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Michael R. Fletcher

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Born

in Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Website

https://michaelrfletcher.com/

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Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy

Influences

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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Average rating: 4.03 · 16,967 ratings · 2,873 reviews · 54 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,005 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 — 2,859 ratings — published 2020 — 11 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 — 1,545 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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 — 1,486 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 — 1,179 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Smoke and Stone (City of Sacrifice, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 766 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 4.01 avg rating — 588 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 — 577 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 — 482 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 — 6,334 ratings

The Obsidian Path (3 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.04 avg rating — 6,203 ratings

City of Sacrifice (3 books)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.01 avg rating — 1,207 ratings

Children of Corruption (1 book)
by

Michael R. Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

4.42 avg rating — 178 ratings

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Well gawdamn the writing here is absolutely gorgeous.
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Michael Fletcher liked Douglas Lumsden's review of Dogged: "Dark fantasy with a quirky sense of humor. I enjoyed the outsider's perspective on human foibles provided by an affable demon dog. Dogged (the main character) is monstrous, yet lovable. Ultra cool scene: Dogged wandering inside the body of a god and " Read more of this review »
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Michael Fletcher and 2 other people liked Chip's review of Dogged: "4.5 stars, rounded up. A little different in style (less grimdark, more (well-done) humor) than Fletcher’s other books I’ve read - and my favorite to date of his books. Part of a shared universe of books but absolutely can be read as a stand-alone. "
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Michael Fletcher made a comment on his review of The Lord of the Empty Mirror (The Obsidian Path Book 4) " Inadequate wrote: "Oh damn I didn't realize there would be a 4th. It's one of the best series I've ever read." Me either! Cheers! ...more "
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Michael Fletcher liked Chez Za's review of Dogged: "Wardogs are born to die... This was a great read. Dogged, our main character, is given a quest to find out what/who caused the death of her mate. She is separated from her pack for the first time, but finds her new family/pack to protect. The way Dogg" Read more of this review »
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Ooh, sexy cover art! The book will be released in ebook and on Kindle Unlimited April 13th. Just for the hell of it, and because it amuses me, the paperback will be available on April 1st. In the meantime, the Amazon pre-order page is live if you're so ...more
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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

tags: delusion, lies, manipulation, truth

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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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