Marshall Ryan Maresca
Marshall Ryan Maresca | |
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Born |
Syracuse, New York, U.S. | March 31, 1973
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Fantasy |
Notable works |
The Thorn of Dentonhill (2015) |
Website | |
mrmaresca |
Marshall Ryan Maresca (born 1973) is an American fantasy author, best known for the multiple series of Maradaine novels, consisting of three 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.[4] 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.[5] He has also written several plays produced in the Austin area, including Slow Night at McLaughlin’s[6] and Entropy.
Maresca has named among his influences Zilpha Keatley Snyder, David Eddings and Isaac Asimov.[7]
Bibliography
- Maradaine Novels
- The Maradaine Constabulary
- The Streets of Maradaine
- The Maradaine Elite
Other
- Reminder, (2011), appearing in The Norton Anthology of Hint Fiction, Robert Swartwood, ed.[20]
- Jump the Black, (2013), appearing in Rayguns Over Texas, Rick Klaw, ed.[21]
References
- ↑ http://www.penguin.com/author/marshall-ryan-maresca/240304
- ↑ "2016 Compton Crook Award Shortlist". File 770. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- ↑ http://livethelanguage.org/about_us.html
- ↑ http://www.penguin.com/author/marshall-ryan-maresca/240304
- ↑ http://mrmaresca.com/wp/?p=393
- ↑ http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/1999-10-01/74031/
- ↑ http://qwillery.blogspot.com/2015/02/interview-with-marshall-ryan-maresca.html
- ↑ "The Thorn of Dentonhill". Goodreads. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Alchemy of Chaos".
- ↑ "The Imposters of Aventil".
- ↑ "A Murder of Mages". Goodreads. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "An Import of Intrigue".
- ↑ "MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA". mrmaresca.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ "Holver Alley Crew".
- ↑ Lady Henterman's Wardrobe by Marshall Ryan Maresca | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ↑ "MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA". mrmaresca.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ The Way of the Shield by Marshall Ryan Maresca | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ↑ "MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA". mrmaresca.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ "MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA". mrmaresca.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ http://www.abebooks.com/9780393338461/Hint-Fiction-Anthology-Stories-Words-0393338460/plp
- ↑ http://www.revolutionsf.com/revblogs/geekcurmudgeon/2013/04/03/rayguns-over-texas-final-table-of-contents/