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Elizabeth Bear

(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

Series

Jenny Casey
   1. Hammered (2004)
   2. Scardown (2005)
   3. Worldwired (2005)

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)

New Amsterdam
   1. New Amsterdam (2007)
   2. Seven for a Secret (2009)
   3. The White City (2010)
   4. Ad Eternum (2012)
   5. Garrett Investigates (2012)

Jacob's Ladder
   1. Dust (2007)
     aka Pinion
   2. Chill (2010)
     aka Sanction
   3. Grail (2011)
     aka Cleave

Iskryne World
   1. A Companion to Wolves (2007) (with Sarah Monette)
   2. The Tempering of Men (2011) (with Sarah Monette)
   3. An Apprentice to Elves (2015) (with Sarah Monette)
   Book of Iron (2013)

Edda of Burdens
   1. All the Windwracked Stars (2008)
   2. By the Mountain Bound (2009)
   3. The Sea Thy Mistress (2011)

Eternal Sky
   1. Range of Ghosts (2012)
   2. The Shattered Pillars (2013)
   3. Steles of the Sky (2014)

Karen Memory
1. Karen Memory (2015)
2. Stone Mad (2018)

Lotus Kingdoms
1. The Stone in the Skull (2017)
2. The Red-Stained Wings (2019)

Sub-Inspector Ferron Mysteries
1. In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns (2018)
2. A Blessing of Unicorns (2020)

White Space
1. Ancestral Night (2019)
2. Machine (2020)

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)

Collections

   The Chains That You Refuse (2006)
   Shoggoths in Bloom (2012)
   Future Visions (2015) (with Greg Bear, David Brin and Nancy Kress)
   The Best of Elizabeth Bear (2020)
   Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2019 Edition (2020) (with Siobhan Carroll, John Chu, Greg Egan, Kathleen Ann Goonan, S L Huang, Carole Johnstone, KJ Kabza, Erinn L Kemper, Mary Robinette Kowal, Rich Larson, M Evan MacGriogair and Seanan McGuire)

Novellas

   Bone and Jewel Creatures (2010)
   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)

Series contributed to

METAtropolis
   Metatropolis (2009) (with Tobias S Buckell, Jay Lake, John Scalzi and Karl Schroeder)
   Cascadia (2010) (with Tobias S Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jay Lake, Ken Scholes and Karl Schroeder)
   Green Space (2013) (with Tobias S Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jay Lake, Seanan McGuire, Ken Scholes and Karl Schroeder)

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)

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

Elizabeth Bear recommends

Ancillary Justice (2013)
(Imperial Radch, book 1)
Ann Leckie
"Establishes Leckie as an heir to Banks and Cherryh."

Stories of the Raksura Volume One (2014)
(Stories of the Raksura, book 1)
Martha Wells
"That rarity - a completely unique and stunning fantasy world."

Last First Snow (2015)
(Craft Sequence, book 4)
Max Gladstone
"Vicious satire and totally engaging adventure all at once."

Star's End (2017)
Cassandra Rose Clarke
"Clarke is a terrific rising voice in our genre."

Strange Practice (2017)
(Dr. Greta Helsing, book 1)
Vivian Shaw
"An exceptional and delightful debut, in the tradition of Good Omens."

Witchmark (2018)
(Kingston Cycle, book 1)
C L Polk
"This book has romance, mystery, witch battles, and bicycle chases."

A Memory Called Empire (2019)
(Teixcalaan, book 1)
Arkady Martine
"An exceptional first novel recommended for fans of Cherryh, Leckie, Banks, and Asimov."

Miranda in Milan (2019)
Katharine Duckett
"This book is for everybody who ever wondered if the wizard Prospero maybe wasn't that great of a dad. Delightful!"

Finder (2019)
(Finder Chronicles, book 1)
Suzanne Palmer
"Wicked, fast-paced, and fun. This is a total romp, and I loved it."

The Glass Magician (2020)
Caroline Stevermer
"Sprightly and inventive!"

Ring Shout (2020)
P Djèlí Clark
"Absolutely essential!"

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