Marcus K. Roth writes stories about people who keep the lights on and the line held long after the heroes would have burned out. His worlds lean hard on cause and effect: ships break, ledgers bite back, empires run on supply chains, and survival is a series of competent decisions made under pressure.

Before publishing fiction, Marcus worked in places where accuracy, systems, and accountability mattered more than speeches. That experience quietly shapes his work. His protagonists are rarely chosen ones; they are quartermasters, captains, mechanics, analysts, salvagers, and other allegedly “supporting” roles who end up carrying everyone else.

Under this name he is the author of the Scav King space opera novels and the Quartermaster frontier fantasy series, linked by the same obsessions: grounded stakes, sharp dialogue, ugly politics, found loyalty, and the cost of doing the right thing when it is slow, thankless, and dangerous.

In a Marcus K. Roth book, expect:

• Worlds that feel lived-in, with rules that hold under stress.
• Characters who solve problems with brains, teamwork, and stubbornness.
• Systems that matter, whether they are cargo schedules, fortress walls, or half-legal salvage contracts.
• Humor threaded through tension without ever erasing the weight of the choices on the page.

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