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Michael R. Fletcher

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Born

in Burlington, Ontario, Canada

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https://michaelrfletcher.com/

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Science Fiction, Fantasy

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All the SF/F that came before me. And death metal.

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May 2024

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Michael R. Fletcher lives in the endless suburban sprawl north of Toronto. He dreams of trees and seeing the stars at night and being a ninja. He is an unrepentant whiskey-swilling reprobate of the tallest order and thinks grilled cheese sandwiches are a food group.

His novels include the Manifest Delusions trilogy (BEYOND REDEMPTION, THE MIRROR'S TRUTH, A WAR TO END ALL), the Obsidian Path trilogy (BLACK STONE HEART, SHE DREAMS IN BLOOD, AN END TO SORROW), the City of Sacrifice trilogy (SMOKE AND STONE, ASH AND BONES, SIN AND SORROW), and the standalone novels, SWARM AND STEEL, GHOSTS OF TOMORROW, THE MILLENNIAL MANIFESTO, NORYLSKA GROANS (co-written with Clayton W. Snyder). He also has a short story collection A COLLECTION OF OBSESSIONS.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 18,639 ratings · 3,157 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,234 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1) by Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author), Stas Borodin (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 3,064 ratings — published 2020 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Mirror’s Truth (Manifest Delusions, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 1,613 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	She Dreams in Blood (The Obsidian Path, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 1,668 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 1,264 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Smoke and Stone (City of Sacrifice, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 799 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Ghosts of Tomorrow 4.11 avg rating — 617 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Norylska Groans by Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author), Clayton W. Snyder 4.01 avg rating — 615 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	In the Shadow of Their Dying by Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author), Anna Smith Spark (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Swarm and Steel 4.26 avg rating — 501 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

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Series by Michael R. Fletcher

Manifest Delusions (3 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author),

Clayton W. Snyder

4.07 avg rating — 6,783 ratings

The Obsidian Path (4 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.03 avg rating — 6,800 ratings

City of Sacrifice (3 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.01 avg rating — 1,284 ratings

Children of Corruption (1 book)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.40 avg rating — 197 ratings

Tales from the Listening World (1 book)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.54 avg rating — 61 ratings

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Michael Fletcher and 2 other people liked LQ's review of Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1): "Beyond Redemption is a fantasy novel where mental illnesses takes center stage. A world where delusions can become reality, quite literally. The more delusional you are, the more powerful you can become, but the more powerful you become, the more dan" Read more of this review »
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Michael Fletcher answered a question about The Mirror’s Truth: Some elements led me to thing that Manifest delusion are the prequel of City of sacrifice ? "No comment," he whispered four years later because he forgot that people can ask questions about books. "But it isn't impossible that all three finished series are interconnected."
Oct 17, 2026 11:39AM · 2 likes · like
Michael Fletcher liked Al Burke's review of The Mirror’s Truth (Manifest Delusions, #2): "Love this author. Not for the fainr of heart though."
Oct 17, 2026 11:37AM · see review
Michael Fletcher and 3 other people liked Adam's review of Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1): "How to describe this book? FX’s Legion fantasy hell written by Joe Abercrombie. I’ll spiral outwards from three words: dark, original, funny. The descriptor grimdark is likely a cliche at this point but this book is grim. And it’s dark. It’s vile. Yo" Read more of this review »
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Michael Fletcher and 4 other people liked Carina_inkdrinker's review of Dogged: "I want a wardog! Dogged was a fantastic and incredible read. With so much fun even with it being a dark world, I could always find something to laugh off, or with. Dogged is a amazing, the most cutest, baddest and most love able character in the worl" Read more of this review »
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Michael Fletcher is now following Carina_inkdrinker and Adam
Oct 17, 2026 02:31AM
Michael Fletcher made a comment on L’s review of Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1) " This isn't a review. You're literally summarizing (AKA spoiling) each chapter in ridiculous detail. Why would you post this? ...more "
Sep 29, 2026 04:35AM · see review
Michael Fletcher rated a book it was amazing Daughter of Crows (The Academy of Kindness, #1) by Mark Lawrence (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
First, a confession: I read the book description, thought, “Oh, assassin school for girls, cool,” and bought the book thinking this would be Mark Lawrence’s twist on Harry Potter or something. I can’t really justify that assumption. At best I skimmed ...more
Sep 10, 2026 09:08AM · 50 likes · like · see review
Michael Fletcher made a comment on Krista’s review of Dogged " "Determination" is half-written. "Determination" is half-written. ...more "
Aug 29, 2026 06:07AM · see review

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“I was sane once. It was horrible.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, Beyond Redemption

tags: delusion, insanity, sanity

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“A sane man is simply a man afraid to unleash his inner demons.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, Beyond Redemption

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“Today's truth will be tomorrow's lie and you will be left questioning your own sanity.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, Beyond Redemption

tags: delusion, lies, manipulation, truth

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Blackwing by Ed McDonald

27 votes, 54.0%

Swarm and Steel by Michael R. Fletcher

13 votes, 26.0%

Gods of Color by C.H. Baum

4 votes, 8.0%

The Barrow by Mark Smylie

3 votes, 6.0%

Hawkwood's Voyage by Paul Kearney

3 votes, 6.0%

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Michael’s Quotes

“A sane man is simply a man afraid to unleash his inner demons.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, Beyond Redemption

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“I was sane once. It was horrible.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, Beyond Redemption

tags: delusion, insanity, sanity

26 likes

“Today's truth will be tomorrow's lie and you will be left questioning your own sanity.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, Beyond Redemption

tags: delusion, lies, manipulation, truth

18 likes

“Girls will be girls", Mom said.
"You've got to stay our of the way until they get it out of their system.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, The Storm Beneath the World

tags: humour

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“War is female work" Mother would say every time he asked questions.”
― Michael R. Fletcher, The Storm Beneath the World

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