Melissa Marr (born July 25, 1972) is an American author of
young adult
A young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of ...
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urban fantasy novels.
Biography
Marr, a former university English teacher, currently resides in Arizona. Her first novel was published in 2007, the New York Times bestseller
Wicked Lovely
''Wicked Lovely'' is a young adult/urban fantasy novel by author Melissa Marr. The story follows protagonist Aislinn, who has the Sight (the ability to see faeries), and whose life begins to unravel when it seems the fey-folk develop a sudden in ...
. Along with four more books in that series, which were also New York Times bestsellers, she has also written an adult novel,
Graveminder
''Graveminder'' is a 2011 Gothic mystery novel by Melissa Marr. The novel was released on May 17, 2011 by William Morrow and Company and follows a young woman that returns to her hometown to discover that she is expected to fill the supernatural ...
which won the 2011 Goodreads Readers Choice Award for "Best Horror" and was a "Top Pick Fantasy" with VOYA. She has written other young adult, adult, and children's fiction. She is also a frequent contributor of short fiction to anthologies and has edited one anthology with
Kelley Armstrong, with whom she also wrote the series ''Loki's Wolves'', published under the name M.A. Marr.
Bibliography
Young Adult Novels
''Wicked Lovely'' series
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Wicked Lovely
''Wicked Lovely'' is a young adult/urban fantasy novel by author Melissa Marr. The story follows protagonist Aislinn, who has the Sight (the ability to see faeries), and whose life begins to unravel when it seems the fey-folk develop a sudden in ...
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Ink Exchange
''Ink Exchange'' is an urban fantasy novel written by Melissa Marr. It is set in the same universe as Marr's previous novel, ''Wicked Lovely'', but is not a sequel; rather, it is a companion novel that focuses on a different set of characters. Th ...
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Fragile Eternity'' (2009)
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Radiant Shadows'' (2010)
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Darkest Mercy'' (2011)
''Other Young Adult Novels''
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Untamed City: Carnival of Secrets'' (2012)
* ''Made For You'' (2013)
* ''Seven Black Diamonds'' (2016)
* ''One Blood Ruby'' (2017)
Middle Grade Novels
* ''Loki's Wolves'', as M.A. Marr, with
Kelley Armstrong (Spring 2013)
* ''Odin's Ravens'', as M.A. Marr, with
Kelley Armstrong (Spring 2014)
* ''Thor's Serpents'', as M.A. Marr, with
Kelley Armstrong (Spring 2015)
* ''The Hidden Knife'', (Spring 2021)
Adult Novels
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Graveminder
''Graveminder'' is a 2011 Gothic mystery novel by Melissa Marr. The novel was released on May 17, 2011 by William Morrow and Company and follows a young woman that returns to her hometown to discover that she is expected to fill the supernatural ...
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The Arrivals
''The Arrivals'' is a 2013 fantasy Western novel by American author Melissa Marr. It is her second adult novel, following her 2011 novel '' Graveminder''. It was first published on July 2, 2013, through William Morrow and follows a group of pe ...
'' (2013)
*''Pretty Broken Things (An Audible Original'' (2020)
''Wicked Lovely'' Adult series
*''Cold Iron Heart'' (2020)
''Faery Bargains'' Adult series
*''The Wicked & The Dead'' (2020)
Picture Books
*''Bunny Roo, I Love You'' (2015)
*''Baby Dragon'' (2019)
*''Bunny Roo and Duckling Too'' (2021)
''Faery Bargains'' Adult series
*''The Wicked & The Dead'' (2020)
Picture Books
*''Bunny Roo, I Love You'' (2015)
*''Baby Dragon'' (2019)
*''Bunny Roo and Duckling Too'' (2021)
Graphic Novels
''Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales'' series
*''Volume 1: Sanctuary'' (2009)
*''Volume 2: Challenge'' (2010)
*''Volume 3: Resolve'' (2011)
Short fiction
Collections
* ''Faery Tales and Nightmares'' (2011)
* ''Tales of Folk and Fey'' (2019)
Anthologies Edited
* ''Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions'', with
Kelley Armstrong
* ''Shards and Ashes'', with
Kelley Armstrong
* ''Rags and Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales'' (2013), with Tim Pratt
Anthologies Contributed To
* ''Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions''
* ''Teeth: Vampire Tales''
* ''Love Is Hell''
* ''Naked City''
* ''Home Improvement: Undead Edition''
* ''Unbound''
NonFiction Anthologies Contributed To
* ''Life Inside My Mind''
* ''Things We Haven't Said''
Awards and honors
''Wicked Lovely''
*New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age 2008
*Amazon's Best Books of 2007: Top 10 Editor's Picks: Teens
*IRA Notable Books 2008: Young Adult Fiction
2008 IRA Book Awards and Notable Books
References
External links
Melissa Marr's Website
Online article by Steven Williams with linked resources.
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21st-century American novelists
American women novelists
American writers of young adult literature
American fantasy writers
Living people
1974 births
Urban fantasy writers
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
21st-century American women writers
RITA Award winners
Women writers of young adult literature
Women romantic fiction writers