Bücher von Marie Brennan

After her adventure in the mountains of Vystrana, and her exploits in the depths of Eriga, to the high seas aboard The Basilisk, and then to the deserts of Akhia, the Lady Trent has captivated hearts along with fierce minds.

Bondsmaid. Berserker. Bane.Hervor is no stranger to hardship. Not only is she a reviled bondsmaid, but she's haunted by the ghosts of dead men. When a berserker fit turns her into a murderer, she has nothing left to lose: fleeing everything she's known, Hervor goes to find a new future and a way to silence the past.Her quest will take her from the viking seas to the depths of a witch's forest, from frozen mountains to a king's golden hall. But the road ahead is no less bloody than the one behind, and the foul magic Hervor fears most is the only thing that can lay her ghosts to rest.They say when you seek revenge, you should dig two graves, but Hervor might be able to get away with one. Because the voices of the dead are getting stronger . . . and her greatest enemy may be herself.

ABOVEVictorian London is 'the monster city" -- a place of industry and progress, poverty and disease, with veins of iron threading through its flesh.BELOWThe Onyx Court is dying -- its queen missing, its criminals unchecked, and the very fabric of the Onyx Hall itself torn apart by the iron of the Underground Railroad.BETWEENNo one believed Eliza O'Malley that her childhood sweetheart was stolen from the streets of Whitechapel by the faeries. Her search for him will take her to the heart of the crumbling, corrupted faerie court -- and to a final, desperate chance that might save them all. But first she must confront the faerie who betrayed her seven years ago . . .

Enter a land of infinite possibility . . .In this, the sixth volume of the NEW WORLDS series of worldbuilding guides for science fiction and fantasy writers, award-winning author Marie Brennan takes a deep dive into topics as weighty as slavery, as illicit as crime, and as fun as the inner workings of a magic system. With essays ranging from siege warfare to artistic patronage to food prohibitions, there is something here for every story!This volume collects essays from the sixth year of the New Worlds Patreon.

ABOVEThe Age of Enlightenment has come to England. Among the triumphs of science is the prediction by Sir Edmond Halley that a comet last seen in 1682 will return in 1758 -- a prediction that will soon be put to the test.BELOWA century ago, the fae of the Onyx Court fought to defeat the Great Fire of London, an elemental Dragon that destroyed four-fifths of the city. In the aftermath, they banished its spirit to a comet -- a comet that will soon return.BETWEENThe race has begun. When Halley's comet appears, the Dragon will strike, and the city will burn once more. Faerie magic alone cannot kill this monster; defeating it for good will require the aid of science as well. But science brings its own form of danger . . .

In science fiction and fantasy, anything can provide color and conflict -- from soldiers, to schools, to shops, to sexuality. Continuing her comprehensive NEW WORLDS series of worldbuilding guides, award-winning fantasy author and former anthropologist Marie Brennan takes a deep dive into monarchy and democracy, natural disasters, warfare, gender, and the subtleties of language variation both in the world and on the page.This volume collects essays from the fifth year of the New Worlds Patreon.

Bathing and banking, animals and adultery: human culture contains a truly daunting array of elements. The fourth volume of the NEW WORLDS series takes readers on a tour of all-new topics, delving into everything from childbirth to dream interpretation to the importance of generosity, as award-winning fantasy author and former anthropologist Marie Brennan continues her in-depth exploration of worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy.This volume collects essays from the fourth year of the New Worlds Patreon.

The boundless complexity of worldbuilding can create a daunting challenge for writers of science fiction and fantasy. In the third volume of the NEW WORLDS series, award-winning fantasy author and former anthropologist Marie Brennan provides not only the building blocks for creating a setting, but advice on exposition and other aspects of craft. Whether you need guidance on security or sanitation, demographics or demons or drugs, you're sure to find inspiration here.This volume collects essays from the third year of the New Worlds Patreon.

Science fiction and fantasy are renowned for immersing their readers in rich, inventive settings. In this follow-up to the collection NEW WORLDS, YEAR ONE, award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan guides you through new aspects of worldbuilding and how they can generate stories. From beauty to books, from tattoos to taboos, these essays delve into the complexity of different cultures, both real and imaginary, and provide invaluable advice on crafting a world of your very own.This volume collects essays from the second year of the New Worlds Patreon.

