Readers met the irrepressible Karen Memory in Elizabeth Bear’s 2015 novel Karen Memory , and fell in love with her steampunk Victorian Pacific Northwest city, and her down-to-earth story-telling voice.
iO9-- 28 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Well Worth Checking Out in March Unbound Worlds --20 Best New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books--March 2018 The Verge --15 new science fiction and fantasy books--March 2018 Kirkus --18 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in March 2018 NerdMuch --20 Best New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books--March 2018
Now Karen is back with Stone Mad , a new story about spiritualists, magicians, con-men, and an angry lost tommy-knocker―a magical creature who generally lives in the deep gold mines of Alaska, but has been kidnapped and brought to Rapid City.
Karen and Priya are out for a night on the town, celebrating the purchase of their own little ranch and Karen’s retirement from the Hotel Ma Cherie, when they meet the Arcadia Sisters, spiritualists who unexpectedly stir up the tommy-knocker in the basement. The ensuing show could bring down the house, if Karen didn’t rush in to rescue everyone she can.
Review
Praise forStone Mad
“Bear's narrative skill and flair for both plot and character continue to impress.”― Booklist
Praise forKaren Memory
“Surreally captivating, Bear’s latest melds the genres of steampunk, fantasy, adventure and dime-store western together perfectly.”― RT Book Reviews , 4 ½ Stars! Top Pick!
“ Karen Memory breezes by at a leisurely pace, a bracing yet charming adventure yarn that never feels forced, despite the brassy confidence of its delivery.” ― Jason Heller, NPR
“ Karen Memory is a delight, a tour-de-force of historical reimagining and character creation, and a ripping yarn full of surprises.”―Russell Letson for Locus
“Bear pumps fresh energy in the steampunk genre with a light touch on the gadgetry and a vivid sense of place. Karen has a voice that is folksy but true, and the entire cast of heroic women doing the best they can in an age that was not kind to their gender is a delight.” ― Library Journal , starred review
About the Author
Elizabeth Bear shares a birthday with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. This, coupled with a tendency to read the dictionary as a child, doomed her early to penury, intransigence, friendlessness, and the writing of speculative fiction. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in central Connecticut with the exception of two years (which she was too young to remember very well) spent in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, in the last house with electricity before the Canadian border.
She's a second-generation Swede, a third-generation Ukrainian, and a third-generation Transylvanian, with some Irish, English, Scots, Cherokee, and German thrown in for leavening. Elizabeth Bear is her real name, but not all of it. Her dogs outweigh her, and she is much beset by her cats.
Bear was the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005. She has won two Hugo Awards for her short fiction, a Sturgeon Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is the author of the acclaimed Eternal Sky series, the Edda of Burdens series, and coauthor (with Sarah Monette) of the Iskryne series. Bear lives in Brookfield, Massachusetts.
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Readers met the irrepressible Karen Memory in Elizabeth Bear’s 2015 novel Karen Memory , and fell in love with her steampunk Victorian Pacific Northwest city, and her down-to-earth story-telling voice.
iO9-- 28 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Well Worth Checking Out in March
Unbound Worlds --20 Best New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books--March 2018
The Verge --15 new science fiction and fantasy books--March 2018
Kirkus --18 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in March 2018
NerdMuch --20 Best New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books--March 2018
Now Karen is back with Stone Mad , a new story about spiritualists, magicians, con-men, and an angry lost tommy-knocker―a magical creature who generally lives in the deep gold mines of Alaska, but has been kidnapped and brought to Rapid City.
Karen and Priya are out for a night on the town, celebrating the purchase of their own little ranch and Karen’s retirement from the Hotel Ma Cherie, when they meet the Arcadia Sisters, spiritualists who unexpectedly stir up the tommy-knocker in the basement. The ensuing show could bring down the house, if Karen didn’t rush in to rescue everyone she can.
Review
Praise for Stone Mad
“Bear's narrative skill and flair for both plot and character continue to impress.”― Booklist
Praise for Karen Memory
“Surreally captivating, Bear’s latest melds the genres of steampunk, fantasy, adventure and dime-store western together perfectly.”― RT Book Reviews , 4 ½ Stars! Top Pick!
“ Karen Memory breezes by at a leisurely pace, a bracing yet charming adventure yarn that never feels forced, despite the brassy confidence of its delivery.” ― Jason Heller, NPR
“ Karen Memory is a delight, a tour-de-force of historical reimagining and character creation, and a ripping yarn full of surprises.”―Russell Letson for Locus
“Bear pumps fresh energy in the steampunk genre with a light touch on the gadgetry and a vivid sense of place. Karen has a voice that is folksy but true, and the entire cast of heroic women doing the best they can in an age that was not kind to their gender is a delight.” ― Library Journal , starred review
About the Author
Elizabeth Bear shares a birthday with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. This, coupled with a tendency to read the dictionary as a child, doomed her early to penury, intransigence, friendlessness, and the writing of speculative fiction. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in central Connecticut with the exception of two years (which she was too young to remember very well) spent in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, in the last house with electricity before the Canadian border.
She's a second-generation Swede, a third-generation Ukrainian, and a third-generation Transylvanian, with some Irish, English, Scots, Cherokee, and German thrown in for leavening. Elizabeth Bear is her real name, but not all of it. Her dogs outweigh her, and she is much beset by her cats.
Bear was the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005. She has won two Hugo Awards for her short fiction, a Sturgeon Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is the author of the acclaimed Eternal Sky series, the Edda of Burdens series, and coauthor (with Sarah Monette) of the Iskryne series. Bear lives in Brookfield, Massachusetts.