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The Witch and the Wyrm (The Red Mother, #1) was the most recently released book by Elizabeth Bear, on February 26th, 2025.

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Elizabeth Bear Stats: The highest rated book by Elizabeth Bear on Book Notification is The Cobbler's Boy, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Hammered (Jenny Casey #1).

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 The Cobbler's Boy, a Standalone novel.

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 White Space 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
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3
5.3
Worldwired
2005
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List of Promethean Age Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Blood and Iron
2006
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2
Whiskey and Water
2007
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3
8
Ink and Steel
2008
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4
Hell and Earth
2008
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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
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2
Seven for a Secret
2009
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3
The White City
2010
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4
8
Ad Eternum
2012
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5
Garrett Investigates
2012
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List of Jacob's Ladder Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Dust / Pinion
2007
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2
6
Chill / Sanction
2009
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3
6
Grail / Cleave
2011
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List of Iskryne World Books in Publication Order (with Sarah Monette)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Companion to Wolves
2007
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2
The Tempering of Men
2011
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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
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2
8
By the Mountain Bound
2009
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3
10
The Sea Thy Mistress
2011
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List of Eternal Sky Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Range of Ghosts
2012
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2
Shattered Pillars
2013
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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
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2
10
Stone Mad
2018
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List of Lotus Kingdoms Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Stone in the Skull
2017
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2
10
The Red-Stained Wings
2019
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3
The Origin of Storms
2022
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List of Sub-Inspector Ferron Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns
2012
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List of Bone and Jewel Creatures Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Bone and Jewel Creatures
2010
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2
Book of Iron
2013
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List of White Space Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Ancestral Night
2019
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2
7.3
Machine
2020
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List of The Red Mother Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Witch and the Wyrm
2025
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Carnival
2006
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2
Undertow
2007
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3
8
The Cobbler's Boy (With: Katherine Addison)
2018
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

