24 ratings | 9 reviews | avg rating:4.12

more photos (1)

Marcin's Bookshelves

read (27)
currently-reading (2)
to-read (12)

Marcin’s Friends (342)

J.A. Beard

366 books | 349 friends

Keith Rommel

62 books | 794 friends

Andrea

1,456 books | 2,042 friends

Kate Copeseeley

509 books | 60 friends

Katie Stewart

102 books | 232 friends

Gerald Black

837 books | 225 friends

Angela Scott

113 books | 2,045 friends

S.M. Reine

288 books | 1,718 friends

More friends…

Marcin is following 1 person

Marcin Wrona

Goodreads author profile

gender

male

website

http://marcinwrona.ca

twitter username

marcinwrona

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

influences

John Irving, Guy Gavriel Kay, Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, George R.R ...more

member since

April 2011

About this author

edit data

I was hooked on phonics even before I caught a glance of the other end of the Berlin Wall.

When my father read to me, I pointed at this combination of letters and that and asked what sound it made, in the hope that I might eliminate the middle-man and read at my own monomaniacal toddler pace.

When my mother took me with her to the store, I would stand ramrod straight, puffed up with the gravitas of three-year-old with something important to say, and would recite to all and sundry the poems that I, armed with my new knowledge of 'rz's and 'ci's, had learned.

I devoted myself to words and their placement in sequence well before I knew that I'd done so, and though there have been times when this love has waned and times when it has waxed, it ha...more

83 posts
Marcin Wrona's Blog

State of the Nation, July 2012

1) Euro 2012 is sadly over, leaving me in that terrible several-week gap before more football invades and leaves my wife gibbering with the realization that there is always more football.

2) You may have surmised, from that coy insertion of the word ‘wife’, that I am now married! It’s true! I’m like some sort of adult.

3) An interview with me recently went up on the Akamai Reader, so check it out...

combine editions
Marcin Wrona's Books

Average rating: 4.03 · 37 ratings · 18 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors

	Pale Queen's Courtyard (Moonlit Cities, #1) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whitechapel Gambit 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Feathers Falling (Moonlit Cities, #2) 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	#Baphomet 2.5 of 5 stars 2.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When on High (Moonlit Cities, #3) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Century of Swollen Clouds (Thousand Archons, #1) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stone Canary's Song 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Marcin Wrona…

Series by Marcin Wrona

Moonlit Cities (3 books)
by Marcin Wrona (Goodreads Author)
4.260869565217392 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings

Thousand Archons (1 book)
by Marcin Wrona (Goodreads Author)
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

Marcin is Currently Reading

Marcin Wrona is currently reading

The Alchemists of Kush

by Minister Faust (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Oct 14, 2011 03:58am

Marcin Wrona is currently reading

The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)

by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 29, 2011 11:39am

rss
Marcin's Recent Updates

Marcin Wrona is now friends with Caleb H.
Jan 01, 2013 09:23am · like
Marcin Wrona voted on a poll in the group Fantasy Book Club Runoff Poll for December He voted for: Hogfather
Nov 01, 2011 12:47pm · like · take the poll
Marcin Wrona made a comment in the group Fantasy Book Club — Cynicism in Fantasy topic "Times aren't great, and art imitates life. I see a lot of what's happening in fantasy now as a resurgence of the weird fiction/pulp days (Howard, Leib...more "
Oct 19, 2011 03:28pm
Marcin Wrona made a comment in the group Fantasy Book Club — Fantasy Fans And The Music We Listen To topic "Pretty eclectic, for the most part. I grew up on classic rock and grunge, but these days I mostly listen to hip hop, Bob Dylan, and whatever catches m...more "
Oct 19, 2011 03:22pm
Marcin Wrona made a comment in the group Fantasy Book Club — Nominations for themes for December read topic "I'd love a Hugo winner."
Oct 18, 2011 10:43am
Marcin Wrona made a comment in the group Fantasy Book Club — Violence in Fantasy topic "I'd generally agree with Marc that I'm more inclined towards the fallout of violence, psychological and otherwise, than blow-by-blow descriptions of t...more "
Oct 17, 2011 05:02am
Marcin Wrona made a comment in the group Fantasy Book Club — Dragonbone Chair - Finished reading SPOILERS AHEAD* topic "I read this series when I was a wee one, and loved it at the time. I tried again a few years later and liked it considerably less. If memory serves - a...more "
Oct 17, 2011 04:53am
Marcin Wrona is currently reading The Alchemists of Kush by Minister Faust (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 14, 2011 03:58am
Marcin Wrona wants to read Tell It to the Trees by Anita Rau Badami	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 28, 2011 04:45am
Marcin Wrona joined the group Editio Self-Publishing
Sep 28, 2011 04:44am · like

More of Marcin's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Comfort Reads: Your Favourite Books of 2012	44	84	May 07, 2013 11:22am
Ancient & Med...: Historical fiction set in Mesopotamia?	54	188	May 16, 2013 01:08am

recent posts
Marcin’s Groups

Amazon Kindle — 6004 members — last activity 6 hours, 21 min ago
For readers using the Amazon Kindle ebook device.

Promoting and Socialising with authors — 207 members — last activity May 17, 2013 04:56pm
This group is mainly to use the various forms of social networking to bring authors and readers together. You mustn't be an author to join.

Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library — 2561 members — last activity May 17, 2013 01:56pm
Add your science-fiction or fantasy books to the list, but make sure it's not already there. . .no need for duplicate entries.

Goodreads Self Published Authors — 1279 members — last activity May 20, 2013 07:35am
A group for authors to help fellow authors in book promotion, review pools, and other things

Goodreads Authors/Readers — 10974 members — last activity 29 minutes ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit...more

Indie Book Collective — 2279 members — last activity 1 hour, 49 min ago
A group of indie authors, helping each other out and bringing new books to the world

The Indie Exchange Giveaways & More — 3273 members — last activity 6 hours, 57 min ago
This group is for readers/writers/bloggers ONLY. Read the rules before posting. Group offers giveaways/contests/events where there is a 100% free book...more

Book Promotion Forum by Genre — 571 members — last activity May 16, 2013 06:19am
Authors: An opportunity for authors to post descriptions and internal links to their books. Readers: A resource to find new books.

Editio Self-Publishing — 866 members — last activity May 18, 2013 10:27am
This group is for all self-published authors and those who want to be. Here we will discuss everything related to self-publishing. Get all the answers...more

More of Marcin’s groups…