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Marshall Ryan Maresca

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Fantasy Author & Podcaster | Co-host of 5x Hugo Finalist Worldbuilding for Masochists | Maradaine Saga | Velocity of Revolution | http://mrmaresca.com https://linktr.ee/marshallryanmaresca

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · Nov 11

Since we have another burst of new followers: Welcome! I work on all sorts of things, including:

-a big interwoven fantasy epic
-a dieselpunk fantasy of motorcycles and mayhem
-a 4x Hugo nommed podcast
-An anthology of magical gates to travel anywhere but bringing nothing

Check it all out!

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 5h

THE VELOCITY OF REVOLUTION would smell like tacos al pastor.

A trio of tacos al pastor (slow spit-roasted seasoned pork, with cilantro and pineapple) on a white plate on a red table.

A promo banner for THE VELOCITY OF REVOLUTION, with the cover by Natania Barron, and the tag line "He went undercover to stop a revolution. He might just ignite instead." and the Publisher's Weekly starred review quote, "Maresca sends the pages flying with a clever plot, well-defined characters, and high-stakes atmosphere. This tense outing will keep readers spellbound from page one."

Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 15h

"Hi, we stole a rocket to do a dangerous test flight we were explicitly forbidden from doing, and now we have weird powers."
"You are the greatest heroes we know."
"I was born with mine."
"You are a freak and need to be destroyed."

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 15h

Outback era-- where nine extremely hot people are isolated in middle-of-nowhere Australia with nothing to do whenever there isn't a mission-- is objectively the horniest X-Men era.

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 15h

“What’s today?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes.

“Today?” replied the boy. “Why, it’s Paperback Book Release Day sir!”

RING SHOUT paperback w/foreword by author| Tor Nightfire | 10•14•25

Out Today! #Bookrelease #horror

“Adam in the garden…”

Book cover: blood red background with black arms raised and hands outstretched from the bottom in front of white klansman hood with screaming mouths for eyes above words in black, RING SHOUT.

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 16h

BUT YOU DID IT. AMAZING.

Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 17h

I see no downsides. This one is totally going to work out.

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 17h

Writing novels is very hard, and everyone who finishes writing one deserves praise and accolades purely for that accomplishment.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 17h

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 20h

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 1d

Today, I'd like to say-

The Taino were the people of Borinquen. Borinquen was later renamed to Puerto Rico.

Some Taino words remain today.

Words like hurakán = hurricane, barbacoa = barbeque.

The Taino greeting is

Taino-ti

Which means - "I greet you with love because you are family."

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Cass Morris @cassmorriswrites.com · 1d

WILD proposition

Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 1d

Publishers should be invested in promoting the books they publish.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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SilverHowl - Locking the fuck in @silverhowl.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit this was a hilarious read! Thank you for this Marshall!

Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · Dec 26

Anyway, the moral of the story is this:
Christmas is about FAMILY.

Families come together at this magical time.

Come together to hold down the guy sexing up your wife so you can shoot him.

And then testify against you so you go to prison.

Merry Christmas, one and all!

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 1d

The challenge is, of course, the time to celebrate Marescatide (Marescacide?) is already the Christmas season.

Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 1d

It's far too out there, apparently.

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t understand (I mean, I do) why book coverage keeps shrinking while a huge number of books are still published every week.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 1d

Publishers should be invested in promoting the books they publish.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 1d

Happiest day to you!

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 2d

"But those mean something completely different when you're stuck in the middle of nowhere with nothing but zucchini because that's what's in season."

Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 2d

There's a bit in chef Gabrielle Hamilton's memoir where she's in rural Italy with her soon-to-be-ex's family, trying her best to make delicious zucchini dishes because THAT'S WHAT'S THERE. And she says "we love to use 'local' and 'seasonal' as buzzwords for promotion for the restaurant... 1/2

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 2d

But for real, it should be "STEP ONE: Stop having so much zucchini. Stop planting it. It's is neither that good or that versatile. You don't need that much."

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 2d

I respect the honesty of "Do you have too much fucking zucchini and don't know what the fuck you're going to do with it, and people are sick to death of your zucchini bread? Here's a way to get rid of it." BUT STILL

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 3d

It’s so very specific to a period of time where folks were just “computers are magic, I dunno”, an era the probably breathed its last around the time of Lawnmower Man.

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 4d

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 4d

Psssst, ICYMI!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 22d

Who wants preorder links?

BN: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/offerings-...

@mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social :
www.mystgalaxy.com/book/9781968...

@goldennotebkbooks.bsky.social : goldennotebook.com/book/9781968...

@oblongbooks.bsky.social : oblongbooks.com/book/9781968043100

A poetry collection cover, featuring a woman wearing a red cloak and matching lipstick, her face obscured, her lands lifted up. There is smoke between them. The title, in an elegant gold font, is Offerings for Ordinary Gods. The author's name, Ali Trotta, is in a matching font at the bottom.

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 5d

(No photos because I’m not gonna take a picture of random women and put it online, that’s creepy.)

Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 5d

I’m outside for lunch today, and there are two people at another table who have a Very Big Dog (who is being a Very Good Boy), but he’s so big when he’s sitting up it just looks like he’s at the table with them.

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