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Angel Maker (Karen Memory, #3) was the most recently released book by Elizabeth Bear, on September 2nd, 2025.

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Elizabeth Bear Stats: The highest rated book by Elizabeth Bear on Book Notification is Ancestral Night, the first novel in the White Space series.

The most read book by Elizabeth Bear on Book Notification is Ancestral Night, the first novel in the White Space series. The second most read book is Scardown (Jenny Casey #2).

Below is a complete list of Elizabeth Bear books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Elizabeth Bear is the Jenny Casey Series.

List of Jenny Casey Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Hammered
2004
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2
7
Scardown
2005
Go
3
5.3
Worldwired
2005
Go

List of Promethean Age Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Blood and Iron
2006
Go
2
Whiskey and Water
2007
Go
3
8
Ink and Steel
2008
Go
4
Hell and Earth
2008
Go
5
One-Eyed Jack
2014
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List of New Amsterdam Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
New Amsterdam
2007
Go
2
Seven for a Secret
2009
Go
3
The White City
2010
Go
4
8
Ad Eternum
2012
Go
5
Garrett Investigates
2012
Go

List of Jacob's Ladder Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Dust / Pinion
2007
Go
2
6
Chill / Sanction
2009
Go
3
6
Grail / Cleave
2011
Go

List of Iskryne World Books in Publication Order (with Sarah Monette)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Companion to Wolves
2007
Go
2
The Tempering of Men
2011
Go
3
An Apprentice to Elves
2015
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List of The Edda of Burdens Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
All the Windwracked Stars
2008
Go
2
8
By the Mountain Bound
2009
Go
3
10
The Sea Thy Mistress
2011
Go

List of Eternal Sky Books in Publication Order

An exiled heir and a wizard oppose hidden forces sowing war across empires.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Range of Ghosts
2012
Go
2
Shattered Pillars
2013
Go
3
Steles of the Sky
2014
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List of Karen Memory Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Karen Memory
2015
Go
2
10
Stone Mad
2018
Go
3
Angel Maker
2025
Go

List of Lotus Kingdoms Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Stone in the Skull
2017
Go
2
10
The Red-Stained Wings
2019
Go
3
The Origin of Storms
2022
Go

List of Sub-Inspector Ferron Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns
2012
Go

List of Bone and Jewel Creatures Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Bone and Jewel Creatures
2010
Go
2
Book of Iron
2013
Go

List of White Space Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Ancestral Night
2019
Go
2
7
Machine
2020
Go
3
The Folded Sky
2025
Go

List of The Red Mother Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Witch and the Wyrm
2025
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Carnival
2006
Go
2
Undertow
2007
Go
3
8
The Cobbler's Boy (With: Katherine Addison)
2018
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Chains That You Refuse
2006
Go
2
8
Tideline
2007
Go
3
8
Boojum (With: Sarah Monette)
2008
Go
4
Shoggoths in Bloom
2008
Go
5
The Horrid Glory of Its Wings
2009
Go
6
Destination: Future
2010
Go
7
The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder
2010
Go
8
Faster Gun
2012
Go
9
And the Deep Blue Sea
2012
Go
10
This Chance Planet
2014
Go
11
We Have Always Died In The Castle
2018
Go
12
Deriving Life
2019
Go
13
8
On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera: A Tor.com Original
2020
Go
14
The Red Mother
2021
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Shoggoths in Bloom and Other Stories
2008
Go
2
8
The Best of Elizabeth Bear
2020
Go

List of Sub-Inspector Ferron Mysteries Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Blessing of Unicorns
2020
Go

List of METAtropolis Books in Publication Order

Looks at a transformed America after societal collapse, exploring new urban futures.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
METAtropolis (With: John Scalzi, Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Karl Schroeder)
2008
Go
2
8
Cascadia (By: Ken Scholes)
2010
Go
3
Green Space (By: Jay Lake)
2013
Go
4
A Symmetry of Serpents and Doves (By: Ken Scholes)
2014
Go
5
8
Byways (By: Tobias Buckell)
2014
Go
6
The Wings We Dare Aspire ( By: Ken Scholes)
2014
Go
7
Stochasticity (By: Tobias Buckell)
2016
Go
8
Tensegrity (By: Tobias Buckell)
2016
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List of Shadow Unit Books in Publication Order (with Emma Bull, with Holly Black, with Will Shetterly, with Steven Brust, with Sarah Monette, with Amanda Downum, with Leah Bobet, with Chelsea Polk, with C.L. Polk)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Shadow Unit 1
2011
Go
2
Shadow Unit 2
2011
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3
Shadow Unit 3
2011
Go
4
Shadow Unit 4
2011
Go
5
Shadow Unit 5
2011
Go
6
Shadow Unit 6
2011
Go
7
Shadow Unit 7
2011
Go
8
Shadow Unit 8
2011
Go
9
Shadow Unit 9
2011
Go
10
Shadow Unit 10
2011
Go
11
Shadow Unit 11
2012
Go
12
Shadow Unit 12
2012
Go
13
Shadow Unit 13
2013
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14
Shadow Unit 14
2014
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15
Shadow Unit 15
2014
Go

