M.A. Carrick (Marie Brennan + Alyc Helms)
@macarrick.bsky.social
Joint authors of the Rook and Rose trilogy and the upcoming duology, The Sea Beyond! https://www.macarrick.com/
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The pattern deck is HERE, y'all, and it is every bit as gorgeous as we hoped!!! HUGE thanks to @emiko-ogasawara.bsky.social , @aliellkok.bsky.social , and @blueludebar.com for their gorgeous, gorgeous work in bringing this dream to life.
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Since I have a BackerKit store for the Rook & Rose pattern deck *anyway*, I might as well add more things to it! So if you want signed bookplates for the Memoirs of Lady Trent or foreign language editions of both my books and M.A. Carrick's, check it out!
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Pre-order Rook and Rose Pattern Deck on BackerKit
Oracle cards for divination and games -- shipping now!
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November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Since I have a BackerKit store for the Rook & Rose pattern deck *anyway*, I might as well add more things to it! So if you want signed bookplates for the Memoirs of Lady Trent or foreign language editions of both my books and M.A. Carrick's, check it out!
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We have spiffed up the BackerKit store for the Rook and Rose pattern deck with new images of the actual products (as opposed to the Kickstarter mockups), and also SIGNED BOOKS! Check it out:
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Pre-order Rook and Rose Pattern Deck on BackerKit
Oracle cards for divination and games -- shipping now!
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October 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We have spiffed up the BackerKit store for the Rook and Rose pattern deck with new images of the actual products (as opposed to the Kickstarter mockups), and also SIGNED BOOKS! Check it out:
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Rook and Rose pattern deck and guidebook with dark green drawstring bag. Kickstarter rewards from @macarrick.bsky.social!
September 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Rook and Rose pattern deck and guidebook with dark green drawstring bag. Kickstarter rewards from @macarrick.bsky.social!
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LAST CALL for copies of @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's special edition of the Rook and Rose trilogy! Once these gorgeous volumes are gone, that's it, there's no more!
Signed and numbered: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...
Unsigned: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...
Signed and numbered: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...
Unsigned: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...
Rook & Rose - Tier 1 Leftovers
Please be aware that this is the last of our stock! We estimate shipping to take place in late July 2025. Product Details Signed & Numbered Limited to 1,500 sets New Cover Art by Patricia Gutierr...
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July 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
LAST CALL for copies of @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's special edition of the Rook and Rose trilogy! Once these gorgeous volumes are gone, that's it, there's no more!
Signed and numbered: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...
Unsigned: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...
Signed and numbered: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...
Unsigned: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...
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We'll be closing our BackerKit store to pre-orders on JULY 22ND, and while we may have a setup for selling the remaining decks afterward, that won't be available for a while. So if you want a Rook & Rose pattern deck by M.A. Carrick, get it while you can!
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Pre-order Rook and Rose Pattern Deck on BackerKit
Oracle cards for divination and games
pattern-deck.backerkit.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We'll be closing our BackerKit store to pre-orders on JULY 22ND, and while we may have a setup for selling the remaining decks afterward, that won't be available for a while. So if you want a Rook & Rose pattern deck by M.A. Carrick, get it while you can!
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The sale will take place on Thursday 3rd July in the Dragon’s Hoard.
Tier 1 sets will go on sale at 7pm BST and cost £120 + shipping.
Tier 2 sets will go on sale at 7.15pm BST and will cost £100 + shipping.
Tier 1 sets will go on sale at 7pm BST and cost £120 + shipping.
Tier 2 sets will go on sale at 7.15pm BST and will cost £100 + shipping.
June 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The sale will take place on Thursday 3rd July in the Dragon’s Hoard.
Tier 1 sets will go on sale at 7pm BST and cost £120 + shipping.
Tier 2 sets will go on sale at 7.15pm BST and will cost £100 + shipping.
Tier 1 sets will go on sale at 7pm BST and cost £120 + shipping.
Tier 2 sets will go on sale at 7.15pm BST and will cost £100 + shipping.
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We are holding a sale for leftover sets of The Rook and Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick! 😍
June 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We are holding a sale for leftover sets of The Rook and Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick! 😍
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haha, that one is very lovable! i'm so glad Marie asked to keep the face the same as in the thumbnail sketch.
June 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
haha, that one is very lovable! i'm so glad Marie asked to keep the face the same as in the thumbnail sketch.
