Marie Brennan is the pseudonym of Bryn Neuenschwander, an American fantasy author. Her works include Doppelganger

Doppelganger (novel)

Warrior is a high fantasy novel written by Marie Brennan. It chronicles adventures by Miryo, a witch, and Mirage, Miryo's doppelgänger. It was originally titled Doppelgänger.-Plot introduction:...

, its sequel Warrior and Witch, and numerous short stories. Her third novel, Midnight Never Come, was published on 1 May 2008 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, and 1 June 2008 in the USA. It received a four star-review from SFX Magazine

SFX magazine

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. The book was the first in her Onyx Court series.

As an undergraduate at Harvard University

Harvard University

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, Neuenschwander served as co-chair of the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association

Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association

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. After graduating from Harvard, she pursued graduate studies at Indiana University

Indiana University

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, studying folklore and anthropology; in 2008 she left graduate school without completing her PhD, in order to pursue writing full-time.

Novels

1. Doppelganger
   Doppelganger (novel)
   Warrior is a high fantasy novel written by Marie Brennan. It chronicles adventures by Miryo, a witch, and Mirage, Miryo's doppelgänger. It was originally titled Doppelgänger.-Plot introduction:...
   
    (2006) (reissued as Warrior in 2008)
2. Warrior and Witch (2006) (reissued as Witch in 2008)

Onyx Court

1. Midnight Never Come (2008)
2. In Ashes Lie (2009)
3. A Star Shall Fall (2010)
4. With Fate Conspire (2011)

Short Stories

1. White Shadow (2004)
2. The Princess and the . . . (2005)
3. Silence, Before the Horn (2005)
4. Shadows' Bride (2005)
5. The Twa Corbies (2005)
6. For the Fairest (2005)
7. Sing for Me (2006)
8. The Wood, the Bridge, the House (2006)
9. Such as Dreams Are Made Of (2006)
10. Execution Morning (Glorifying Terrorism
    Glorifying Terrorism
    Glorifying Terrorism is a 2007 science fiction anthology edited by Farah Mendlesohn, which was compiled in direct response to the Terrorism Act 2006...
    
    , 2007)
11. A Thousand Souls (2007)
12. But Who Shall Lead the Dance? (2007)
13. Selection (2007)
14. Nine Sketches, in Charcoal and Blood (2007)
15. Lost Soul (2008)
16. Kiss of Life (2008)
17. A Heretic by Degrees (2008)
18. Never After: Twelve Tales
19. Beggar's Blessing
20. The Deaths of Christopher Marlowe
21. A Mask of Flesh
22. Once a Goddess
23. The Gospel of Nachash

Articles

1. Mesoamerican Calendars (2004)
2. The Logic of Sacrifice (2004)
3. "Bull-Leaping in Bronze Age Crete (2005)
4. Ireland's Ancient Code (2005)
5. That Fairy-Tale Feel: A Folkloric Approach to Meredith Ann Pierce's The Darkangel (2006)

External links

• Marie Brennan's personal web site
• Midnight Never Comes official web site