Beth Bernobich

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Beth Bernobich is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She also goes by the pen name Claire O'Dell. She was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania in 1959.[1] Her first novel, Passion Play was published by Tor Books in October 2010, and won the Romantic Times 2010 Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy.[2] Her novel, A Study in Honor[3] was published by Harper Voyager in July 2018 and won for Best Lesbian Mystery in the 2019 Lambda Literary Awards. [4]

Selected works[]

River of Souls Series[]

  • "River of Souls", Tor.com, September 2010 [5]
  • Passion Play, October 2010, from Tor Books, winner for Best Epic Fantasy (2010 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards),[2] long-listed for the 2010 Tiptree Awards[6]
  • Queen's Hunt, Tor Books, July 2012, Locus 2012 Recommended Reading List [7]
  • Allegiance, Tor Books, October 2013[8][9]
  • Thief of War (novella), Tor.com, September 2013 [10]
  • Nocturnall (novelette), December 2015

Lóng City and The Seventy Kingdoms[]

  • "Pig, Crane, Fox: Three Hearts Unfolding", Magic in the Mirrorstone, from Mirrorstone Books, in 2008, [11] re-released in e-book format, September 2011 [12]
  • Fox and Phoenix,[13] from Viking in October 2011, and in audiobook from Random House in October 2011;[14] nominated for the YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults [15]
  • The Ghost Dragon's Daughter (novelette), October 2015

Éireann Series[]

  • "A Flight of Numbers Fantastique Strange" Asimov's Magazine, June 2006 [16]
  • "The Golden Octopus", Postscripts, Summer 2008;[17] reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2009, Rich Horton (ed.), January 2010;[18] reprinted in XB-1, Czech translation, June 2011 [19]
  • Ars Memoriae, PS Publishing, December 2009 [20]
  • The Time Roads, Tor Books, October 2014; finalist for Best Fantasy Novel (2014 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards)[21]

As Claire O'Dell[]

The Janet Watson Chronicles[]

  • A Study in Honor,[22] July 2018, Harper Voyager; Winner, Best Lesbian Mystery (2019 Lambda Literary Awards)[4]
  • The Hound of Justice,[23] July 2019, Harper Voyager; Finalist, Best Lesbian Mystery (2020 Lambda Literary Awards)[24]

The Mage and Empire Series[]

  • A Jewel Bright Sea, September 2019,
  • The Empire's Edge, TBD

River of Souls Series[]

  • Passion Play, October 2010, from Tor Books, winner for Best Epic Fantasy (2010 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards), long-listed for the 2010 Tiptree Awards.[6] Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021 [25]
  • Queen's Hunt, Tor Books, July 2012, Locus 2012 Recommended Reading List.[7] Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021 [26]
  • Allegiance, Tor Books, October 2013.[8][9] Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021 [27]
  • Nocturnall (novelette), December 2015. Re-released under Claire O'Dell [28]

Other books[]

  • The Time Roads, Tor Books, October 2014; finalist for Best Fantasy Novel (2014 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards).[21] Re-released under Claire O'Dell [29]
  • A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories,[30] Lethe Press (June 2010), second edition published by the author (May 2011); finalist for Best Indie Fantasy/Paranormal (2011 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards) [31] Re-released under Claire O'Dell [32]

References[]

  1. ^ "Beth Bernobich". Tor.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Romantic Times Award Nominees & Winners". Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. ^ O'Dell, Claire (August 12, 2018). A study in honor. OCLC 1030279255.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "31st Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ "River of Souls". 29 September 2010.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "The James Tiptree Jr Award, 2010". 2011-03-21.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "FAQ". September 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Author Interview with Beth Bernobich". Romantic Times. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Beth Bernobich – Allegiance cover art and synopsis reveal". Upcoming4.me. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Thief of War". 18 September 2013.
  11. ^ http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?878712 Title: Pig, Crane, Fox: Three Hearts Unfolding
  12. ^ http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/86334 Pig, Crane, Fox, an Ebook by Beth Bernobich
  13. ^ http://www.worldcat.org/title/fox-and-phoenix/oclc/642844111 Fox & Phoenix
  14. ^ "Fox and Phoenix by Beth Bernobich | Penguin Random House Audio". www.randomhouse.com.
  15. ^ "YALSA 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominations". Archived from the original on 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  16. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120319004613/http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0606/flight.shtml A Flight of Numbers Fantastique Strange by Beth Bernobich
  17. ^ http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/postscripts-issue-15-signed-hc-by-peter-crowther--nick-gevers-editors-645-p.asp UK genre publisher of SF, Horror & Fantasy fiction
  18. ^ http://www.prime-books.com/shop/trade-paperbacks/the-years-best-science-fiction-fantasy-2009-edited-by-rich-horton/ Prime Books – The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
  19. ^ http://www.casopisxb1.cz/obsahy/obsah-xb-1-62011 Obsah XB-1 6/2011
  20. ^ http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/ars-memoriae-hc-by-beth-bernobich-471-p.asp UK genre publisher of SF, Horror & Fantasy fiction
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "RT Award Nominees & Winners / Fantasy Novel". www.rtbookreviews.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Fiction Book Review: A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell. Harper Voyager, $15.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-269930-5". PublishersWeekly.com.
  23. ^ "Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: The Hound of Justice by Claire O'Dell. Harper Voyager, $15.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-06-269933-6". PublishersWeekly.com.
  24. ^ "Finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards". 10 March 2020.
  25. ^ Passion Play. 16 February 2021.
  26. ^ Queen's Hunt. 16 February 2021.
  27. ^ Allegiance. 19 February 2021.
  28. ^ Nocturnall: A River of Souls Story.
  29. ^ The Time Roads. 12 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Publication: A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories". www.isfdb.org.
  31. ^ "RT Bookreviewer's Award Ceremony in Orlando, Florida". www.rtbookreviews.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011.
  32. ^ O'Dell, Claire. "A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories" – via Amazon.

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