List of Year's Best SF Anthology Books in Publication Order

Annual collection of the best sci-fi features tales of wonder and adventure set on distant planets and in the future.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Year's Best SF
1996
Go
2
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
Go
3
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
Go
4
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
Go
5
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
Go
6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
Go
7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
Go
8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
Go
9
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
Go
10
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
Go
11
Year's Best SF 11
2006
Go
12
Year's Best SF 12
2007
Go
13
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
Go
14
Year's Best SF 14
2009
Go
15
Year's Best SF 15
2010
Go
16
Year's Best SF 16
2011
Go
17
Year's Best SF 17
2012
Go
18
Year's Best SF 18
2013
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List of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Books in Publication Order

Collects the year's best dark fantasy and horror stories, edited by Paula Guran.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
2010
Go
2
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
2011
Go
3
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
2012
Go
4
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
2013
Go
5
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
2014
Go
6
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
2015
Go
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
2016
Go
8
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition
2017
Go
9
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
2018
Go
10
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition
2020
Go
11
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1
2020
Go
12
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2
2021
Go
13
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
2022
Go
14
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4
2023
Go
15
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
2024
Go
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List of The WisCon Chronicles Books in Publication Order

Documents the feminist science fiction convention WisCon through essays, speeches, and panel discussions.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2
2008
Go
2
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF (By: Yoon Ha Lee)
2009
Go
3
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4 (By: Sylvia Kelso)
2010
Go
4
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5 (By: Nisi Shawl)
2011
Go
5
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom (By: Alexis Lothian)
2012
Go
6
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives (By: JoSelle Vanderhooft)
2013
Go
7
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9 (By: Mary Anne Mohanraj)
2015
Go
8
The WisCon Chronicles 11 (By: Nisi Shawl, Jaymee Goh)
2017
Go
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List of Elizabeth Bear Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Year's Best SF
1996
Go
2
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
Go
3
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
Go
4
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
Go
5
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
Go
6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
Go
7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
Go
8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
Go
9
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
Go
10
All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories
2004
Go
11
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
Go
12
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
2006
Go
13
Year's Best SF 11
2006
Go
14
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
2006
Go
15
Best New Paranormal Romance
2006
Go
16
Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge
2007
Go
17
Year's Best SF 12
2007
Go
18
Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007
2007
Go
19
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe
2007
Go
20
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
2007
Go
21
Rewired
2007
Go
22
6
Fast Ships, Black Sails
2008
Go
23
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
Go
24
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21
2008
Go
25
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2
2008
Go
26
6
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
2008
Go
27
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22
2008
Go
28
Year's Best SF 14
2009
Go
29
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2009
2009
Go
30
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF
2009
Go
31
We, Robots
2010
Go
32
Year's Best SF 15
2010
Go
33
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4
2010
Go
34
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2
2010
Go
35
9
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
2010
Go
36
Starship Vectors
2010
Go
37
Whedonistas
2011
Go
38
Year's Best SF 16
2011
Go
39
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5
2011
Go
40
Supernatural Noir
2011
Go
41
8
The Book of Cthulhu
2011
Go
42
Blood and Other Cravings: Original Stories of Vampires and Vampirism by Today's Greatest Writers of Dark Fiction
2011
Go
43
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
2011
Go
44
10
The Recent Weird
2011
Go
45
9.5
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
2011
Go
46
Year's Best SF 17
2012
Go
47
Brave New Love: 15 Dystopian Tales of Desire
2012
Go
48
Robots: The Recent A.I.
2012
Go
49
The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity
2012
Go
50
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
2012
Go
51
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom
2012
Go
52
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
2012
Go
53
Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy
2012
Go
54
6
The Book of Cthulhu II
2012
Go
55
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 Edition
2013
Go
56
Queen Victoria's Book of Spell
2013
Go
57
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives
2013
Go
58
Aliens: Recent Encounters
2013
Go
59
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013
2013
Go
60
Best New SF 26
2013
Go
61
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
2013
Go
62
Year's Best SF 18
2013
Go
63
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream
2013
Go
64
The Year's Top Short SF Novels 3
2013
Go
65
The Book of Apex: Volume 4
2013
Go
66
The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013
Go
67
Lovecraft's Monsters
2014
Go
68
7
Dead Man's Hand
2014
Go
69
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
2014
Go
70
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine
2014
Go
71
The End is Now
2014
Go
72
6
Upgraded
2014
Go
73
8
Hieroglyph
2014
Go
74
Time Travel: Recent Trips
2014
Go
75
Ad Astra
2015
Go
76
New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird
2015
Go
77
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
2015
Go
78
The End Has Come
2015
Go
79
6
Blood Sisters
2015
Go
80
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7
2015
Go
81
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9
2015
Go
82
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
2015
Go
83
Warrior Women
2015
Go
84
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
2016
Go
85
The WisCon Chronicles 11
2017
Go
86
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore
2017
Go
87
Infinity Wars
2017
Go
88
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps
2017
Go
89
The Book Of Swords: Part 2
2018
Go
90
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
2018
Go
91
The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories
2018
Go
92
Chiral Mad 4
2018
Go
93
Current Futures
2019
Go
94
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 105, February 2019
2019
Go
95
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Thirteen
2019
Go
96
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories
2019
Go
97
8
The Long List Anthology Volume 5
2019
Go
98
8
The Best of Uncanny
2019
Go
99
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4
2020
Go
100
Edited By
2020
Go
101
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1
2020
Go
102
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2
2021
Go
103
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
2022
Go
104
The Long List Anthology Volume 8
2022
Go
105
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4
2023
Go
106
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
2024
Go
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Elizabeth Bear

