Marked in Flesh
core novel 2016 The Others
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.27 (31,536 ratings, collected 2026-08-24) |
| Page count | 399 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451474483 |
Synopsis
The fourth novel in the Others series is set in a world where humans are decidedly not the dominant species, and where the Others, after allying more closely with the cassandra sangue, must weigh how much trust and tolerance to extend toward humanity as a whole. As this delicate calculation plays out at the Lakeside Courtyard, a radical anti-Other human faction escalates a campaign of violent attacks aimed at seizing Other-controlled land, forcing Meg, Simon, and their allies to determine how far the Others are willing to go to defend both their territory and the more sympathetic humans caught in the middle.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Others
- Series: The Others core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anne Bishop
Notes
- From the series record (The Others): Main 5-novel sequence following Meg Corbyn and the shapeshifting terra indigene of Lakeside Courtyard.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Others: position 4 of 5: previous Vision in Silver (2015) · next Etched in Bone (2017)
Sources
- Anne Bishop, official site: Novels of Dark Fantasy (The Others)
- Amazon listing: Written in Red (Roc, 2013)
- https://bibliosanctum.com/2016/03/22/book-review-marked-in-flesh-by-anne-bishop/
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