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The '''''Marla Mason''''' series is a series of seven books and several short stories written by [[American people|American]] author [[Tim Pratt]] under the pseudonym of T.A. Pratt. The books are told through the [[Third-person_perspective#Third-person_view|third person perspective]] of Marla Mason, the head sorceress of the fictional [[East Coast of the United States|United States East Coast]] city of Felport. Critical reception for the series has been mostly positive, with [[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] placing ''Spell Games'' on their 2009 "Recommended Reading List" for fantasy novels.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 Locus Recommended Reading List|url=http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2010/Issue02_RecommendedReadingList.html|publisher=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2 March 2013}}</ref>
The '''''Marla Mason''''' series is a series of seven books and several short stories written by [[American people|American]] author [[Tim Pratt]] under the pseudonym of T.A. Pratt. The books are told through the [[Third-person_perspective#Third-person_view|third person perspective]] of Marla Mason, the head sorceress of the fictional [[East Coast of the United States|United States East Coast]] city of Felport. Critical reception for the series has been mostly positive, with [[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] placing ''Spell Games'' on their 2009 "Recommended Reading List" for fantasy novels,<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 Locus Recommended Reading List|url=http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2010/Issue02_RecommendedReadingList.html|publisher=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2 March 2013}}</ref> as well as nominating it and '''Blood Engines'' for the [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel]] for their respective years.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Locus Awards|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus2008.html|publisher=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Locus Awards|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus2010.html|publisher=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2 March 2013}}</ref>


==Development==
==Development==

Revision as of 10:27, 2 March 2013

Marla Mason
0. Bone Shop
1. Blood Engines
2. Poison Sleep
3. Dead Reign
4. Spell Games
5. Broken Mirrors
6. Grim Tides
7. Bride of Death
AuthorTim Pratt
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
Media typePrint
Audiobook
E-book

The Marla Mason series is a series of seven books and several short stories written by American author Tim Pratt under the pseudonym of T.A. Pratt. The books are told through the third person perspective of Marla Mason, the head sorceress of the fictional United States East Coast city of Felport. Critical reception for the series has been mostly positive, with Locus placing Spell Games on their 2009 "Recommended Reading List" for fantasy novels,[1] as well as nominating it and 'Blood Engines for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for their respective years.[2][3]

Development

Pratt began writing the series shortly after moving to the Bay Area and set the events of the first novel in the city of San Francisco.[4] He also said that Blood Engines "wasn’t intended to start a series, but it turns out I accidentally wrote something in a thriving subgenre."[4] Pratt based the character on a childhood friend of his by the same name and describes the character as "an ass-kicking sorcerer who doesn’t wear a leather catsuit, doesn’t suffer from low self-esteem, doesn’t wallow in angst, and is almost always absolutely certain she’s right... even when she’s dead wrong."[5][6]

The first four books in the series were published by Bantam Books imprint Bantam Spectra, but after the publisher dropped the series Pratt continued publishing the remainder of the series through several successful Kickstarter campaigns.[7]

Bibliography

Prequels

  1. Bone Shop (2009)
  2. Haruspex (2009)
  3. Pale Dog (2011)
  4. Mommy Issues of the Dead (2011)

Main series

  1. Blood Engines (2007)[8][9]
  2. Poison Sleep (2008)[10][11]
  3. Dead Reign (2008)[12][13]
  4. Spell Games (2009)[14][15]
  5. Broken Mirrors (2010)
  6. Grim Tides (2011)
  7. Bride of Death (TBA)

Short stories

  • Grander Than the Sea (2011, set after Blood Engines)
  • Shark's Teeth (2010, set after Broken Mirrors)
  • Little Better Than a Beast (2011, set after Shark's Teeth)

Film adaptation

In 2008 Pratt announced on his livejournal account that film and television rights to the series had been optioned to Phoenix Pictures.[16] No actors or directors were announced as attached to the project.[17]

References

  1. ^ "2009 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. ^ "2008 Locus Awards". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. ^ "2010 Locus Awards". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Tim Pratt: On the Side of Wonder". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Marla Mason". Retrieved March 01, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "The Big Idea: T.A. Pratt". John Scalzi. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Bone Shop: A Marla Mason Story". Retrieved March 01, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Review: Blood Engines". SF Site. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Review: Blood Engines". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Review: Poison Sleep". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Review: Poison Sleep". SF Site. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Review: Dead Reign". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Reviews: Dead Reign, Spell Games". SF Site. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  14. ^ "New & Notable Books: April 2009". Locus Online. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Review: Spell Games". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Un[redacted]". LiveJournal. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Une nouvelle sorcière sur grand écran ?". Elbakin. Retrieved 2 March 2013.


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