipped a pillow under her dark head. I watched her for a while until sleep overtook me again. I was too tired to plan what came”
― Marina Finlayson, Twiceborn Endgame

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April 2019 Group Read - FANTASY

Songlines by Carolyn Denman

26 votes, 42.6%

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

24 votes, 39.3%

Stolen Magic by Marina Finlayson

11 votes, 18.0%

61 total votes

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