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Alex Marshall

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Crimson Empire Books
Start with: A Crown for Cold Silver (2015)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: The King Must Fall (2022)

ⓘ About Alex Marshall

Alex Marshall is the pseudonym of American author Jesse Bullington. He was born in Pennsylvania before his family relocated to the Netherlands and later back to the United States. He completed his high school diploma from SAIL High School in 2000. In 2005, he graduated from Florida State University with a dual bachelor’s degree in literature and history. This book stands out in how characters, particularly women, are depicted. This portrayal is refreshingly different from the typical representation of women in grimdark fiction, a genre often shaped by male authors. The novel challenges the norms by giving female characters active roles, diverging from the usual secondary or passive portrayals.

All Book Series by Alex Marshall

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A Crown for Cold Silver

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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A Blade of Black Steel

Book 2 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
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A War in Crimson Embers

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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The King Must Fall

Single-title series · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Alex Marshall?

Alex Marshall is the pseudonym of American author Jesse Bullington. He was born in Pennsylvania before his family relocated to the Netherlands and later back to the United States. He completed his high school diploma from SAIL High School in 2000.

Which Alex Marshall series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Crimson Empire series, the earliest of Alex Marshall's multi-book series: it opens with A Crown for Cold Silver (2015) and runs to 3 books across 2015–2017, ending with A War in Crimson Embers (2017).

How many books has Alex Marshall written?

Alex Marshall has 4 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2015 and 2022. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Crimson Empire series with 3 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Alex Marshall's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alex Marshall's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Crimson Empire (2015–2017, 3 books).

How are Alex Marshall's books organised into series?

This guide splits Alex Marshall's 4 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: The Crimson Empire (3 books, 2015–2017).