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Elizabeth Bear


USA flag (b.1971)

Elizabeth Bear was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She studied English and Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, but did not graduate. She has worked as a technical writer, a stable hand, a reporter, and in various office jobs. Though she sold a few stories to small-press publications in the '90s, she only began writing seriously in 2001, and has produced numerous novels and short stories since.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Historical Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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The Folded Sky
 
Series
Jenny Casey
   1. Hammered (2004)
   2. Scardown (2005)
   3. Worldwired (2005)
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Promethean Age
   1. Blood and Iron (2006)
   2. Whiskey and Water (2007)
   3. Ink and Steel (2008)
   4. Hell and Earth (2008)
   5. One-Eyed Jack (2014)
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New Amsterdam
   1. New Amsterdam (2007)
   2. Seven for a Secret (2009)
   3. The White City (2010)
   4. Ad Eternum (2012)
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Jacob's Ladder
   1. Dust (2007)

     aka Pinion

   2. Chill (2010)

     aka Sanction

   3. Grail (2011)

     aka Cleave

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Lotus Kingdoms
   0.1. Book of Iron (2013)
   0.5. Bone and Jewel Creatures (2010)
   1. The Stone in the Skull (2017)
   2. The Red-Stained Wings (2019)
   3. The Origin of Storms (2022)
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Eternal Sky
   1. Range of Ghosts (2012)
   2. The Shattered Pillars (2013)
   3. Steles of the Sky (2014)
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Karen Memory
   1. Karen Memory (2015)
   2. Stone Mad (2018)
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White Space
   1. Ancestral Night (2019)
   2. Machine (2020)
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Novels
   Carnival (2006)
   Undertow (2007)
   The Cobbler's Boy (2018) (with Katherine Addison)
   On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera (2020)
   The Red Mother (2021)
   The Folded Sky (2024)
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Collections
   The Chains That You Refuse (2006)
   Shoggoths in Bloom (2012)
   Future Visions (2015) (with others)
   The Best of Elizabeth Bear (2020)
   Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021 (2022) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder (2010)
   The Horrid Glory of Its Wings (2011)
   Faster Gun (2012)
   This Chance Planet (2014)
   Bug's A-Life (2018)
   Deriving Life (2019)
   The Deeps of the Sky (2022)
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Anthology series
Shadow Unit (with Emma Bull)
   1. Shadow Unit 1 (2011)
   2. Shadow Unit 2 (2011)
   3. Shadow Unit 3 (2011)
   4. Shadow Unit 4 (2011)
   5. Shadow Unit 5 (2011)
   6. Shadow Unit 6 (2011)
   7. Shadow Unit 7 (2011)
   8. Shadow Unit 8 (2011)
   9. Shadow Unit 9 (2011)
   10. Shadow Unit 10 (2011)
   11. Shadow Unit 11 (2012)
   12. Shadow Unit 12 (2012)
   13. Shadow Unit 13 (2013)
   14. Shadow Unit 14 (2014)
   15. Shadow Unit 15 (2014)
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Series contributed to
METAtropolis
   Metatropolis (2009) (with others)
   Cascadia (2010) (with others)
   Green Space (2013) (with others)
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Elizabeth Bear recommends
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Those Beyond the Wall (2024)
Micaiah Johnson
"Those Beyond the Wall is a standout novel with painful clarity of voice; [it is] savage, yet humane. Micaiah Johnson has more than delivered on the promise of her exceptional first novel with a follow-up that is even more tightly plotted and more vividly characterized."
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Liberty's Daughter (2023)
Naomi Kritzer
"Everything Naomi Kritzer writes is amazing. Smash that pre-order button."
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Even Though I Knew the End (2022)
C L Polk
"Even Though I Knew the End is Polk at the height of their considerable powers: romance, enchantment, tragedy, and courage to the bitter end."

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Anthologies containing stories by Elizabeth Bear
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Communications Breakdown (2023)
SF Stories about the Future of Connection
(Twelve Tomorrows)
edited by
Jonathan Strahan
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The Long List Anthology Volume 8 (2022)
(Long List Anthology, book 8)
edited by
David Steffen
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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 (2022)
(Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, book 8)
edited by
Rebecca Roanhorse

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Awards
John W. Campbell Best Book winner (2005) : Hammered
Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (2006) : Carnival
Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (2007) : Undertow
Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (2010) : Chill


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