The pattern deck is HERE, y'all, and it is every bit as gorgeous as we hoped!!! HUGE thanks to @emiko-ogasawara.bsky.social , @aliellkok.bsky.social , and @blueludebar.com for their gorgeous, gorgeous work in bringing this dream to life.
pattern-deck.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
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June 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The pattern deck is HERE, y'all, and it is every bit as gorgeous as we hoped!!! HUGE thanks to @emiko-ogasawara.bsky.social , @aliellkok.bsky.social , and @blueludebar.com for their gorgeous, gorgeous work in bringing this dream to life.
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We are just TWO WEEKS out from @baycon.org (which is also Westercon this year), where @alychelms.bsky.social and I, as @macarrick.bsky.social, are among the Guests of Honor! We'll have sample pattern decks to show off and so much more -- hope to see you there!
June 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We are just TWO WEEKS out from @baycon.org (which is also Westercon this year), where @alychelms.bsky.social and I, as @macarrick.bsky.social, are among the Guests of Honor! We'll have sample pattern decks to show off and so much more -- hope to see you there!
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Damn! I was so sure! Thanks for answering though!
I finished the last book a few days ago, and I was LOCKED IN the whole time! So many twists and turns! I am normally really good at guessing upcoming story beats, but this series constantly surprised me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm hyping it up to everyone I know. 😆
I finished the last book a few days ago, and I was LOCKED IN the whole time! So many twists and turns! I am normally really good at guessing upcoming story beats, but this series constantly surprised me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm hyping it up to everyone I know. 😆
June 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Damn! I was so sure! Thanks for answering though!
I finished the last book a few days ago, and I was LOCKED IN the whole time! So many twists and turns! I am normally really good at guessing upcoming story beats, but this series constantly surprised me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm hyping it up to everyone I know. 😆
I finished the last book a few days ago, and I was LOCKED IN the whole time! So many twists and turns! I am normally really good at guessing upcoming story beats, but this series constantly surprised me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm hyping it up to everyone I know. 😆
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Our next BayCon 2025 Guests of Honor to join our amazing lineup are @swantower.bsky.social and @alychelms.bsky.social , AKA, @macarrick.bsky.social !! ✍️📚
We’re excited to have them join us for this years BayCon!
We’re excited to have them join us for this years BayCon!
June 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Our next BayCon 2025 Guests of Honor to join our amazing lineup are @swantower.bsky.social and @alychelms.bsky.social , AKA, @macarrick.bsky.social !! ✍️📚
We’re excited to have them join us for this years BayCon!
We’re excited to have them join us for this years BayCon!
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Final hours! (And we are at a Norman Conquest of backers: 1066 at time of posting!)
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The Memoirs of Lady Trent Vol 1 - Illustrated Deluxe Omnibus
Books 1-3 of Marie Brennan's Hugo-nominated study of dragonkind comes to Wraithmarked!
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May 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Final hours! (And we are at a Norman Conquest of backers: 1066 at time of posting!)
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BIG NEWS: the Rook and Rose pattern deck is about to go into production! We have not yet locked our BackerKit orders, so there is still time to get your own beautifully illustrated deck of cards:
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Pre-order Rook and Rose Pattern Deck on BackerKit
Oracle cards for divination and games
pattern-deck.backerkit.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
BIG NEWS: the Rook and Rose pattern deck is about to go into production! We have not yet locked our BackerKit orders, so there is still time to get your own beautifully illustrated deck of cards:
pattern-deck.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
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At last, I've finished this series and can start sharing them. For @macarrick.bsky.social Rook and Rose pattern deck (shoutout to @alychelms.bsky.social and @swantower.bsky.social, the dynamic duo themselves).
Each Face/Mask are the twin visages of the Vraszenian gods. First up: Mask of Mirrors!
Each Face/Mask are the twin visages of the Vraszenian gods. First up: Mask of Mirrors!
May 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
At last, I've finished this series and can start sharing them. For @macarrick.bsky.social Rook and Rose pattern deck (shoutout to @alychelms.bsky.social and @swantower.bsky.social, the dynamic duo themselves).
Each Face/Mask are the twin visages of the Vraszenian gods. First up: Mask of Mirrors!
Each Face/Mask are the twin visages of the Vraszenian gods. First up: Mask of Mirrors!
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Final winner in the three-way tie for “Satisfying Series Send-Off” is LABYRINTH OF HEARTS by @macarrick.bsky.social. I haven’t written my review yet because I finished it yesterday. 😂 I cried a lot, happy tears and sad. Here’s my review of the first novel: kara.reviews/the-mask-of-...
THE MASK OF MIRRORS by M.A. Carrick ★★★★★ | Kara.Reviews
You all know how much I love me a good confidence story, as much as I love a good heist story. Throughout the years, fantasy has handed us many such wonderful stories and lovable rogues—some of which ...