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

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Shoggoths in Bloom and Other Stories
2008
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2
8
The Best of Elizabeth Bear
2020
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List of Sub-Inspector Ferron Mysteries Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Blessing of Unicorns
2020
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List of METAtropolis Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
METAtropolis (With: John Scalzi, Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Karl Schroeder)
2008
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2
Cascadia (By: Ken Scholes)
2010
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3
Green Space (By: Jay Lake)
2013
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4
A Symmetry of Serpents and Doves (By: Ken Scholes)
2014
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5
Byways (By: Tobias Buckell)
2014
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6
The Wings We Dare Aspire ( By: Ken Scholes)
2014
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7
Stochasticity (By: Tobias Buckell)
2016
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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
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2
Shadow Unit 2
2011
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3
Shadow Unit 3
2011
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4
Shadow Unit 4
2011
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5
Shadow Unit 5
2011
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6
Shadow Unit 6
2011
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7
Shadow Unit 7
2011
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8
Shadow Unit 8
2011
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9
Shadow Unit 9
2011
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10
Shadow Unit 10
2011
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11
Shadow Unit 11
2012
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12
Shadow Unit 12
2012
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13
Shadow Unit 13
2013
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14
Shadow Unit 14
2014
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15
Shadow Unit 15
2014
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List of Year's Best SF Anthology Books in Publication Order (with Greg Bear, with Michael Swanwick, with James Patrick Kelly, with Terry Bisson, with Ursula K. Le Guin, with Paul Levinson, with David G. Hartwell, with Gardner Dozois, with Liz Williams, with Stephen Baxter, with Gene Wolfe, with Daryl Gregory, with Charles Stross, with Ken MacLeod, with Ted Chiang, with Robert Sheckley, with Michael Moorcock, with Jack Williamson, with Peter F. Hamilton, with Adam Roberts, with Robert Reed, with Paul Di Filippo, with Chris Roberson, with Alastair Reynolds, with James K. Morrow, with Justina Robson, with Sheila Finch, with Gregory Benford, with Brenda Cooper, with Nancy Kress, with Greg Egan, with Carol Emshwiller, with Bruce Sterling, with Cory Doctorow, with Michael Flynn, with Joe Haldeman, with Vonda N. McIntyre, with Geoffrey A. Landis, with Sean McMullen, with Carolyn Ives Gilman, with Charles Sheffield, with Hannu Rajaniemi, with Rudy Rucker, with Tobias Buckell, with Eleanor Arnason, with J.R. Dunn, with Kathryn Cramer, with Ken Wharton, with Richard Chwedyk, with A.M. Dellamonica, with Neal Asher, with Robert Onopa, with R. Garcia y Robertson, with David Langford, with Matthew Jarpe, with Lauren McLaughlin, with Larissa Lai, with Oliver Morton, with Bud Sparhawk, with Alaya Dawn Johnson, with Charlie Rosenkrantz, with Paul J. McAuley)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Year's Best SF (By: David G. Hartwell)
1996
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2
Year's Best SF 2 (By: David G. Hartwell, Sheila Finch)
1997
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3
Year's Best SF 3 (By: Paul Levinson, David G. Hartwell, Michael Moorcock)
1998
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4
Year's Best SF 4 (By: David G. Hartwell)
1999
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5
Year's Best SF 5 (By: David G. Hartwell)
2000
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6
Year's Best SF 6 (By: David G. Hartwell)
2001
Go
7
Year's Best SF 7 (By: Terry Bisson, David G. Hartwell, James K. Morrow, Kathryn Cramer)
2002
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8
Year's Best SF 8 (By: Michael Swanwick, Terry Bisson, Ursula K. Le Guin, David G. Hartwell, Gene Wolfe, Charles Stross, Robert Sheckley, Michael Moorcock, Jack Williamson, Robert Reed, Paul Di Filippo, Nancy Kress, Greg Egan, Carol Emshwiller, Bruce Sterling, Geoffrey A. Landis, Charles Sheffield, Eleanor Arnason, J.R. Dunn, Kathryn Cramer, Ken Wharton, Richard Chwedyk, A.M. Dellamonica, Neal Asher, Robert Onopa)
2003
Go
9
4
Year's Best SF 9 (By: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer)
2004
Go
10
4
Year's Best SF 10 (By: David G. Hartwell, Brenda Cooper, Kathryn Cramer)
2005
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11
Year's Best SF 11 (By: Greg Bear, Michael Swanwick, James Patrick Kelly, David G. Hartwell, Gardner Dozois, Liz Williams, Stephen Baxter, Daryl Gregory, Ken MacLeod, Ted Chiang, Peter F. Hamilton, Adam Roberts, Alastair Reynolds, Justina Robson, Gregory Benford, Bruce Sterling, Cory Doctorow, Joe Haldeman, Vonda N. McIntyre, Hannu Rajaniemi, Rudy Rucker, Tobias Buckell, Kathryn Cramer, Neal Asher, R. Garcia y Robertson, David Langford, Matthew Jarpe, Lauren McLaughlin, Larissa Lai, Oliver Morton, Bud Sparhawk, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Paul J. McAuley)
2006
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12
Year's Best SF 12 (By: David G. Hartwell, Michael Flynn, Kathryn Cramer, Charlie Rosenkrantz)
2007
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13
4
Year's Best SF 13 (By: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer)
2008
Go
14
Year's Best SF 14 (By: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer)
2009
Go
15
Year's Best SF 15 (By: David G. Hartwell, Chris Roberson, Kathryn Cramer)
2010
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16
Year's Best SF 16 (By: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer)
2011
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17
Year's Best SF 17 (By: David G. Hartwell, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Kathryn Cramer)
2012
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18
Year's Best SF 18 (With: David G. Hartwell, Sean McMullen)
2013
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List of The WisCon Chronicles Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2
2008
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2
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF
2009
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3
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4
2010
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4
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5
2011
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5
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom
2012
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6
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives
2013
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7
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9
2015
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8
The WisCon Chronicles 11
2017
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List of Elizabeth Bear Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Year's Best SF
1996
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2
Year's Best SF 2
1997
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3
Year's Best SF 3
1998
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4
Year's Best SF 4
1999
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5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
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6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
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7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
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8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
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9
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
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10
All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories
2004
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11
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
Go
12
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
2006
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13
Year's Best SF 11
2006
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14
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
2006
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15
Best New Paranormal Romance
2006
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16
Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge
2007
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17
Year's Best SF 12
2007
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18
Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007
2007
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19
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe
2007
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20
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
2007
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21
Rewired
