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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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	Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 4,177 ratings — published 2015 — 15 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
	Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1) by Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author), Stas Borodin (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 3,025 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
	She Dreams in Blood (The Obsidian Path, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 1,646 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
	The Mirror’s Truth (Manifest Delusions, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 1,585 ratings — published 2016 — 2 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 — 1,251 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 — 793 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 — 613 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 — 608 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 — 640 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 — 6,686 ratings

The Obsidian Path (4 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.03 avg rating — 6,693 ratings

City of Sacrifice (3 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.01 avg rating — 1,276 ratings

Children of Corruption (1 book)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.40 avg rating — 192 ratings

Tales from the Listening World (1 book)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.59 avg rating — 44 ratings

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Michael Fletcher liked Jen's review of Dogged: "I picked this up seeing it was a finalist in the SPFBO competition, and I know now why it was chosen. This is a weird fantasy mix of cozy and mystery with a bit of epic and grimdark elements. The story follows Dogged Determination, a wardog, who is t" Read more of this review »
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Michael Fletcher liked Nicola's review of She Dreams in Blood (The Obsidian Path, #2): "Another great book following Khraen’s latest adventures. As much as I dislike a lot of what he gets up to I can’t help but root for him to succeed. I absolutely love Bren what a guy, I’d love to meet him and have a beer or two! Life got in the way of" Read more of this review »
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WHO THE FUCK IS THIS FLETCHER GUY ANYWAYS?! Awrighty. I wrote The Last Wardog for Grimdark Magazine (issue 37). It was one of those stories that stuck with me long after I'd written it. I wanted to write more about wardogs. I played around with a few ...more
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WHO THE FUCK IS THIS FLETCHER GUY ANYWAYS?! Awrighty. I wrote The Last Wardog for Grimdark Magazine (issue 37). It was one of those stories that stuck with me long after I'd written it. I wanted to write more about wardogs. I played around with a few ...more
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Michael Fletcher made a comment on Dave Lawson’s review of Dogged " AIGH!!!!!!! "
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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

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The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham

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The Mirror’s Truth by Michael R. Fletcher

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Half a King by Joe Abercrombie

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The Judging Eye by R. Scott Bakker

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Hawkwood's Voyage by Paul Kearney

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Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

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The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French

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The Grim Company by Luke Scull

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The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story by Stephen R. Donaldson

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Shadow Of The Wolf by Chris Carlsen

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Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover

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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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“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

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“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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