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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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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 · 17,074 ratings · 2,883 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 4,022 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) 3.97 avg rating — 2,882 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	She Dreams in Blood (The Obsidian Path, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 1,554 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
	The Mirror’s Truth (Manifest Delusions, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 1,496 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
	An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 1,189 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) 3.91 avg rating — 771 ratings — published 2019	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 — 576 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 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 591 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 — 582 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 4.25 avg rating — 483 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

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Series by Michael R. Fletcher

Manifest Delusions (3 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author),

Clayton W. Snyder

4.08 avg rating — 6,365 ratings

The Obsidian Path (3 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.03 avg rating — 6,246 ratings

City of Sacrifice (3 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.01 avg rating — 1,215 ratings

Children of Corruption (1 book)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.42 avg rating — 180 ratings

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Michael Fletcher made a comment on his review of Dust of the Dead (Tales from the Listening World) " Utku wrote: "Are those Ninja cats? Great cover painting. Looking forward to being deluded." Not quite ninja cats, but yes, six-limbed apex predators. I ...more "
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“I was sane once. It was horrible.”
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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.”
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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

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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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“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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