Freya Marske is the author of A Power Unbound, A Restless Truth and A Marvellous Light, the latter of which became an international bestseller and won the Romantic Novelists' Association's Award for Romantic Fantasy. Her work has appeared in Analog and has been shortlisted for three Aurealis Awards. She is also a Hugo-nominated podcaster, and won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent. She lives in Australia.
Marske writes what I crave most in romantasy: brilliant craft, fresh voice, characters worth obsessing over, and genuine honest-to-god heat -- Casey McQuiston, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Red, White & Royal Blue</i> Both deliciously cosy and blisteringly hot, Swordcrossed is a book best read by a fire, with a glass of mead in your hand and a hot swordsman on your knee -- Lex Croucher, author of <i>Gwen and Art Are Not in Love</i> The perfect blend of charm, yearning and romance delivered at sword’s point, Swordcrossed is a compulsively readable fantasy with characters who will steal your heart -- C. S. Pacat, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Captive Prince</i> Clever, sparkling and perfectly indulgent, Swordcrossed feels like stepping into a party already in full swing. Everything is possible; everything is wondrous. This is fantasy romance at its very best -- Grace D. Li, author of <i>Portrait of a Thief</i> Freya Marske's books catch my heart with a butterfly net, because I believe in her characters so utterly . . . Swordcrossed proves there's nothing in fantasy – or queer romance – Marske can't do -- Sarah Rees Brennan, author of <i>Long Live Evil</i> Swordcrossed is so good I want to set it on fire and physically throw it at people's faces . . . It filled my brain with tickly champagne bubbles of glee -- Alexandra Rowland, author of <i>A Taste of Gold and Iron</i> An effervescent, sparkling fantasy romance that eagerly pulls you along into its blade-sharp dance until the final words. Freya Marske's characters leap from the page and take your whole heart in their hands, so compelling and vividly drawn that you can't help but love them -- Emma Denny, author of <i>One Night in Hartswood</i> When I'm looking to lose myself in a book, I know Freya Marske will deliver something smart, sexy and splendid. Freya Marske is my first stop in romantasy -- Sarah MacLean, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake</i> What a world Freya Marske has created for us! . . . A beguiling romance between a man who is too careful and a man who thinks he has nothing to lose -- Ellen Kushner, author of <i>Swordspoint</i> Wonderful . . . Funny, cosy and romantic, with fabulous sword fighting and lovable characters -- Stephanie Burgis, author of <i>Wooing the Witch Queen</i> Marske is an extraordinary talent who writes compelling characters, entertainingly awful families and love stories like nobody else -- Everina Maxwell, author of <i>Winter's Orbit</i> Delightful and spicy . . . Marske is simply superb at her chosen genres -- <i>The New York Times</i> on The Last Binding trilogy