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Mara Ness has read 34 books of her goal of 24!

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Mara van Ness

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Born

Netherlands

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Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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February 2012

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Mara van Ness (1986) is gek op natuurkunde en op schrijven. Deze twee zaken combineert ze in haar beroep én in het schrijven van sciencefiction.

Ze schrijft het liefst over heel gewone mensen in bijzondere situaties, of mensen met bijzondere eigenschappen die niet alleen bezig zijn met het redden van de wereld, maar daarnaast ook een heel gewoon (liefdes)leven hebben.

De compleet herziene versie van haar debuutroman Magnetar verscheen in juni 2026 bij Quasis Uitgevers. Het niet eerder gepubliceerde vervolg zal in 2027 verschijnen.

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Average rating: 3.7 · 77 ratings · 32 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Titanium 3.71 avg rating — 45 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
	Magnetar (Magnetar, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 26 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
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Het is alweer ruim een maand geleden dat ik voor het laatst iets postte, oeps! In de tussentijd had ik wel een hele blogpost over de Dordtse boekenmarkt getypt, maar die niet afgemaakt. Bij dezen dus gewoon maar een korte update!

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Als geboren en getogen Dordtse wilde ik heel graag met mijn boek daar staan, dus ik was heel blij dat ik een kraam kon delen met Charles van Wettum e

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll

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