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Mark Veldon

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Fantasy

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Raymond Carver, Leslie Marmon Silko, Louise Erdrich, J. R. R. Tolkien, ...more

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A lifelong reader of fantasy and science fiction, Mark Veldon spent the better part of a decade as an advertising copywriter and editor before investing another decade as a high-school English teacher.

When he isn’t writing, he can be found playing board games, hiking in the regional park near his house, falling off the wall in the climbing gym and grading the stack of essays piling up in his inbox.

He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his partner.

The Quartermastra is his debut novel.

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Average rating: 4.42 · 53 ratings · 51 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Quartermastra (Part I) 4.47 avg rating — 30 ratings — 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
	The Quartermastra 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2024 — 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
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Gideon the Ninth Review: Fantasy with Necromancers, Humor and Mystery, Oh My!

Looking for something a little different, perhaps a fantasy story that leans into humor? Why not try Gideon the Ninth by Tasmyn Muir.

I don’t know if you’ve ever tried it, but writing funny is hard. That Muir goes as hard as she does on the humor side of things is both impressive (you go, girl!) and a little frightening (if I did this I’d fail miserably!).

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Mark Veldon made a comment in the group Making Connections — Seeking ARC Readers for Fantasy Novel topic " Hello! I’m looking for folks interested in reading a middle-high fantasy-genre novel, The Quartermastra (postcolonial vibes, North American flavor and ...more "
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Mark Veldon made a comment in the group FREE BOOKS for Book lovers: ARC & Polished Manuscript Readers for Authors — ARC Readers for Fantasy Novel topic " Hello! I’m looking for folks interested in reading a middle-high fantasy-genre novel, The Quartermastra (postcolonial vibes, North American flavor and ...more "
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Mark Veldon made a comment in the group Goodreads Reviewers' Group — Up and coming middle-high fantasy novel in need of reviews topic " Hello! I’m looking for folks interested in reading a middle-high fantasy-genre novel, The Quartermastra (postcolonial vibes, North American flavor and ...more "
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Mark Veldon made a comment in the group Goodreads Reviewers' Group — New to the group? Introduce yourself here (3) topic " Hello, everyone! I’m honored to join this group dedicated to my first love (books). My name's Mark and I'm just getting out my first fantasy novel, Th ...more "
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Mark Veldon made a comment in the group Authors & Reviewers — Middle-high fantasy novel looking for reviewers topic " Hello! I’m looking for folks interested in reading a middle-high fantasy-genre novel (postcolonial vibes, North American flavor and a splash of mythol ...more "
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