Melissa marr books in order
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Reader, I married her.
I couldn't invite you all to the wedding (outdoors with under a dozen guests), but I did want to share a few images of our joy.
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As many of you know, I am not a traditional person. I don't attend ceremonies (hence not inviting people to mine). I think the government and religion don't need to stamp approval for the affection to be real . . . but my wife was actually trained as a minister. (This was after her years in Intel in the Army.)
I'm often pretty private, so I don't share too too much about my family. Today I'm making an exception to tell you about the most important person in my life.
Amber is unusual. Her undergrad is in pre-vet, the animal science sort not military vet. Her graduate degree is in Christian Ministry. Her military specialty involved sifting through intel, often horrific photos and video footage of IEDs or other violence, to find patterns and discern evidence to locate people.
She left the military and did National Guard and advised vets (military n
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Speaking:
Melissa writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. Her books have been translated into 28 languages to date and been bestsellers in the US (NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, etc) as well as various countries overseas. She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens and Graveminder for adults--and her utter inability to stick to one age demographic, format, and genre.
Wicked Lovely, her debut novel, was simultaneously released in the US and UK by HarperCollins in 2007 (with translation rights also sold in twenty-some countries). It debuted as a NY Times Bestseller and evolved into a multi-book series with myriad accolades and international bestseller lists.
Her debut adult book, Graveminder, released to strong critical reception in 2011. Following that she has edited anthologies with Kelley Armstrong (Enthralled and Shards & Ashes) and with Tim Pratt (Rags & Bones), and released a second adult novel (The Arriva
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‘‘A lot of the best literature has fantasy aspects. This is something I argued as an academic. Speculative fiction is how we talk about things we aren’t ready to talk about in literal ways. Our literary ancestors did some amazing things by using speculative elements. That tradition, whether it’s folklore or literature, is what I want to be part of. Sometimes the most pressing issues are ones we can discuss best metaphorically, using otherworldly elements, be they magic or other types of beings. Look at Dracula and the fear of female independence. Look at Frankenstein and the fear of motherhood, and the fear of science. There’s so much richness there. That, to me, is what it’s all about. The best literature’s got SF and fantasy in it.
‘‘I grew up in a small, rural community where belief in the supernatural was fairly normal. I belonged to a community that was Irish Catholic, but with strong pagan overtones. I grew up surrounded by religious tradition, folklore, and storytelling. I was 12 when I decided I wanted to do three things with my life: I wanted to be a mommy, a teac
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