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, Mystery, Historical Mystery
New Books
Series
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)
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)
New Amsterdam
1. New Amsterdam (2007)
2. Seven for a Secret (2009)
3. The White City (2010)
4. Ad Eternum (2012)
1. New Amsterdam (2007)
2. Seven for a Secret (2009)
3. The White City (2010)
4. Ad Eternum (2012)
Iskryne World (with Sarah Monette)
1. A Companion to Wolves (2007)
2. The Tempering of Men (2011)
3. An Apprentice to Elves (2015)
1. A Companion to Wolves (2007)
2. The Tempering of Men (2011)
3. An Apprentice to Elves (2015)
Edda of Burdens
1. All the Windwracked Stars (2008)
2. By the Mountain Bound (2009)
3. The Sea Thy Mistress (2011)
1. All the Windwracked Stars (2008)
2. By the Mountain Bound (2009)
3. The Sea Thy Mistress (2011)
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)
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)
Sub-Inspector Ferron Mysteries
1. In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns (2018)
2. A Blessing of Unicorns (2020)
1. In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns (2018)
2. A Blessing of Unicorns (2020)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Novellas and Short Stories
The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder (2010)
The Horrid Glory of Its Wings (2011)
Faster Gun (2012)
And the Deep Blue Sea (2012)
This Chance Planet (2014)
Bug's A-Life (2018)
Deriving Life (2019)
The Deeps of the Sky (2022)
The Horrid Glory of Its Wings (2011)
Faster Gun (2012)
And the Deep Blue Sea (2012)
This Chance Planet (2014)
Bug's A-Life (2018)
Deriving Life (2019)
The Deeps of the Sky (2022)
Series contributed to
METAtropolis
Metatropolis (2009) (with others)
Cascadia (2010) (with others)
Green Space (2013) (with others)
Metatropolis (2009) (with others)
Cascadia (2010) (with others)
Green Space (2013) (with others)
Black Cat Weekly
18. Black Cat Weekly #18 (2021) (with others)
61. Black Cat Weekly #61 (2022) (with others)
18. Black Cat Weekly #18 (2021) (with others)
61. Black Cat Weekly #61 (2022) (with others)
Awards
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Elizabeth Bear recommends

Liberty's Daughter (2023)
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"Everything Naomi Kritzer writes is amazing. Smash that pre-order button."

Even Though I Knew the End (2022)
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"Even Though I Knew the End is Polk at the height of their considerable powers: romance, enchantment, tragedy, and courage to the bitter end."

No Gods, No Monsters (2021)
(Convergence Saga, book 1)
Cadwell Turnbull
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