Michael R. Fletcher

Born	1971 (age 53–54)
Occupation	Author
Genre	Grimdark fantasy
Website
michaelrfletcher.com

Michael R. Fletcher (born 1971) is a speculative fiction author from Toronto, Canada. Fletcher is known for his grimdark fantasy novels including the Manifest Delusions series.

Career

Born in 1971, Fletcher is based in Toronto, Canada, and has worked as an audio engineer. His first novel, published in 2013, was the science fiction work 88. ^[1] In 2015 he published the first novel in the Manifest Delusions grimdark fantasy trilogy, Beyond Redemption, which Publishers Weekly called "disturbing and original fantasy". ^[2] The concluding novel A War to End All, authored with Clayton Snyder, was published in 2023. ^[3]

Fletcher published the novel Swarm and Steel in 2017. A standalone novel set in the Manifest Delusions universe, it received positive critical reception. Kirkus Reviews particularly highlighted the "plot full of twisted reveals" and critic Tiffany Austin, writing a review for Booklist, concluded by stating "Fletcher's latest grim-dark novel will leave readers wanting the story to continue". ^{[4] [5]}

Fletchers work has been named on a number of best of year lists, including Polygon's best sci-fi and fantasy books of 2024, and Grimdark Magazines' best dark and grimdark SFF of 2022. ^{[6] [7]}

Bibliography

Manifest Delusions trilogy

• Fletcher, Michael (2015). Beyond Redemption. Harper Voyager. ISBN   9780062387035. ^{[2] [8]}
• Fletcher, Michael (2016). The Mirror's Truth. ISBN   9780995312227.
• Fletcher, Michael; Snyder, Clayton (2023). A War to End All. ISBN   9798394370854. ^[3]

The Obsidian Path

• Fletcher, Michael (2020). Black Stone Heart. ISBN   9781658249737.
• Fletcher, Michael (2021). She Dreams in Blood. ISBN   9798731878807.
• Fletcher, Michael (2022). An End to Sorrow. ISBN   9798812414351. ^[7]

Other novels

• Fletcher, Michael (2013). 88. Five Rivers Chapmanry. ISBN   9781927400234.
• Fletcher, Michael (2017). Swarm and Steel. Talos Press. ISBN   9781940456898. ^{[4] [5] [9]}
• Fletcher, Michael; Smith Spark, Anna (2024). In the Shadow of Their Dying. Grimdark Magazine. ISBN   9780648663539.
• Fletcher, Michael (2024). The Storm Beneath the World. ISBN   9798864549797. ^[6]

Short stories

• "Artificial Stupidity" (2011) ^[10]
• "Intellectual Property" (2011) ^[11]

References

1. "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BY MICHAEL R. FLETCHER > ILLUSTRATED BY MARK PEXTON". Interzone (232). 2011.
2. "Beyond Redemption". Publishers Weekly . 262 (14). 4 June 2015. ISSN   0000-0019. EBSCOhost   102105346. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
3. Collins, Adrian (19 September 2023). "REVIEW: A War to End All by Michael R. Fletcher and Clayton Snyder". Grimdark Magazine. ISSN   2204-4655. Archived from the original on 7 June 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
4. "SWARM AND STEEL". Kirkus Reviews . 19 June 2017.
5. Austin, Tiffany (July 2017). "Swarm and Steel". Booklist . 113 (21). ProQuest   1917697971.
6. Gennis, Sadie (10 December 2024). "The best sci-fi and fantasy books of 2024". Polygon (website) .
7. Collins, Adrian (16 December 2022). "The best dark and grimdark SFF of 2022". Grimdark Magazine. ISSN   2204-4655. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
8. Grigsby, Sean (12 June 2015). "Review: Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher". Grimdark Magazine. ISSN   2204-4655. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
9. "Swarm and Steel. Publishers Weekly, 00000019, 6/12/2017, Vol. 264, Issue 24". Publishers Weekly . 264 (24). 2017. EBSCOhost   123569096.
10. "Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, mid-November". Locus. 19 November 2011.
11. "Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, late January". Locus. 27 January 2011.

External links

• Michael R. Fletcher at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Michael R. Fletcher at Goodreads
• A Letter to the Editor from Michael R Fletcher at Grimdark Magazine