Freya Marske

@freyamarske

Writer, ice skater, gin drinker. She/her 🏳️‍🌈. THE LAST BINDING trilogy, SWORDCROSSED, CINDER HOUSE out now. BODIES OF MAGIC out September 2026.

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Freya Marske@freyamarske· Jul 3

me and my emotional support jar of fermented black beans are very happy

the lower half of my face, only slightly smirking as I balance my chin on a large jar of fermented black beans. I have only just noticed that the jar lid says REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING so I am now going to do that.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· May 19

I have been prostrate on my couch mildly expiring from bronchitis for three days, but life is about to get a WHOLE LOT BETTER (and more evil)

resting on my knees is a copy of ALL HAIL CHAOS by Sarah Rees Brennan. the title is in black all caps set against a lurid green foil background. there is some kind of snake throne situation going on, and a dude with an unnecessarily large sword lounging menacingly in a pool of blood. clearly this book is going to be a Ride.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Apr 7

oh wait I do have some news I can share which is ARCs ARRIVED TODAY

my semi-anonymous hand is holding a paperback ARC of my upcoming novel Bodies of Magic, which has a cover that fucks extremely in a "dark academia vibes" and "um is that a tree or an internal organ" kind of way.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Mar 24

It's B&N preorder sale o'clock! Do consider BODIES OF MAGIC: perfect if you enjoy queer mess, murder mysteries, trauma flashbacks to finals week, or The Pitt's brand of competent, caring assholes having a horrible time. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bodies-of-...

a graphic of the cover of Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske, a dark blue academic building against a background of pale lungs. overlying text reads: B&N preorder sale - 25% off - code PREORDER25

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Feb 21

This little book won me my first Aurealis Award last night, for Best Fantasy Novella! 🥳

I'm holding up the UK version of Cinder House in front of my bookshelves; it has an orange Cinderella silhouette on a dark teal background with a shiny gold swirly border and title text

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Jan 23

so do we think the ice rink would mind if my 18mo and I just moved in for a week, or...

a screenshot showing the upcoming week weather forecast. it's all in celsius but some of the max temperature are like, 39, 40, 43, which is farenheit is "hell's deepest armpit"

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Jan 16

BODIES OF MAGIC, out Sept 2026: Grey's Anatomy meets A Deadly Education, a mystery set during the final exam week of a magical medical school. (Or: five queer nerds solve a murder and have some feelings.) Cover design by Jamie Stafford-Hill. Preorder US: bit.ly/BoM-US Preorder UK: bit.ly/BoM-UK

A book cover for Bodies of Magic by Freya Markse. A deep blue building with a quadrangle, spires and cloisters fills the lower half of the cover with the title text in gold across it. Behind that, the upper background is grey and stormy with a prominent twisting white design that could be a bare tree rising up from the main tower OR an anatomical diagram of the lungs. Centered above the lung-tree are the words DO NO HARM in stark white. Honestly: a complete banger of a cover. Doesn't it make you want to preorder? Yes, yes it does.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Dec 11

the cover of my book Swordcrossed, which features two hot guys in a clinch that might if you squinted VERY VERY hard be mistaken for a fight and not the prelude to some serious kissing. they are holding two rather long swords, which cross. not a euphemism. definitely a metaphor though.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Dec 3

A nice simple List of One this year! My first ever novella eligibility, which I'm excited about.

A starry sky graphic with flames at the bottom, and text reading:

Freya Marske 2025 Award Eligibility:
Best Novella
Cinder House
Tordotcom/Tor UK

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Oct 16

what ho!! MY LITTLE SPOOKY BOOK IS A BESTSELLER 👻🥳

a graphic picturing Freya Marske's novella Cinder House, the cover of which shows a shadowy house arising from stylised flames and turning into the figure of a standing girl. above it is the very exciting news that said novella is an instant USA Today bestseller.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Oct 1

Conflux is this weekend! Here's where to find me:

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Sep 20

My first novella CINDER HOUSE is nearly here! She's been quietly racking up accolades, including an amazing THREE starred reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A graphic on a starry background with Cinder House's cover and flames at the bottom, with the following text:

KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW: "A sharp, smart addition to the fairy-tale canon."
LIBRARY JOURNAL STARRED REVIEW:
"A heroine who cannot help but haunt readers."
BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW: "Impresses from its chilling opening to its inspired, polyamorous take on happily ever after."

OUT OCTOBER 7

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Jul 19

sharing the brand new novel with early readers is going well 👌

a screenshot of text that says "I love these messy exes. God they're all so depressed."

