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Michael R. Fletcher

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Born
in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Genre
Science Fiction, Fantasy

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All the SF/F that came before me. And death metal.

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May 2024


Michael R. Fletcher lives in the endless suburban sprawl north of Toronto. He dreams of trees and seeing the stars at night and being a ninja. He is an unrepentant whiskey-swilling reprobate of the tallest order and thinks grilled cheese sandwiches are a food group.

His novels include the Manifest Delusions trilogy (BEYOND REDEMPTION, THE MIRROR'S TRUTH, A WAR TO END ALL), the Obsidian Path trilogy (BLACK STONE HEART, SHE DREAMS IN BLOOD, AN END TO SORROW), the City of Sacrifice trilogy (SMOKE AND STONE, ASH AND BONES, SIN AND SORROW), and the standalone novels, SWARM AND STEEL, GHOSTS OF TOMORROW, THE MILLENNIAL MANIFESTO, NORYLSKA GROANS (co-written with Clayton W. Snyder). He also has a short story collection A COLLECTION OF OBSESSIONS.

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Hi Mr. Fletcher, After reading your bio I’m pretty sure I had to say hello. Any author who dreams about trees and seeing the stars, secretly wants to be a ninja, drinks whiskey with enthusiasm, and considers grilled cheese a food group already has my attention. So I’ll go straight to the source: which of your books should I start with? Ideally the one most likely to hook me and leave me wanting more. Best, J
Michael R. Fletcher Hi J. I took a quick look at your profile to see if there were clues as to which book might work for you, and...no idea. BEYOND REDEMPTION is probably…moreHi J. I took a quick look at your profile to see if there were clues as to which book might work for you, and...no idea. BEYOND REDEMPTION is probably one of my more popular books and if you're into dark and insane fantasy, that might be a good choice. Though if you speak German, it might not as I absolutely butcher the language for people and place names. This might be recency bias, but folks seem to be really enjoying my latest release, DOGGED. Still dark, but less bleak than some of my other stuff. And it has a big puppy!
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I've noticed that "The Lord of the Empty Mirror" isn't available to pre-order in hard cover format. Are there plans for it to be available in the future?
Michael R. Fletcher Greetings!

Sadly, Amazon doesn't allow me to set up preorders for paperbacks or hardcovers. The book will become available in ebook (and on Kindle Unli…moreGreetings!

Sadly, Amazon doesn't allow me to set up preorders for paperbacks or hardcovers. The book will become available in ebook (and on Kindle Unlimited) on April 13th. The paperback has already been released and is available through Amazon. I haven't yet released a hardcover version (as I did for the first three books). The hardcovers didn't sell particularly well and I didn't think there was much demand. When I've got a little "down time" I'll put together a hardcover release for TLotEM.

That said, the Insanity Editions (https://she-dreams-in-blood-insanity-...) of the trilogy I've been releasing through Kickstarter have done well and this book will definitely get that treatment.

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Series by Michael R. Fletcher

Beyond Redemption The Mirror’s Truth A War to End All
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Black Stone Heart She Dreams in Blood An End to Sorrow The Lord of the Empty Mirror
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Smoke and Stone Ash and Bones Sin and Sorrow
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The Storm Beneath the World
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Michael Fletcher Michael Fletcher said: " First, a confession: I read the book description, thought, “Oh, assassin school for girls, cool,” and bought the book thinking this would be Mark Lawrence’s twist on Harry Potter or something. I can’t really justify that assumption. At best I skimmed ...more "

 
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Reading from her point of view was very intriguing. A wardog’s way of thinking and sense of priorities is very distinct from a human’s, and you really brought it to life.
The world and setting were satisfyingly fleshed out as the s" Read more of this review »
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"This was the first book I’ve read of the author’s work and I was really happy with it. The story from the battle dog, Dogged, was interesting. The world is mercilessly violent and as Dogged navigates it with new friends we discover something much lar" Read more of this review »
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Awrighty. I wrote The Last Wardog for Grimdark Magazine (issue 37). It was one of those stories that stuck with me long after I'd written it. I wanted to write more about wardogs. I played around with a few ...more
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Awrighty. I wrote The Last Wardog for Grimdark Magazine (issue 37). It was one of those stories that stuck with me long after I'd written it. I wanted to write more about wardogs. I played around with a few ...more
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“I was sane once. It was horrible.”
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“A sane man is simply a man afraid to unleash his inner demons.”
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“Today's truth will be tomorrow's lie and you will be left questioning your own sanity.”
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“A sane man is simply a man afraid to unleash his inner demons.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, Beyond Redemption
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“I was sane once. It was horrible.”
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“Today's truth will be tomorrow's lie and you will be left questioning your own sanity.”
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tags: delusion, lies, manipulation, truth
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“Girls will be girls", Mom said.
"You've got to stay our of the way until they get it out of their system.”
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“War is female work" Mother would say every time he asked questions.”
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