D C MarinoD. C. Marino is a dedicated reader of history books and fantasy novels, both of which occupy an equal amount of space on her bookshelves. But it wasn't until she realized how one breathed life into the other that she became addicted to finding the inersections of the real world and the fairy story. Still more: what those intersections revealed about us as a creative, curious people. Kingdom of Ruins is her debut novel. Read More Read Less