New Zealander
Freya Marske is a New Zealand-born fantasy author who lives in Australia. She is best known for The Last Binding trilogy, which began with A Marvellous Light (2021), an Edwardian romantic fantasy about a hidden magical society in England. The book won the Romantic Novel Award and made her a finalist for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. The trilogy continued with A Restless Truth and A Power Unbound. Her later novels include Swordcrossed, a fantasy romance, and Bodies of Magic, a dark academia fantasy set around a medical exam. She has been nominated for three Hugo Awards and is a USA Today bestselling author. Her books mix historical detail, mystery and queer romance, and they helped bring openly queer love stories into mainstream commercial fantasy. Her prose is light and quick, with a strong sense of humor.