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Marshall Ryan Maresca
Birth Date:31 March 1973
Birth Place:Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Novelist
Genre:Fantasy
Notableworks:The Thorn of Dentonhill (2015)
A Murder of Mages (2015)
The Holver Alley Crew (2017)
The Velocity of Revolution (2021)
Alma Mater:Pennsylvania State University

Marshall Ryan Maresca (born March 31, 1973) is an American fantasy author, best known for the multiple series of Maradaine novels, consisting of four different series set in the same fantastical city. He grew up in upstate New York, studied film production at Penn State. He currently lives in Austin, Texas.[1]

His debut novel, The Thorn of Dentonhill, was nominated for the Compton Crook Award.[2]

Life and career

In addition to being a writer, Maresca works with his wife, an independent Spanish teacher in Austin, Texas.[3] He has also been a stage actor, a theatrical director and an amateur chef. He states that as an actor, he mostly played minor roles, which he attributes to helping him understand the motivations and point of view of his different characters.[4] He has also written several plays produced in the Austin area, including Slow Night at McLaughlin’s[5] and Entropy.

Maresca has named among his influences Zilpha Keatley Snyder, David Eddings and Isaac Asimov.[6]

Maresca is also the co-host of the podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists with Rowenna Miller and Cass Morris.[7] It has been a finalist twice for the Hugo Award for Best Fancast.

Bibliography[8]

MARADAINE UNIVERSE

Thorn of Maradaine Novels

The Maradaine Constabulary

The Streets of Maradaine

The Maradaine Elite

An Unintended Voyage, DAW Books (2021)

The Mystical Murders of Yin Mara, Artemisia Books (2022)[20]

Other Novels

The Velocity of Revolution, DAW Books (2021)[21]

Short Stories

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marshall Ryan Maresca | Penguin Random House.
  2. News: 2016 Compton Crook Award Shortlist. 2016-02-16. File 770. 2017-06-17. en-US.
  3. Web site: Live the Language: Thoroughly interactive and personalized Spanish classes to attain fluency.
  4. Web site: Writing Minor Characters: The Story of Citizen #4 – MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA.
  5. Web site: Slow Night at McLaughlin's: Sweet and Stout.
  6. Web site: Interview with Marshall Ryan Maresca, author of the Thorn of Dentonhill - February 1, 2015 .
  7. Web site: About the Hosts. 2021-02-26. worldbuildingformasochists.podbean.com.
  8. Web site: Summary Bibliography: Marshall Ryan Maresca . 2023-02-08 . www.isfdb.org.
  9. Web site: The Thorn of Dentonhill. Goodreads. 15 April 2015.
  10. Web site: The Alchemy of Chaos.
  11. Web site: The Imposters of Aventil.
  12. Web site: A Murder of Mages. Goodreads. 15 April 2014.
  13. Web site: An Import of Intrigue.
  14. Web site: MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA. mrmaresca.com. en-US. 2018-03-22.
  15. Web site: Holver Alley Crew.
  16. Book: Lady Henterman's Wardrobe by Marshall Ryan Maresca PenguinRandomHouse.com. en-US.
  17. Web site: MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA. mrmaresca.com. en-US. 2018-03-22.
  18. Book: The Way of the Shield by Marshall Ryan Maresca PenguinRandomHouse.com. en-US.
  19. Web site: MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA. mrmaresca.com. en-US. 2018-03-22.
  20. Web site: Publication: The Mystical Murders of Yin Mara . 2023-02-08 . www.isfdb.org.
  21. Web site: The Velocity of Revolution. 2021-02-26. www.goodreads.com.
  22. Web site: 9780393338461: Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer - AbeBooks: 0393338460 .
  23. http://www.revolutionsf.com/revblogs/geekcurmudgeon/2013/04/03/rayguns-over-texas-final-table-of-contents/

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