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Jun 21

oh. no. no, thank you.

a screen grab from my weather app announcing the current temperature as hell's most freezing armpit. ie. -7.5 degrees celsius but feels like -10.4

Freya Marske@freyamarske· May 9

I have the rather unfortunate name of Pope Fruit Tingle V

A picture showing the Australian lolly Fruit Tingles, which are about the size of a thick 5c coin (Americans don't @ me) and come in green, yellow, pink or orange. They tingle and fizz! Only by a very generous interpretation do they taste like fruit.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· May 9

it's been an exciting morning for Books. two long-awaited library purchase requests, and the new @shelleyburr.bsky.social for my Aussie crime fix!

three books arranged on a blue couch: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke, Wild Faith by Talia Lavin, and Vanish by Shelley Burr.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Mar 21

Coming in October 2025: CINDER HOUSE, a queer Gothic retelling of Cinderella in which our titular character is a very frustrated ghost! 🔥 Fire, skeletons, fairies, intense epistolary friendships, and lots of feelings about ballet. Preorder US - bit.ly/CH-buyUS Preorder UK - bit.ly/CH-buyUK

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Feb 12

intolerably, even the evil green owl app is now on my case about babyproofing the house

A screenshot of a translation exercise from the evil green owl app that is Duolingo:

Il faudrait cacher les prises en bas du mur, sinon le bébé pourrait les toucher.

We should hide the outlets at the bottom of the wall; otherwise, the baby could touch them.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Jan 26

my spawn is going through a phase where their favoured sleeping position can best be illustrated thusly, replacing "pencil" with "my arm (or leg)"

two of those adorable little clip-on koalas, clinging ferociously with all four limbs to white pencils

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Jan 4

'The Agnew Clinic' by Thomas Eakins

An oil painting of an old-fashioned surgical teaching theatre with the foreground showing a patient and the operating team in shades of white, and the background entirely filled with a gallery of dark-suited dudes watching proceedings with attitudes varying between keen interest and maybe-hungover boredom.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Dec 9

another square graphic containing the copy for this book:

Ella is a haunting.

Murdered at sixteen, her ghost is furiously trapped in her father's house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters.

Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never learn she is able to leave. And at the stroke of every midnight, she finds herself back on the staircase where she died.

Until she forges a wary friendship with a fairy charm-seller, and makes a bargain for three nights of almost-living freedom. Freedom that means she can finally be seen. Danced with. Touched.

You think you know Ella's story: the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince.

You're halfway right, and all-the-way wrong.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Dec 9

oh hello 👀 can I interest you in a novella? a fairy tale retelling? a story about ghosts and grief and anger and dance? us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

a square graphic with a golden border, showing a faint sepia-toned photograph of a wooden staircase in an old-fashioned house. black fancy text overlying it reads: 10th July 2025. Cinder House by Freya Marske. Cover to be revealed.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Dec 7

NICE. my favourite is--

close up on a wooden ornament on a christmas tree, in the shape of a rather cheerful looking t-rex

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Nov 10

Hello new people! I write queer SFF and romance, and am currently attempting to do so while parenting a fresh new human. I enjoy mixology, figure skating, & giving book recs to anyone who sits still long enough. I haven't been super active on this site, but intend to be more so!

the book covers of my four published works to date: A MARVELLOUS LIGHT, A RESTLESS TRUTH & SWORDCROSSED.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Oct 17

The Last Binding is a historical fantasy trilogy about magicians, murder, houses with personalities, high-heat queer romance and assorted hijinks in Edwardian England! All three books are available now, buy links & more info about the first book can be found here: freyamarske.com/books/a-marv...

Three lovely book covers with various wallpaper/Art Nouveau style covers, featuring coloured silhouettes of couples. The titles are A Marvellous Light, A Restless Truth, and A Power Unbound.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Oct 17

This one seems worth celebrating ⚔️🍾

A graphic informing you that my book Swordcrossed is an instant USA Today bestseller!

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Oct 17

an apt portrait of someone whose sensitive little gut will be dictating mummy's food choices for the next year 😡

a zoomed in photo of a small and tyrannical baby, mostly showing that their onesie (patterned in blue, white and black triangles) has a little patch that reads THE BOSS

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Sep 30

And finally, with only a week to go until Swordcrossed's release (!!), it's time to meet MATTINESH JAY.

A colourful illustration of a young man with neat black hair seated very upright on a bale of raw wool, holding a duelling rapier and looking back over his shoulder. He is wearing a dark blue trousers and coat over a beige waistcoat. He's surrounded by books, an ink well and abacus, and behind him is a design of a merchant ship picked out in blue-and-white tiles. On a golden chest by his feet are the words HUNA: patron of spinners and weavers.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Sep 27

accurate portrait of my 5 week old child

a cropped illustration from a Richard Scarry book featuring an anthropomorphic cat in a cute pink top, screaming out a window in a building on fire. more relevantly, the text beside her reads BEAUTIFUL SCREAMING LADY, which I tell my child she is multiple times per night.

Freya Marske@freyamarske· Sep 23

We've reached the protagonists, folks! This week, say hello to LUCA PIERE.