Michael R. Fletcher

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-09-22

Michael R. Fletcher was born in 1971 and is a speculative fiction author based in Toronto, Canada, who worked as an audio engineer before turning to writing. His debut novel was the science fiction work 88 (2013), but his breakthrough came with Beyond Redemption (2015), the opening volume of the grimdark Manifest Delusions trilogy, which Publishers Weekly called "disturbing and original fantasy." He is also known for the Obsidian Path and City of Sacrifice trilogies. His 2020 novel Black Stone Heart placed second in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, and his 2024 novella In the Shadow of Their Dying, co-written with Anna Smith Spark, was shortlisted for the 2025 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella.

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Books

• Beyond Redemption (2015) · Manifest Delusions Core Canon
• The Mirror's Truth (2016) · Manifest Delusions Core Canon
• A War to End All (2023) · Manifest Delusions Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 1 (1 won)

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