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M.A. Carrick is the joint pen name of Marie Brennan(author of the Memoirs of Lady Trent) and Alyc Helms (author of the Adventures of Mr. Mystic). The two met in 2000 on an archaeological dig in Wales and Ireland 鈥� including a stint in the town of Carrickmacross 鈥� and have built their friendship through two decades of anthropology, writing, and gaming. They live in the San Francisco Bay Area. ...more

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i would buy 100 more books set in the world of rook and rose. do you have plans of returning to that world?

M.A. Carrick We'd love to do so at some point, yes! After all, we've poured so much detail into it; it seems a shame to use it for only three books (even long ones鈥辞谤别We'd love to do so at some point, yes! After all, we've poured so much detail into it; it seems a shame to use it for only three books (even long ones). There are some short stories out there now:

Apart from that, we do have some back-burner ideas that we'd love to try and tackle in novel form at some point. We'll definitely announce it on our site and newsletter if that happens!(less)

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I read Mask of Mirrors last year and loved it! I wanted to start reading Liar's Knot this week but found I'd forgotten so much of what was hinted at in the first few pages (Sedge's knot being cut, people finding out about Ren's poverty) that I could really use a better refresher than the short "What went before" I got. Is such a thing available anywhere? Or do I have to re-read book one?

M.A. Carrick We don't have a more detailed summary up anywhere, no -- the one in the book itself was limited by the space available. We did our best to make sure i鈥辞谤别We don't have a more detailed summary up anywhere, no -- the one in the book itself was limited by the space available. We did our best to make sure information like the details you mentioned gets introduced in a fashion that reminds you of the necessary context, but if you need more (or just want it in full sensory surround-sound, so to speak), then re-reading is probably your best bet -- I think even reviews that give a detailed plot summary don't generally get to that level of granularity. But hopefully a re-read won't be a hardship!(less)

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	The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 12,460 ratings — published 2021 — 13 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 Liar鈥檚 Knot (Rook & Rose, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 6,251 ratings — published 2021 — 10 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
	Labyrinth's Heart (Rook & Rose #3) 4.27 avg rating — 3,862 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Beneath Ceaseless Skies #320 by Scott H. Andrews (Editor), M.A. Carrick (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jelena Dunato (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.25 avg rating — 20 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
	Die Maske der Spiegel (Rabe und Rose #1) by M.A. Carrick (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kerstin Fricke (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 15 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
	Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #373 by Scott H. Andrews (Editor), M.A. Carrick (欧宝娱乐 Author), Mari Ness 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	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
	Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #388 by Scott H. Andrews (Editor), M.A. Carrick (欧宝娱乐 Author), Peter Darbyshire (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings	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
	Sturm gegen Stein (Rabe und Rose #2) by M.A. Carrick (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kerstin Fricke (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Das Pfauennetz (Rabe und Rose, #3) by M.A. Carrick (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kerstin Fricke (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021	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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M.A. Carrick answered Eatbugs's question: i would buy 100 more books set in the world of rook and rose. do you have plans of returning to that world? We'd love to do so at some point, yes! After all, we've poured so much detail into it; it seems a shame to use it for only three books (even long ones). There are some short stories out there now: Apart from tha See Full Answer
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“Men had often looked at her the way Vargo was looking at her now, but always for her beauty 鈥� never her ingenuity. And Ren, who was used to treating that kind of admiration as nothing more than a useful lever, felt her breath catch.”
― M.A. Carrick, The Mask of Mirrors

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“Trust is the thread that binds us... and the rope that hangs us.”
― M.A. Carrick, The Mask of Mirrors

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“If you cannot trust yourself, then trust me. My feelings for you go far beyond mere wanting... and I've never heard that love is a Primordial's domain.”
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