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Mark Gelineau

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Born

in San Jose, CA, The United States

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http://www.gelineauandking.com

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

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Ever since the day he discovered his grandfather's stacks of pulps,comics, and sci-fi and fantasy novels, Mark was fascinated. When he saw his first movie, Star Wars, he was hooked. Stories of adventure and far off worlds thrilled him then and inspire him now. It was this passion for imaginative storytelling that led him to writing and education. In addition to his own writing work, Mark has taught middle school English for the last thirteen years, and is excited to share his stories with his young son, Bryce.
Mark has partnered with Joe King, and the two have formed Gelineau and King, in order to bring an exciting new approach to the genre fiction that inspired him as a kid
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Average rating: 3.96 · 880 ratings · 475 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Reaper of Stone (A Reaper of Stone #1) by Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author), Joe King (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Rend the Dark (Rend the Dark #1) by Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author), Joe King (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 177 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
	Faith and Moonlight (Faith and Moonlight #1) by Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author), Joe King (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 100 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
	Best Left in the Shadows (Best Left in the Shadows #1) by Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author), Joe King (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 85 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
	Broken Banners (A Reaper of Stone #2) by Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author), Joe King (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Skinshaper (Rend the Dark #2) by Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author), Joe King (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Faith and Moonlight: Part 2 by Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author), Joe King (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Civil Blood (Best Left in the Shadows #2) by Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author), Joe King (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Rat-A-Tat: Short Blasts of Pulp by Russ Anderson Jr. (Goodreads Author), Adam Lance Garcia (Goodreads Author), Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Hundred Bones (Tales of the Hanged Man Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	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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Ten years.

Ten years since Joe and I last attended San Diego Comic Con. Ten years and a lifetime of change for each of us. I lost both my parents, but became a father myself. We both started our own families and new lives. And oh yeah, we published a lot of novellas.

Ten years. And now, we are going back to San Diego. Back to Comic Con. The big difference this time is that our badges say

Series by Mark Gelineau

Echoes of the Ascended (8 books)
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Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author),

Joe King (Goodreads Author)

3.95 avg rating — 859 ratings

A Reaper of Stone (2 books)
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Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author),

Joe King (Goodreads Author)

3.88 avg rating — 353 ratings

Rend the Dark (2 books)
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Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author),

Joe King (Goodreads Author)

3.96 avg rating — 234 ratings

Faith and Moonlight (2 books)
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Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author),

Joe King (Goodreads Author)

3.98 avg rating — 144 ratings

Best Left in the Shadows (2 books)
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Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author),

Joe King (Goodreads Author)

4.12 avg rating — 128 ratings

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Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)

by Fritz Leiber

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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)

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Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)

by Mark Lawrence (Goodreads Author)

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“The mist had grown heavier, like a drizzle that did not fall so much as lie upon the very air itself.”
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“Everything felt more alive now. More urgent. More real. She felt like she was waking up from a long slumber, and she liked it.”
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