About the Author

Marina J. Neary

Marina Julia Neary is an award-winning historical essayist, multilingual arts & entertainment journalist, novelist, dramatist and poet. Her areas of expertise include British steam-punk, French Romanticism and Irish nationalism.

Her novel Wynfield's Kingdom (Fireship Press, 2009) was featured in the March 2010 edition of First Edition Magazine in the UK, followed by the sequel Wynfield’s War, in 2010.

She is the author of two historical plays, Hugo in London (licensing available through Heuer), and the sequel Lady with a Lamp: the Untold Story of Florence Nightingale (illustrated edition available through Fireship Press).

Her poems have been organized in a collection Bipolar Express (Flutter Press, 2010). Her sci-fi novelette My Salieri Complex is available as an e-book through Gypsy Shadow Press.

Brendan Malone: the Last Fenian is her first novel exploring early 20th century Irish nationalism. Neary currently serves on the Review Board of Bewildering Stories magazine, where she is a regular contributor.