Elizabeth Bear (Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky) was born on September 22nd, 1971 and is currently 54 years old. Elizabeth Bear was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Elizabeth Bear is the author of the Shadow Unit series which currently consists of 15 novels. The Shadow Unit series started in 2011 with the novel Shadow Unit 1. The most recently released novel in the Shadow Unit series was Shadow Unit 15 which was released in 2014. There are no upcoming novels for the Shadow Unit series.

Elizabeth Bear: Awards & Accolades

Bear's books have won multiple awards, Carnival won the Philip K. Dick Award, Special Citation Award, in 2006. Shoggoths in Bloom won the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 2009.

The following novels by Elizabeth Bear were nominated for these awards:

  • Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2007).
  • Undertow: Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book (2007).
  • Fast Ships, Black Sails: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology (2008).
  • Chill / Sanction: Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book (2010).
  • The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition: Suspense Magazine Awards, Best Historical (2010).
  • Bone and Jewel Creatures: World Fantasy Award, Novella (2011).
  • Supernatural Noir: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2011).
  • Range of Ghosts: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2012).
  • Upgraded: Locus Award, Best Anthology (2015).
  • Karen Memory: Alex Awards, Best Book (2016).
  • The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019).
  • Edited By: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2021).

Related Authors

Fans of Elizabeth Bear also enjoy these authors:

  1. Tad Williams, author of the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn Series.
  2. Kevin J. Anderson, author of the Saga Of Seven Suns Series.
  3. Daniel Abraham, author of The Dagger and the Coin Series.
  4. Tanya Huff, author of the Confederation Series.
  5. Pierce Brown, author of the Red Rising Series.
  6. Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Children of Time Series.
  7. Ann Leckie, author of the Imperial Radch Series.
  8. Marie Lu, author of the Warcross Series.
  9. Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga Series.
  10. David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington Series.

Elizabeth Bear: F.A.Q

When was Elizabeth Bear Born? How old is Elizabeth Bear?

Elizabeth Bear was born on September 22nd, 1971. Elizabeth Bear is currently 54 years old.

Where was Elizabeth Bear Born?

Elizabeth Bear was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA and is American.

What book awards has Elizabeth Bear won?

Carnival: Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation Award (2006).
Shoggoths in Bloom: Hugo Award Best Novelette (2009).

What was the first book Elizabeth Bear wrote?

The first book written by Elizabeth Bear was Hammered, published in 2004.

What was the most recent book Elizabeth Bear wrote?

Her most recently released work was Angel Maker on September 2nd, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Elizabeth Bear?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Elizabeth Bear book is Ancestral Night. Here are her most popular books:
  1. Ancestral Night (7.33)
  2. Scardown (7)
  3. Worldwired (5.33)
  4. Hammered (7.33)
  5. Machine (7)

Are there upcoming new books by Elizabeth Bear?

Elizabeth Bear does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Elizabeth Bear written?

Elizabeth Bear has written 74 books across 25 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Jenny Casey Series
  • 5 books in the Promethean Age Series
  • 5 books in the New Amsterdam Series
  • 3 books in the Jacob's Ladder Series
  • 3 books in the Iskryne World Series
  • 3 books in The Edda of Burdens Series
  • 3 books in the Eternal Sky Series
  • 3 books in the Karen Memory Series
  • 3 books in the Lotus Kingdoms Series
  • 1 book in the Sub-Inspector Ferron Series
  • 2 books in the Bone and Jewel Creatures Series
  • 3 books in the White Space Series
  • 1 book in The Red Mother Series
  • 3 Standalone Novels
  • 14 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 2 Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Sub-Inspector Ferron Mysteries Series
  • 1 book in the METAtropolis Series
  • 15 books in the Shadow Unit Series

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