Maturation of the Marked: The Collection
March McCarron
(Independently published, June 25, 2019)
A Marked Series Novella DuoComplete the collection! Read the formative backstories of two beloved characters from the Marked Series, Bray Marron and Sung Ko-Jin. A Ko-Jin StorySung Ko-Jin will become a man renowned for his prowess in the martial arts. At sixteen years of age, however, he’s merely an awkward youth with clumsy feet and a first crush. Taken to a distant land to learn the sword from the world’s greatest master, Ko-Jin quickly discovers that his exceptional physical abilities will not lessen the rigors of his training, nor shield him from the cruelties of the world beyond.Journey back to the land of Trinitas in this quasi-prequel, in which Sung Ko-Jin takes his first step towards becoming the man he is destined to be.A Bray StoryBray Marron and her two close friends have studied criminology for years. Yet, when their mentor steps aside so they might manage their own investigation, Bray feels completely unprepared. She’s only nineteen years old, after all, and she’s never seen a crime like this.The city of Bentall has been contaminated with an infectious disease. Bray and her friends must find the culprit, but as sickness sweeps the city, law-and-order erodes. Catching a killer is difficult enough. With chaos and death reigning in Bentall, it might just be impossible. And when Bray’s own party begins to show symptoms, she wonders if this first case might also be their last.