Worldbuilding is one of the great pleasures of writing science fiction and fantasy -- and also one of its greatest challenges. Award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan draws on her academic training in anthropology to peel back the layers of a setting, going past the surface details to explore questions many authors never think to answer. She invites you to consider the endless variety of real-world cultures -- from climate to counterfeiting, from sumptuary laws to slang --and the equally endless possibilities speculative fiction has to offer.This volume collects essays from the first year of the New Worlds Patreon.

The past is prologue . . .Kit Marlowe. Guy Fawkes. Ada Lovelace. Kings and sailors and sainted nuns populate these seven stories of historical fantasy by award-winning author Marie Brennan. They span the ages from the second century B.C.E. to the nineteenth century C.E., from ancient Persia to the London of the Onyx Court. Discover the secret histories, hear the stories that have never been told -- until now.

Follow the map to another world . . .Two cities joined by their reflections. A realm of feathered serpents and jaguar-men. A desert where a former goddess seeks the ultimate truth. In this collection, award-winning author Marie Brennan takes you to ten different fantastical lands, including the world of her famed scholar-heroine Lady Trent. Journey with her to places rich and strange: here there be more than just dragons.

A young woman with an unreliable prophetic gift. A street musician searching for the magic she lost. A king whose voice is too dangerous for ordinary people to hear. This collection of short stories explores the Nine Lands, a realm created by award-winning author Marie Brennan. From the spirit-haunted jungle of the Nahele Peninsula to the cold archipelago of Kagesedo, from the occupied lands of Sahasrara to the decadent courts of Quilíbria, the Nine Lands offer you visions of fantasy, peril, and wonder.

Lady Trents Entdeckungen in Akhien sind der Stoff romantischer Legenden und haben sie von akademischer Bedeutungslosigkeit zu weltweitem Ruhm katapultiert. Die Details ihres Privatlebens während jener Zeit sind ebenso bekannt und haben bis über die Landesgrenzen hinaus für Aufregung gesorgt. Doch, wie es in der Karriere dieser schillernden Frau so oft der Fall ist, ist die Geschichte, welche die Öffentlichkeit kennt, bei Weitem nicht vollständig.Im vierten Band ihrer Memoiren erzählt Lady Trent, wie sie zu ihrer Anstellung bei der Scirländischen Königlichen Armee kam, wie ausländische Saboteure ihr Leben in Gefahr brachten, und wie die entschlossene Suche nach Wissen sie in die tiefsten Schluchten des Labyrinths der Draken führte, wo das Verhalten eines Drachens durch Zufall die Voraussetzungen für ihre bisher größte Errungenschaft schuf.

Die spannenden Abenteuer von Lady Trent werden in Marie Brennans "Die Reise der Basilisk" fortgesetzt ...Treue Leser der ersten Bände von Lady Trents Memoiren, "Die Naturgeschichte der Drachen" und "Der Wendekreis der Schlangen", glauben vielleicht, dass sie bereits mit den Details ihrer historischen Reise an Bord des Königlichen Forschungsschiffs Basilisk vertraut sind, doch die wahre Geschichte dieser bahnbrechenden, nervenaufreibenden und skandalösen Seereise wurde nie enthüllt - bis jetzt.Sechs Jahre nach ihren riskanten Aktionen in Eriga bricht Isabella zu ihrer bisher ehrgeizigsten Expedition auf: einer zwei Jahre langen Reise um die Welt, um Drachen an jedem Ort zu erforschen, wo man sie finden kann. Von gefiederten Echsen, die sich in den Ruinen einer vernichteten Zivilisation sonnen, bis zu den riesigen Seeschlangen der Tropen stellen diese Kreaturen eine Quelle sowohl endloser Faszination als auch häufiger Lebensgefahr dar. Begleitet wird Isabella nicht nur von ihrem jungen Sohn Jake, sondern auch von einem ritterlichen ausländischen Archäologen, dessen Interessen sich im professionellen und persönlichen Bereich mit denen von Isabella überschneiden. Die Forschung ist natürlich der Hauptzweck dieser Reise, aber Isabellas Leben ist selten so simpel. Sie muss mit Stürmen, sinkenden Schiffen, Intrigen und Kriegen zurechtkommen, gerade als sie eine Entdeckung macht, die eine revolutionäre neue Sichtweise auf die uralte Geschichte der Drachen eröffnet.

