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Margaret Owen

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Born and raised at the end of the Oregon Trail, Margaret Owen spent her childhood haunting the halls of Powell’s Books. After earning her degree in Japanese, her love of espresso called her north to Seattle, where she worked in everything from thrift stores to presidential campaigns. The common thread between every job can be summed up as: lessons were learned.

She now spends her days wrestling disgruntled characters onto the page, and negotiating a long-term hostage situation with her two monstrous cats. (There is surprisingly little difference between the two.)

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Average rating: 4.12 · 68,570 ratings · 14,148 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 26,337 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 19,563 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Painted Devils (Little Thieves, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 8,654 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Faithless Hawk (The Merciful Crow, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 7,964 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holy Terrors (Little Thieves, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 3,516 ratings — published 2025 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Margaret Owen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Preeti Chhibber (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 1,670 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fallow Year (Little Thieves, #2.5) 4.40 avg rating — 830 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is How We Roll by Rosiee Thor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Akemi Dawn Bowman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), DeAndra Davis (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rootbound: A Tangled Novel 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De genadigen / De goddelozen (De genadigen #1-2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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ARC Requests!

Hi folks! I've gotten some requests for ARCs of THE MERCIFUL CROW (omg.) While I'm sure they will be available through all the usual channels in a few months, if you'd like to get your request in early, I've made a quick Google Form for just that: https://tinyurl.com/y9mxmro3

(If you requested previously through my website's contact form, don't worry, you don't have to resubmit!)

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Published on September 01, 2018 11:33 • Tags: arc, the-merciful-crow

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Margaret Owen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong author profile topic " Hi there! My upcoming book got assigned to the profile of my evil name twin. If it could be shifted over to mine, that'd be great! https://www.goodread ...more "
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Margaret Owen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong author profile topic " Hi there! My upcoming book got assigned to the profile of my evil name twin. If it could be shifted over to mine, that'd be great! https://www.goodread ...more "
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“You’re what happens when an encyclopedia wishes on a star to be a real boy, if that encyclopedia was also an absolute prick.”
― Margaret Owen, Little Thieves

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“In the world I knew, there were three reasons a person could be wanted: for profit, pleasure, or power. If you could satisfy only one, they used you. Two, they saw you. Three, they served you.”
― Margaret Owen, Little Thieves

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“Once upon a time, there was a girl as cunning as the fox in winter, as hungry as the wolf at first frost, and as cold as the icy wind that kept them at each other's throats. Her name was not Gisele, nor was it Marthe, nor even Pfennigeist. My name was -is- Vanja. And this is the story of how I got caught.”
― Margaret Owen, Little Thieves

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Shadows (Dark in You #5) by Suzanne Wright

Shadows by Suzanne Wright
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Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5) by Pierce Brown

Dark Age by Pierce Brown
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Break the Day (Midnight Breed, #16) by Lara Adrian

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The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow, #1) by Margaret Owen

The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
(The Merciful Crow, #1)

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An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose, #1) by Charlaine Harris

An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
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Protect the Prince (Crown of Shards, #2) by Jennifer Estep

Protect the Prince by Jennifer Estep
(Crown of Shards, #2)

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Season of the Witch (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan

Season of the Witch by Sarah Rees Brennan
(The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, #1)

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Untamed Delights (The Phoenix Pack, #8) by Suzanne Wright

Untamed Delights by Suzanne Wright
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Brave the Tempest (Cassandra Palmer, #9) by Karen Chance

Brave the Tempest by Karen Chance
(Cassandra Palmer #9)

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Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) by Elizabeth Lim

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
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