Melissa Caruso

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فانتزی

Melissa Caruso is a fantasy author best known for her debut trilogy, Swords and Fire, which began with THE TETHERED MAGE, published by Orbit Books.
She has since written two additional well-received fantasy trilogies before launching The Echo Archives series with The Last Hour Between Worlds.
Caruso's work typically features complex worldbuilding, political intrigue, and strong character dynamics.
Her writing style incorporates elements of urban fantasy, mystery, and innovative magical systems.
The Echo Archives marks a departure into more contemporary-styled fantasy with elements of time loops and alternate dimensions, showcasing her versatility as a storyteller while maintaining her signature attention to intricate plot construction and imaginative world creation.

کتاب‌های Melissa Caruso

The Tethered Mage

اثر Melissa Caruso • 2017

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

3.80

۷٬۰۰۰+

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Tethered Mage

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

اثر Melissa Caruso 2017 438 صفحه

3.80

۷٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Last Hour Between Worlds

اثر Melissa Caruso • 2024

Death keeps resetting a party into darker realities, and only a new mother remembers the carnage.

3.79

۵٬۰۰۰+

🖤 Rivals To Lovers 🔄 Time Loop Tension 🌑 Cosmic Horror Fantasy 🎭 Deadly Party Game 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance

The Last Hour Between Worlds

Death keeps resetting a party into darker realities, and only a new mother remembers the carnage.

اثر Melissa Caruso 2024 432 صفحه

3.79

۵٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🖤 Rivals To Lovers 🔄 Time Loop Tension 🌑 Cosmic Horror Fantasy 🎭 Deadly Party Game 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance

The Obsidian Tower

اثر Melissa Caruso • 2020

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

3.79

۴٬۰۰۰+

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch 👹 Demonic Possession 🃏 Political Intrigue

The Obsidian Tower

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

اثر Melissa Caruso 2020 528 صفحه

3.79

۴٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch 👹 Demonic Possession 🃏 Political Intrigue

The Defiant Heir

اثر Melissa Caruso • 2018

To stop annihilation, a scholar-noble wins over Witch Lords with diplomacy and a bold courtship.

4.30

۳٬۰۰۰+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Court Intrigue 💍 Courtship As Politics 🔥 Weaponized Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Defiant Heir

To stop annihilation, a scholar-noble wins over Witch Lords with diplomacy and a bold courtship.

اثر Melissa Caruso 2018 515 صفحه

4.30

۳٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Court Intrigue 💍 Courtship As Politics 🔥 Weaponized Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Unbound Empire

اثر Melissa Caruso • 2019

A heiress fights a body-stealing warlord to save her empire, her friends, and her soul.

4.36

۲٬۰۰۰+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Dangerous Ally 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Unbound Empire

A heiress fights a body-stealing warlord to save her empire, her friends, and her soul.

اثر Melissa Caruso 2019 505 صفحه

4.36

۲٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Dangerous Ally 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Quicksilver Court

اثر Melissa Caruso • 2021

A deadly-touch exile joins flawed mages to stop demons from unleashing a doomsday weapon.

4.17

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👻 Demon Possession 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue 💥 Uncontrollable Power 🌀 Psychological Horror

The Quicksilver Court

A deadly-touch exile joins flawed mages to stop demons from unleashing a doomsday weapon.

اثر Melissa Caruso 2021 559 صفحه

4.17

۱٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

👻 Demon Possession 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue 💥 Uncontrollable Power 🌀 Psychological Horror

The Last Soul Among Wolves

اثر Melissa Caruso • 2025

Old friends at a haunted mansion. A childhood blood oath. Only one walks out alive.

4.17

۱٬۰۰۰+

🎭 Deadly Inheritance Game 🏚️ Trapped Together Curse 👻 Gothic Haunted Mansion ✨ Gods Playing Mortals ⚡ Dark Wish Bargain

The Last Soul Among Wolves

Old friends at a haunted mansion. A childhood blood oath. Only one walks out alive.

اثر Melissa Caruso 2025 384 صفحه

4.17

۱٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🎭 Deadly Inheritance Game 🏚️ Trapped Together Curse 👻 Gothic Haunted Mansion ✨ Gods Playing Mortals ⚡ Dark Wish Bargain

The Ivory Tomb

اثر Melissa Caruso • 2022

To stop three ancient demons, she must become the fourth.

4.31

۱٬۰۰۰+

🫂 Found Family 👁️ Demon Possession 🏰 Sentient Castle 🗡️ Political Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Ending

The Ivory Tomb

To stop three ancient demons, she must become the fourth.

اثر Melissa Caruso 2022 528 صفحه

4.31

۱٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🫂 Found Family 👁️ Demon Possession 🏰 Sentient Castle 🗡️ Political Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Ending

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