M.A. Carrick (Marie Brennan + Alyc Helms)

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.

Rook and Rose pattern deck and guidebook with dark green drawstring bag. Kickstarter rewards from @macarrick.bsky.social!

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...

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!

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Unsigned: thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/roo...

Pre-order Rook and Rose Pattern Deck on BackerKit Oracle cards for divination and games

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.

We are holding a sale for leftover sets of The Rook and Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick! 😍

haha, that one is very lovable! i'm so glad Marie asked to keep the face the same as in the thumbnail sketch.

a photo of a pattern deck in its box, showing Emiko Ogasawara's back design of a spindle, shuttle, and shears joined by violet threads and ribbons

a photo of the pattern cards spread out so you can see Hundred Lanterns Rise, The Face of Stars, and Turtle in Her Shell

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!

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. 😆

Nope! It has its roots in a Pathfinder campaign, but no relations to Curse of Strahd.

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!

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!

Final hours! (And we are at a Norman Conquest of backers: 1066 at time of posting!)

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Pre-order Rook and Rose Pattern Deck on BackerKit Oracle cards for divination and games

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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A mirrored mask floats in a beige void, reflecting shadowy figures. The mask is plain, smooth, and lacks a mouth.

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!

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 ...

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-...

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?

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!

Rook & Rose Wiki Welcome to the Rook & Rose Wiki, a collaborative wiki resource that is open for anyone to edit!

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!

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...

A black-and-white icon showing a ship sailing between two tall cliffs. Above are the stars, and below are lines in the water that might be tentacles . . .

Coming soon . . .

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

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!

And if your reaction to the above is "hmm, don't know it, sounds interesting," you can find all three doorstoppers here:

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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!

A copy of LABYRINTH'S HEART by M.A. Carrick sits beside a pineapple cut highball glass with a purple red drink garnished with a sprig of mint flowers.

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about LABYRINTH’S HEART by @macarrick.bsky.social. The final volume in the Rook & Rose Trilogy brings the duels, magic, masks, & mystery to a grand conclusion. Our drink, the Trials of the Volti, is a bittersweet summer highball. LINK BELOW!

Only $2500 to go for the Rook and Rose Pattern Deck Kickstarter!

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Rook and Rose Pattern Deck Oracle cards for divination and games

Cards for divination and games, based on the #RookAndRose series! With other rewards ranging from signed books and tea samples to frock coats and an RPG session for you and your friends -- many available separate from the deck!! #Kickstarter

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