Marshall Ryan Maresca crea racconti avvincenti nei regni fantasy e di fantascienza, spesso ambientati sullo sfondo di città esotiche brulicanti di vita e oscurate dal crimine. Il suo lavoro si addentra in saghe intricate, tessendo narrazioni parallele e i destini dei personaggi in trame avvincenti. Maresca è riconosciuto per la sua ricca costruzione del mondo e le sue atmosfere immersive che attraggono completamente i lettori nelle sue storie.
The story follows a lone member of the Maradaine Constabulary as she ventures beyond the familiar city of Maradaine into a new and perilous environment. This novel marks the beginning of the second phase of the Maradaine Saga, exploring themes of danger and adaptability in a foreign setting. The protagonist's journey highlights her resilience and the challenges she faces in maintaining order amid unfamiliar threats.
Only the Rynax brothers--Asti and Verci--and their Holver Alley Crew are fighting for the common people. They've taken care of the people who actually burned down Holver Alley, but they're still looking for the moneyed interests behind the fire. The trail leads the crew to Lord Henterman, and they plan to infiltrate the noble's house on the other side of the city. While the crew tries to penetrate the heart of the house, the worst elements of North Seleth seem to be uniting under a mysterious new leader.
Set in a chaotic city on the brink of revolution, this steampunk fantasy novel delves into themes of upheaval and societal change. The author, known for the Maradaine saga, crafts a vivid world filled with tension and intrigue, where characters navigate the complexities of a society poised for transformation. As the city teeters on the edge, readers are taken on a thrilling journey through its challenges and possibilities.
The narrative blends high and urban fantasy with a heist plot, focusing on the Rynax brothers and their outlaw crew as they embark on a daring mission to bring justice to the oppressed. With a mix of adventure and camaraderie, the story promises an engaging experience that invites readers to enjoy the unfolding excitement and clever schemes.
In a blend of high fantasy and mystery, Inspectors Satrine Rainey and Minox Welling delve into a gripping investigation to capture a lethal murderer. Their quest is supported by the elite members of the Tarian order, adding layers of intrigue and complexity to their pursuit. As they navigate the challenges of their world, the story promises to unravel secrets and showcase the dynamics of justice within a richly imagined setting.
After stopping Tharek Pell and saving the Druth Parliament, Dayne Heldrin and Jerinne Fendall find themselves on the margins of the Tarian Order: lauded as heroes in public but scorned and ignored in private, their future in the Order hazy. Dayne is given an assignment that isolates him from the Order, and Jerinne is hazed and bullied at the bottom of the initiate rankings. But it's a grand holiday week in the city of Maradaine, celebrating over two centuries of freedom and the foundation of the reunified modern nation, and with that come parades, revelry... and protests and demonstrations. A dissident group called The Open Hand--and their mysterious, charismatic leader, Bishop Ret Issendel--seeks to disrupt the Parliament elections with their message of secession and dissolution. But it's a grand holiday week in the city of Maradaine, celebrating over two centuries of freedom and the foundation of the reunified modern nation, and with that come parades, revelry... and protests and demonstrations. A dissident group called The Open Hand--and their mysterious, charismatic leader, Bishop Ret Issendel--seeks to disrupt the Parliament elections with their message of secession and dissolution. ."--Provided by publisher.
Blending vigilante justice with epic fantasy, student mage Veranix Calbert fights crime in the city of Maradaine in this fast-paced debut novel • “Veranix is Batman, if Batman were a teenager and magically talented.” —Library Journal Veranix Calbert leads a double life. By day, he’s a struggling magic student at the University of Maradaine. At night, he spoils the drug trade of Willem Fenmere, crime boss of Dentonhill and murderer of Veranix’s father. He’s determined to shut Fenmere down. With that goal in mind, Veranix disrupts the delivery of two magical artifacts meant for Fenmere's clients, the mages of the Blue Hand Circle. Using these power-filled objects in his fight, he quickly becomes a real thorn in Fenmere's side. So much so that soon not only Fenmere, but powerful mages, assassins, and street gangs all want a piece of “The Thorn.” And with professors and prefects on the verge of discovering his secrets, Veranix’s double life might just fall apart. Unless, of course, Fenmere puts an end to it first. Explore the back alleys of the city in this street-level fantasy adventure, the first novel of the Maradaine series. Then see Maradaine from a new perspective, with Maresca's second, concurrent series set in the same city: A Murder of Mages begins the Maradaine Constabulary novels, featuring an unlikely partnership of two detectives in the city’s constabulary.
Veranix Calbert, a legendary vigilante, aims to thwart drug kingpin Willem Fenmere and the Red Rabbits gang. As a magic student facing exams, he struggles to balance his academic responsibilities with the rising threat on campus, where deadly pranks suggest a vendetta against the university.
A mysterious and disturbing summons brings Aurien Pemmick, an untested deacon of the Church of Druthal, across the border to a peculiar and disquieting kingdom: Kellirac.Despite being in this antiquated and superstitious place, Pemmick is determined to root out the truth behind the summons. But Kellirac proves to be a place of dangers beyond the natural realm, especially since Pemmick arrives on the eve of Hultichia: a sacred night where the locals claim the dead will walk.Pemmick's faith is tested against Kellirac superstition, even as his mission threatens to drag him into madness, on the darkest night of his life.
A Murder of Mages marks the debut of Marshall Ryan Maresca’s novels of The Maradaine Constabulary, his second series set amid the bustling streets and crime-ridden districts of the exotic city called Maradaine. A Murder of Mages introduces us to this spellbinding port city as seen through the eyes of the people who strive to maintain law and order, the hardworking men and women of the Maradaine Constabulary. Satrine Rainey—former street rat, ex-spy, mother of two, and wife to a Constabulary Inspector who lies on the edge of death, injured in the line of duty—has been forced to fake her way into the post of Constabulary Inspector to support her family. Minox Welling is a brilliant, unorthodox Inspector and an Uncircled mage—almost a crime in itself. Nicknamed “the jinx” because of the misfortunes that seem to befall anyone around him, Minox has been partnered with Satrine because no one else will work with either of them. Their first case together—the ritual murder of a Circled mage— sends Satrine back to the streets she grew up on and brings Minox face-to-face with mage politics he’s desperate to avoid. As the body count rises, Satrine and Minox must race to catch the killer before their own secrets are exposed and they, too, become targets.