Freya Marske

Freya Marske is an Australian fantasy author who writes stories full of magic, intrigue and romance. Before her novels, she published short fiction in Analog and other venues, and she co-hosted Be the Serpent, a podcast about speculative fiction, fandom and storytelling tropes.

Her debut novel, A Marvellous Light (2021), set in a magical version of Edwardian England, became an international bestseller and opened The Last Binding trilogy, which continued with A Restless Truth and A Power Unbound. She has since written Swordcrossed and become a USA Today bestselling author.

Cinder House (2025) is a Gothic reimagining of Cinderella in which Ella, murdered at sixteen, haunts her father's house until a bargain with a fairy charm-seller gives her three nights among the living. The novella was a Hugo Award finalist in 2026.