Lady Trent ist die herausragendste und erfolgreichste Drachenforscherin der Welt. Einst war sie ein junges Mädchen, vernarrt in Bücher und lernbegierig, das den erstickenden Konventionen ihrer Zeit trotzte und ihren guten Ruf, ihre Zukunft und ihre zarte Haut aufs Spiel setzte, um ihre wissenschaftliche Neugier zu befriedigen.Nun endlich liegt die wahre Geschichte dieser beispiellosen Pionierin vor. In ihren eigenen Worten berichtet Lady Trent über ihre aufregende Expedition in die Berge von Vystrana, wo sie die erste von vielen historischen Entdeckungen machte, die sie und die Welt für immer verändern sollten.

Aufmerksame Leser wissen bereits, wie sich die belesene und zielstrebige Isabella auf den historischen Weg gemacht hat, der sie eines Tages zur führenden Drachenforscherin der Welt machen würde. In diesem beeindruckend offenherzigen Nachfolger blickt Lady Trent auf die nächsten Schritte ihrer glorreichen (und gelegentlich skandalösen) Karriere zurück.Drei Jahre nach ihrer schicksalhaften Reise durch die abschreckenden Gebirge von Vystrana ignoriert Lady Trent gängige Konventionen und bricht zu einer Expedition auf, die sie auf den wilden, kriegszerrütteten Kontinent Erga führt. Dort liegt die Heimat solch exotischer Drachenarten wie die Grasschlangen der Savanne, Baumschlangen und die geheimnisvollste von allen, die legendären Sumpfwürmer der Tropen.Die Expedition gestaltet sich als schwierig. In Begleitung einer alten Freundin und einer Thronerbin auf der Flucht, muss sich Isabella drückender Hitze, gnadenlosen Fiebern, Palastintrigen, Klatsch und Tratsch und anderen Bedrohungen stellen, um ihre grenzenlose Faszination alles Drachen betreffende zu befriedigen. Selbst wenn sie dafür tief in den verbotenen Dschungel vordringen muss, der gemeinhin die Grüne Hölle genannt wird. Dort werden ihr Mut, ihr Einfallsreichtum und ihre wissenschaftliche Neugierde auf Proben gestellt, wie sie es bislang noch nicht erlebt hat.

What do stories about ephemeral Martian settlers, fascinating dimensional rifts, Spanish-speaking hummingbirds, Loki's children, WWII twins, hitchhiking swamp cats, a steam-punk octopus, Arkham card-games, using bad luck for fun and profit, demon home security systems, alternative criminal justice, workplace time travel, marketing to body-snatchers, alien attraction, and way too many barns all have in common? Simple: in one way or another they are all Bubble Off Plumb.This genre-busting collection is meant for readers who prefer an odd story with their tea and biscuits. So sit back and let these tales delight, confuse, and surprise you!Featuring original stories by Marie Brennan, David Tallerman, E.E. King, Art Weil, Sarah M. Lewis, Pepper Hume, Karen Ovér, Liz Schriftsteller, Mariah Southworth, Mickey Kulp, Robert Millet, Valerie Manwill, Beth Winokur, Simone LW Mounsamy, Buzz Dixon, James Campbell, Frank Kozusko, Ellen Denton, Jill Hand, Veronica Brush, and Jim Jeffreys. Joining this stellar group are in-house authors KG Finfrock, Sarah Kalin, and Dan M. Kalin.

In this, the fourth volume of her memoirs, Lady Trent relates how she acquired her position with the Royal Scirling Army; how foreign saboteurs imperiled both her work and her well-being: and how her determined pursuit of knowledge took her into the deepest reaches of the Labyrinth of Drakes.

Three years after her fateful journeys through Vystrana, the widowed Mrs Camherst defies convention to embark on an expedition to the savage, war-torn continent of Eriga. Accompanied by an old associate and a runaway heiress, Isabella must brave heat, fevers and palace intrigues to satisfy her boundless fascination with all things draconian.