2007
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22
6
Fast Ships, Black Sails
2008
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23
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
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24
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21
2008
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25
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2
2008
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26
6
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
2008
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27
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22
2008
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28
Year's Best SF 14
2009
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29
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2009
2009
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30
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF
2009
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31
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection
2010
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32
We, Robots
2010
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33
Year's Best SF 15
2010
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34
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4
2010
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35
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2
2010
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36
9
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010
2010
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37
Starship Vectors
2010
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38
Whedonistas
2011
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39
Year's Best SF 16
2011
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40
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5
2011
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41
Supernatural Noir
2011
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42
8
The Book of Cthulhu
2011
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43
Blood and Other Cravings: Original Stories of Vampires and Vampirism by Today's Greatest Writers of Dark Fiction
2011
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44
10
The Recent Weird
2011
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45
9.5
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
2011
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46
Year's Best SF 17
2012
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47
Brave New Love: 15 Dystopian Tales of Desire
2012
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48
Robots: The Recent A.I.
2012
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49
The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity
2012
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50
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
2012
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51
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom
2012
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52
6
The Book of Cthulhu II
2012
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53
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 Edition
2013
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54
Queen Victoria's Book of Spell
2013
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55
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives
2013
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56
Aliens: Recent Encounters
2013
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57
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013
2013
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58
Best New SF 26
2013
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59
Year's Best SF 18
2013
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60
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream
2013
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61
The Year's Top Short SF Novels 3
2013
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62
The Book of Apex: Volume 4
2013
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63
6
The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013
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64
Lovecraft's Monsters
2014
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65
7
Dead Man's Hand
2014
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66
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
2014
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67
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine
2014
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68
The End is Now
2014
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69
Upgraded
2014
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70
8
Hieroglyph
2014
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71
Time Travel: Recent Trips
2014
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72
More Recent Weird
2015
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73
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
2015
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74
The End Has Come
2015
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75
Blood Sisters
2015
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76
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7
2015
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77
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9
2015
Go
78
10
Future Visions
2015
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79
The Long List Anthology
2015
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80
Warrior Women
2015
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81
The Long List Anthology Volume 2
2016
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82
The WisCon Chronicles 11
2017
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83
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore
2017
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84
Infinity Wars
2017
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85
The Book Of Swords: Part 2
2018
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86
The Final Frontier
2018
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87
Twelve Tomorrows
2018
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88
The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories
2018
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89
Chiral Mad 4: An Anthology of Collaborations
2018
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90
Current Futures
2019
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91
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 105, February 2019
2019
Go
92
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Thirteen
2019
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93
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories
2019
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94
8
The Long List Anthology Volume 5
2019
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95
8
The Best of Uncanny
2019
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96
6
Some of the Best from Tor.com 2019 Edition
2020
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97
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4
2020
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98
Edited By
2020
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99
The 2020 Look at Space Opera Book
2020
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100
The Long List Anthology, Volume 6
2020
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101
4
Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021
2022
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102
The Long List Anthology Volume 8
2022
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103
New Year, New You
2024
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104
Forever Magazine, Issue 120, January 2025
2025
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Elizabeth Bear

Elizabeth Bear (Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky) was born on September 22nd, 1971 and is currently 53 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. Tideline won the Hugo Award, Best Short Story, in 2008. 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).
  • 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).
  • Karen Memory: Alex Awards, Best Book (2016).
  • The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019).

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Elizabeth Bear are:

  1. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  2. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  3. Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries Series.
  4. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  5. Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn 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 53 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).
Tideline: Hugo Award Best Short Story (2008).
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 The Witch and the Wyrm on February 26th, 2025.

Will there be any more 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.

How many books has Elizabeth Bear written?

Elizabeth Bear has written 71 books across 24 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
  • 2 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
  • 2 books in the White Space Series
  • 1 book in The Red Mother Series
  • 3 Standalone Novels
  • 13 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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