Note: There are various series set within this ever-expanding world. They all feature different main characters, but characters from one series often make cameo appearances in others. The different series can be read and understood in any order, but a list of the series in chronological order can be found at the bottom of this page.


The Shadows and Crowns Series

Shadows and Crowns is a five book NA (18+) epic fantasy series. If you love stories full of banter, found families, expansive world building, mental health representation, monster battles, and romance that gets progressively spicier as the books go on, then you’re in luck! You’ve found your next read.

1: The Song of The Marked
2: A Twist of The Blade
3: The Call of The Void
4: A Crown of The Gods
5: The Queen of The Dawn
1: The Song of The Marked
1: The Song of The Marked
2: A Twist of The Blade
3: The Call of The Void
4: A Crown of The Gods
5: The Queen of The Dawn
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The Song of the Marked

Shadows & Crowns : Book 1

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: Audible | Audiobooks.com

Paperback: Amazon

Hardcover: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Foreign Editions Available/Forthcoming from the Following Publishers:

UK/Australia/Canada: Penguin Random House/DelRey UK

Brazil: Editora Cabana Vermelha

Italy: Heartbeat Edizioni

Russia: Eksmo

Turkey: Olimpos

France: Editions Bookmark

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A Twist of the Blade

Shadows & Crowns : Book 2

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: Audible | Audiobooks.com

Paperback: Amazon

Hardcover: Barnes & Noble

Foreign Editions Available/Forthcoming from the Following Publishers:

UK/Australia/Canada: Penguin Random House/DelRey UK

Brazil: Editora Cabana Vermelha

Italy: Heartbeat Edizioni

Russia: Eksmo

Turkey: Olimpos

France: Editions Bookmark

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The Call of the Void

Shadows & Crowns : Book 3

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: Audible | Audiobooks.com | Barnes & Noble

Paperback: Amazon

Hardcover: Coming Soon

Foreign Editions Available/Forthcoming from the Following Publishers:

UK/Australia/Canada: Penguin Random House/DelRey UK

Brazil: Editora Cabana Vermelha

Italy: Heartbeat Edizioni

Russia: Eksmo

Turkey: Olimpos

France: Editions Bookmark

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The Crown of the Gods

Shadows & Crowns : Book 4

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: Audible | Audiobooks.com | Barnes & Noble

Paperback: Amazon

Hardcover: Coming Soon

Foreign Editions Available/Forthcoming from the Following Publishers:

UK/Australia/Canada: Penguin Random House/DelRey UK

Brazil: Editora Cabana Vermelha

Italy: Heartbeat Edizioni

Russia: Eksmo

Turkey: Olimpos

France: Editions Bookmark

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The Queen of the Dawn

Shadows & Crowns : Book 5

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: Audiobooks.com | Barnes & Noble

Paperback: Coming Soon

Hardcover: Coming Soon

Foreign Editions Available/Forthcoming from the Following Publishers:

UK/Australia/Canada: Penguin Random House/DelRey UK

Brazil: Editora Cabana Vermelha

Italy: Heartbeat Edizioni

Russia: Eksmo

Turkey: Olimpos

France: Editions Bookmark


Flame and Sparrow Duology

Coming Fall 2023!

The Flame and Sparrow duology is another romantic epic fantasy featuring banter, spice, found family, meddling gods, and all your other favorite things. It’s set in the distant past, when the rise of the Marr was just beginning, following the fall of the Velkyn (elven-kind). Readers of Shadows and Crowns and Serpents and Kings will recognize some familiar names and such, but it is NOT necessary to have read any other Marrland books to enjoy this one. You can start here!

1: Flame and Sparrow
2: Ash and Crown
1: Flame and Sparrow
1: Flame and Sparrow
2: Ash and Crown

Flame and Sparrow

A Court of the Marr Novel

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: coming soon

Paperback: coming soon

Hardcover: coming soon

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Ash and Crown

A Court of the Marr Novel (Flame and Sparrow: Book 2)

Ebook: coming soon

Audiobook: coming soon

Paperback: coming soon

Hardcover: coming soon


The Serpents and Kings Trilogy

Please note that this series is currently unpublished, with plans to re-edit and re-release it sometime in 2024!

1: The Queen of Cursed Things
2: The King of Burning Skies
3: The Empire of Empty Wars
1: The Queen of Cursed Things
1: The Queen of Cursed Things
2: The King of Burning Skies
3: The Empire of Empty Wars
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The Queen of Cursed Things

The Serpents and Kings Trilogy : Book 1

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: Audible | Audiobooks.com | Barnes & Noble

Paperback: Amazon

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The King of Burning Skies

The Serpents and Kings Trilogy : Book 2

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: Audible | Audiobooks.com | Barnes & Noble

Paperback: Amazon

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The Empire of Empty Wars

The Serpent and Kings Trilogy: Book 3

Ebook: Amazon

Audiobook: Audible | Audiobooks.com | Barnes & Noble

Paperback: Amazon

Chronological Order

of the Marrlands Books

  • Flame and Sparrow
  • Flame and Sparrow #2
  • The Queen of Cursed Things
  • The King of Burning Skies
  • The Empire of Empty Wars
  • The Song of the Marked
  • A Twist of the Blade
  • The Call of the Void
  • A Crown of the Gods
  • The Queen of the Dawn

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