Elizabeth Bear

### Type

Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Historical Fantasy, Space Opera, Space Fantasy, Myths and Legends

## About the Author

* **Other Names**:
* **Genres**: Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Historical Fantasy, Space Opera, Space Fantasy, Myths and Legends
* **Writing Style**:
* **Books:** Elizabeth Bear Books

### Biography

Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky (born September 22, 1971) is an American author who works primarily in speculative fiction genres, writing under the name Elizabeth Bear. She won the 2005 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "Tideline", and the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for "Shoggoths in Bloom".

She is one of only five writers who have gone on to win multiple Hugo Awards for fiction after winning the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

## Series

### The Jenny Casey trilogy

* Genres: Cyberpunk
* Theme: Cyberpunk Science Fiction
* Series list:
	1. Hammered (Jenny Casey Book 1) (2005)
	2. Scardown (Jenny Casey Book 2) (2005)
	3. Worldwired (Jenny Casey Book 3) (2005)

### Promethean Age series

* Genres: Historical Fantasy
* Theme: Coming of Age
* Series list:
	1. Blood and Iron (Promethean Age Book 1) (2006)
	2. Whiskey and Water (Promethean Age Book 2) (2007)
	3. The Stratford Man
		+ Volume I: Ink and Steel (Promethean Age Book 3) (2008)
		+ Volume II: Hell and Earth (Promethean Age Book 4) (2008)
	4. One Eyed Jack (Promethean Age Book 5) (2013)

### Jacob's Ladder trilogy

* Genres: Sci Fi / Fantasy
* Theme: stranded generation ship devolved into a feudal society with Angels?
* Series list:
	1. Dust (Jacob's Ladder Book 1) (2007)
	2. Chill (Jacob's Ladder Book 2) (2010
	3. Grail (Jacob's Ladder Book 3) (2011)

### The Edda of Burdens series

* Genres: Sword and Sorcery
* Theme: Based on Nordic Myth & Legend Fantasy with magic
* Series list:
	1. All the Windwracked Stars (The Edda of Burdens Book 1) (2008)
	2. By the Mountain Bound (The Edda of Burdens Book 2) (2009)
	3. The Sea thy Mistress (The Edda of Burdens Book 3) (2011)

### The Iskryne series

* Co-Author: Sarah Monette
* Series list:
	1. A Companion to Wolves (Iskryne Book 1) (2007)
	2. The Tempering of Men (Iskryne Book 2) (2011)
	3. An Apprentice to Elves (Iskryne Book 3) (2015)

### New Amsterdam series

* Genres: Alt. History
	1. New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam book 1) (2007)
	2. Seven for a Secret (New Amsterdam book 2) (novella 2009)
	3. The White City (New Amsterdam book 3) (novella 2011)
	4. Ad Eternum (New Amsterdam book 4) (novella 2012)
	5. Garrett Investigates (New Amsterdam book 5) (2012)
	6. The Tricks of London (New Amsterdam book 5.1) (2009)

### The Eternal Sky trilogy

* Genres: Military Fantasy
* Theme: Based on Asian Myth & Legend Fantasy
* Series list:
	1. Range of Ghosts (The Eternal Sky Book 1) (2012)
	2. Shattered Pillars (The Eternal Sky Book 2) (2013)
	3. Steles of the Sky (The Eternal Sky Book 3) (2014)

### Karen Memory series

* Genres: Steampunk, Historical Fantasy (American old West)
* Theme: LGBT / GBLT
* Series list:
	1. Karen Memory (Karen Memory Book 1) (2015)
	2. Stone Mad (Karen Memory Book 2) (2018)

### The Lotus Kingdoms

* Genres: Myths and legends
* Theme: Same World as the #The Eternal Sky trilogy. Based on Asian Myth & Legends Fantasy.
* Series list:
	1. The Stone in the Skull (The Lotus Kingdoms Book 1) (2017)
	2. The Red-Stained Wings (The Lotus Kingdoms Book 2) (2019)
	3. The Origin of Storms (The Lotus Kingdoms Book 3) (2022)

### White Space

* Genres: Sci Fi / Space Opera
	1. Ancestral Night (White Space Book 1) (2019)
	2. Machine (White Space Book 2) (2020)

## Other Works

### Novels

* Carnival (2006)
* Undertow (2007)
* The Cobbler's Boy (2018) (with Katherine Addison)

### Anthologies

* 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)