Author

Freya Marske

2 series · 4 standalones · 8 works in the catalog

Freya Marske is an Australian author of fantasy and romance who works as a medical doctor. She is best known for The Last Binding trilogy, an Edwardian-era fantasy of magic and forbidden romance comprising A Marvellous Light (2021), A Restless Truth (2022), and A Power Unbound (2023), which received a Hugo Award nomination for Best Series in 2024. Her subsequent novels, including Swordcrossed (2024) and Cinder House (2025), continue her focus on richly worldbuilt queer romance within secondary-world fantasy settings. Marske won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent in 2020 and an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella in 2025, and for several years co-hosted the Hugo-nominated podcast Be the Serpent.

Summary by Loreful, from public sources

fantasy
historical fantasy
romance
fairy tale retelling
ghost stories
mystery & detective

Series

Hugo Voter Packet(1 work)
The Last Binding(3 works)

Works

Type

Genre

8 of 8 works

A Marvellous LightThe Last Binding2021novelhistorical fantasy
A Marvellous Light (excerpt)2021short story
A Restless TruthThe Last Binding2022novelhistorical fantasy
A Power UnboundThe Last Binding2023novelfantasy
One Version of Yourself, At the Speed of Light2023short story
Swordcrossed2024novelfantasy
Cinder HouseHugo Voter Packet2025novellafairy tale retelling
Bodies of Magic2026novel