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Marshall Ryan Maresca

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Born

in Syracuse, New York, The United States

Website

http://www.mrmaresca.com

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Fantasy, Science Fiction

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March 2009

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Marshall Ryan Maresca is a fantasy and science-fiction writer, author of sixteen novels, most of which are part of the Maradaine Saga: Four braided series set amid the bustling streets and crime-ridden districts of the exotic city called Maradaine. He is also the author of the standalone dieselpunk fantasy, The Velocity of Revolution. He is a four-time Hugo finalist as the co-host of the podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists, and has been a playwright, an actor and an amateur chef. He lives in Austin, Texas with his family.
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Average rating: 4.04 · 6,037 ratings · 860 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Thorn of Dentonhill (Maradaine Saga: Thorn of Maradaine) 3.83 avg rating — 1,101 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	A Murder of Mages (Maradaine Saga: Maradaine Constabulary) 4.01 avg rating — 935 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Alchemy of Chaos (Maradaine Saga: Thorn of Maradaine) 4.09 avg rating — 536 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	An Import of Intrigue (Maradaine Saga: Maradaine Constabulary) 3.94 avg rating — 526 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Holver Alley Crew (Maradaine Saga: Streets of Maradaine) 4.03 avg rating — 430 ratings — 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 Imposters of Aventil (Maradaine Saga: Thorn of Maradaine Book 3) 4.18 avg rating — 357 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
	A Parliament of Bodies (Maradaine Saga: Maradaine Constabulary) 4.25 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Lady Henterman's Wardrobe (Maradaine Saga: Streets of Maradaine) 4.16 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2018 — 9 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 Way of the Shield (Maradaine Saga: Maradaine Elite) 3.96 avg rating — 280 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
	The Fenmere Job 4.31 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2020 — 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

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November 2025 Update

It has been a busy year so far here! After WorldCon and ArmadilloCon, I’ve been writing up a storm, which will hopefully result in new things in your hands in the relatively near future. The next Maradaine novel, An Unkindness of Circled Mages, is coming together nicely now, and I know I’ve been saying “it’ll be soon” for a bit now, but… briefly, in retrospect, I can now see the level of damage t

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The Maradaine Constabulary (3 books)
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The Streets of Maradaine (4 books)
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Maradaine Elite (3 books)
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Marshall Ryan Maresca wrote a new blog post November 2025 Update It has been a busy year so far here! After WorldCon and ArmadilloCon, I’ve been writing up a storm, which will hopefully result in new things in your Read more of this blog post »
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Marshall Maresca made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Accidental combining of books topic " The separate tool does not work for me. Please help separate these three books that should not have been combined. "
Jul 28, 2025 08:30AM
Marshall Maresca made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Traveling Light: Tales of the Magical Gates topic " Following up on this-- how do I can this information updated? "
Jul 21, 2024 02:46PM
Marshall Maresca made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Traveling Light: Tales of the Magical Gates topic " I'm looking to get these two versions combined: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... and https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..., as well as get ...more "
Jul 01, 2024 06:46AM
Marshall Maresca made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Traveling Light: Tales of the Magical Gates topic " Hi- I'm looking to get these two versions combined: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... and https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..., as well as g ...more "
Jun 29, 2024 11:40AM
Marshall Maresca made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Assassins of Consequence topic " Hi- This edition of THE ASSASSINS OF CONSEQUENCE (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...) is the same book as the previous DAW Books edition (https: ...more "
Mar 21, 2024 08:45AM

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“Yes, Asti is very cautious and terrified about anything and everyone,” Raych said. “It’s one of his most endearing qualities, that he balances his absurd need to do stupid things with a meticulous care borne out of the overwhelming fear that something might go wrong.”
― Marshall Ryan Maresca, The Fenmere Job

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