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Melissa Marr

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Merissa Māru

Pen Names: M.A. Marr（Used for middle grade novels co-authored with Kelley Armstrong）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1972-07-25 （United States）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Arizona

Career

Occupations
Writer, Former university English teacher
Active Years
2007-2024

Awards

Goodreads Readers Choice Award
2011
Work: Graveminder
Category: Best Horror
Organization: Goodreads
Result: Winner
VOYA Top Pick Fantasy
2011
Work: Graveminder
Organization: VOYA
Result: Winner
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age
2008
Work: Wicked Lovely
Organization: New York Public Library
Result: Selected
Amazon's Best Books of 2007: Top 10 Editor's Picks: Teens
2007
Work: Wicked Lovely
Organization: Amazon
Result: Selected
IRA Notable Books 2008: Young Adult Fiction
2008
Work: Wicked Lovely
Organization: International Reading Association
Result: Selected

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Wicked Lovely

2007 Young adult/Urban fantasy

A human girl becomes entangled with the fairy king in this urban fantasy.

FairiesFateLove

Ink Exchange

2008 Young adult/Urban fantasy

Second in Wicked Lovely series, tattoos draw a girl into the faery world.

TattoosDesireFairies

Graveminder

2011 Horror/Fantasy

Adult novel about Graveminders who protect the dead.

DeathFamilySecrets

Loki's Wolves

2013 Middle grade fantasy

Co-authored with Kelley Armstrong, Norse mythology based.

MythologyAdventure

Bibliography

  • Wicked Lovely
  • Ink Exchange
  • Fragile Eternity
  • Radiant Shadows
  • Darkest Mercy
  • Untamed City: Carnival of Secrets
  • Made For You
  • Seven Black Diamonds
  • One Blood Ruby
  • Loki's Wolves
  • Odin's Ravens
  • Thor's Serpents
  • The Hidden Knife
  • Graveminder
  • The Arrivals
  • Pretty Broken Things
  • Cold Iron Heart
  • The Wicked & The Dead
  • Bunny Roo, I Love You
  • Baby Dragon
  • Bunny Roo and Duckling Too
  • The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley
  • Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales Volume 1: Sanctuary
  • Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales Volume 2: Challenge
  • Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales Volume 3: Resolve
  • Faery Tales and Nightmares
  • Tales of Folk and Fey

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Vivid faery descriptionsDark fantasy elements
Recurring Motifs
FairiesTattoosLife and death

Legacy

Popular YA urban fantasy author, known for NYT bestselling Wicked Lovely series.

Trivia

  • Has three children.
  • RITA Award winner.