Southern California native Mark Anthony Tierno is a full-time novelist since 1996 and ghostwriter since 2010, with 35 novels of his own, including the Maldene series which clocks in at 13 novels and 5.2 million words, and Cyberdawn which is a 1.3-million word 5-book series. He holds a Masters degree in Physics, which often plays well with his creation of other worlds, but crossed with a poetic soul and unique descriptive voice. The result in a penchant for alien vistas, deeply woven plots, and worlds where magic freely flows but still obeys its own consistent laws. A bit of a workaholic when it comes to his novels, putting in an 8-10 hour writing session is not at all uncommon.

I love crossing genres. For instance, Maldene starts off looking like high fantasy, but later in the series (Maldene II, now out in ebook under my own release) mixes in some Sci-Fi elements. Cyberdawn on the other hand is sort of the other way around along with a good dose of conspiracy. Then there’s Land of the Hive for which I was challenged to mix steampunk with a world of insects, the result being what I call “bee-punk”. Other books of mine involve other mixes of Sfi-Fi, Fantasy, and others. Let other people write the pure genres, I love mixing it up.

The following is a listing of my current works.

*= indicates currently available as self-published ebook format through Amazon and my website .

Maldene Series:

*Maldene: 330,410

*Maldene II: Mysteries Of Olde- 374,900

Maldene III: Ascension- 272,227

Maldene IV: Quest For The Valley Of Never- 395,149

Maldene V: Prelude To War- 379,302

Maldene VI: The Great War- 508,766

Maldene VII: Destiny's Wake- 368,680

Maldene VIII: The Night Of Thunder- 361,097

Maldene IX: Heritage- 378,351

Maldene X: The Chaos Wars- 384,986

Maldene XI: The Hand Of Fate- 366,599

Maldene XII: The Search For Order- 411,359

Maldene XIII: The Final Chapter- 575,067

Series Total: 5,106,893

Maldene Prequels:

Maldene Origins I: Genesis- 390,651

Maldene Origins II: The Struggle For Supremacy- 294,590

Series Total: 685,241

The Inspector Flaatphut Series:

*Project Looking Glass- 10,750

*The U.M.I. Corp Connection- 63,826

California Caper- 101,339

The Insider- Straight- 71,053

Wedding Day Romp- 79,020

Operation Honeymoon- 109,989

Series Total: 453,977

Cyberdawn Series:

*Cyberdawn: Beginnings- 275,813

Cyberdawn: Crusade; The Second Cyberdawn Novel- 326,574

Cyberdawn: Cyberdawn Rising; The Third Cyberdawn Novel- 320,838

Cyberdawn: Fingers Of The Night; The Fourth Cyberdawn Novel- 292,908

Cyberdawn: Cyberwar; The Fifth Cyberdawn Novel- 354,493

Series Total: 1,570,626

Land Of The Hive Series:

Land Of The Hive: Journey Of The Queen- 116,088

Land Of The Hive: The Lost City- 155,792

Land Of The Hive: Golden Rescue- 124,620

The History Of The Knights Hornet- 82,413

Land Of The Hive: War Of The Lands- 170,174

Land Of The Hive: The True Enemy- 123,316

Land Of The Hive: Return Of The Queen- 181,471

Land Of The Hive: The Swarm Lord- 158,549

Series Total: 1,112,423

Londinium Explorer’s Club Series (written in conjunction with the GT5):

Annals of The Londinium Explorer’s Club, Volume One: Journal of Peculiar Oddities- 146,418

Annals of The Londinium Explorer’s Club, Volume Two: Almanac of Felonious Affairs- 165,992

Annals of The Londinium Explorer’s Club, Volume Three: Compendium of Fateful Antiquities - 124,182

Night Of The Skulls- 124,937

Series Total: 561,529

Jäl-Calüd Fantasy Role Playing Game System books:

The Complete Jäl-Calüd: A Complete Fantasy Role Playing Game System- 100,203

The Sal-Soodra Book of Spells And Psionic Disciplines- 249,239

The Creature Archives: Monsters, Deities, And Other Planes- 315,788

The Jäl-Calüd Alchemist’s Handbook: 142,627

The Jäl-Calüd Campaign & Technology Supplement- 143,889

The Jäl-Calüd Weapons & Armor Reference- 21,532

Jäl-Calüd: Supers And Other Gaming Genre- 38,082

Subtotal: 1,011,360

Other Stories:

New Year’s Resolution- 2066

The Man In The Red Suit- 1957

Ballad Of The East Wind (poem)- 688

The Hike Up Haunted Hill (poem)- 802

The Mountain Of The Four Winds And The valley Of Never- 460

The Wall Of Hate- 269

Legend Of The Necrophone (written by TJ Sally but heavily edited by myself)- 8,603

In Salute To A Friend (poem dedicated to TJ Sally)- 167

Twenty-Five Years Of Parkinson’s (dedicated to my Dad)- 8,435

Maldene World Book- 52,986

Subtotal: 76,433

Grand Total Word Count For All Novels: 10,016,95360