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January 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Final winner in the three-way tie for “Satisfying Series Send-Off” is LABYRINTH OF HEARTS by @macarrick.bsky.social. I haven’t written my review yet because I finished it yesterday. 😂 I cried a lot, happy tears and sad. Here’s my review of the first novel: kara.reviews/the-mask-of-...
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No idea if this will reach the intended recipient, but to the person with the initials LM who just emailed M.A. Carrick about bookplates: your email address appears to be incorrect, and so my reply to you is bouncing! Try again?
February 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
No idea if this will reach the intended recipient, but to the person with the initials LM who just emailed M.A. Carrick about bookplates: your email address appears to be incorrect, and so my reply to you is bouncing! Try again?
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We ride again! Our next collaboration is a historical fantasy: THE SEA BEYOND, set in Golden Age Spain, where the map becomes the territory and cosmographers are the architects of reality, conquering the mystical islands of the Otherworld. Hard at work on the first book, expected out in 2026!
November 11, 2024 at 6:54 PM
We ride again! Our next collaboration is a historical fantasy: THE SEA BEYOND, set in Golden Age Spain, where the map becomes the territory and cosmographers are the architects of reality, conquering the mystical islands of the Otherworld. Hard at work on the first book, expected out in 2026!
We ride again! Our next collaboration is a historical fantasy: THE SEA BEYOND, set in Golden Age Spain, where the map becomes the territory and cosmographers are the architects of reality, conquering the mystical islands of the Otherworld. Hard at work on the first book, expected out in 2026!
November 11, 2024 at 6:54 PM
We ride again! Our next collaboration is a historical fantasy: THE SEA BEYOND, set in Golden Age Spain, where the map becomes the territory and cosmographers are the architects of reality, conquering the mystical islands of the Otherworld. Hard at work on the first book, expected out in 2026!
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IT LIVES! We created the #RookAndRose wiki privately for ourselves, to track worldbuilding and such, but it's now publicly available for viewing and fan editing. Spread the word!
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Rook & Rose Wiki
Welcome to the Rook & Rose Wiki, a collaborative wiki resource that is open for anyone to edit!
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October 24, 2024 at 9:46 AM
IT LIVES! We created the #RookAndRose wiki privately for ourselves, to track worldbuilding and such, but it's now publicly available for viewing and fan editing. Spread the word!
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rookandrose.wiki.gg/wiki/Rook_%2...
IT LIVES! We created the #RookAndRose wiki privately for ourselves, to track worldbuilding and such, but it's now publicly available for viewing and fan editing. Spread the word!
rookandrose.wiki.gg/wiki/Rook_%2...
rookandrose.wiki.gg/wiki/Rook_%2...
Rook & Rose Wiki
Welcome to the Rook & Rose Wiki, a collaborative wiki resource that is open for anyone to edit!
rookandrose.wiki.gg
October 24, 2024 at 9:46 AM
IT LIVES! We created the #RookAndRose wiki privately for ourselves, to track worldbuilding and such, but it's now publicly available for viewing and fan editing. Spread the word!
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Coming soon . . .
September 21, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Coming soon . . .
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THE MASK OF MIRRORS is a Kindle Daily Deal today! A whole brick of a(n ebook) for only $3! @alychelms.bsky.social
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Amazon.com: The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose Book 1) eBook : Carrick, M. A.: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose Book 1) eBook : Carrick, M. A.: Kindle Store
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February 29, 2024 at 6:48 PM
THE MASK OF MIRRORS is a Kindle Daily Deal today! A whole brick of a(n ebook) for only $3! @alychelms.bsky.social
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Hugo award nominations are open! The Rook & Rose trilogy is eligible for Best Series, and we are genuinely SO PROUD of what we did with this one: the worldbuilding, the intricate plotting, the characters, all of it. If you liked our bricks, consider nominating them!
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Hugo award nominations are open! The Rook & Rose trilogy is eligible for Best Series, and we are genuinely SO PROUD of what we did with this one: the worldbuilding, the intricate plotting, the characters, all of it. If you liked our bricks, consider nominating them!
Hugo award nominations are open! The Rook & Rose trilogy is eligible for Best Series, and we are genuinely SO PROUD of what we did with this one: the worldbuilding, the intricate plotting, the characters, all of it. If you liked our bricks, consider nominating them!
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Hugo award nominations are open! The Rook & Rose trilogy is eligible for Best Series, and we are genuinely SO PROUD of what we did with this one: the worldbuilding, the intricate plotting, the characters, all of it. If you liked our bricks, consider nominating them!