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Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear 2015, Hardcover Dust Jacket A TOR Book Ex-Library

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Item specifics

Condition
Acceptable
A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. The binding may be slightly damaged but integrity is still intact. Possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Seller Notes
“Ex-library--stamps, stickers, pen marks and plastic over the cover.”
Type
Novel
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket, Ex-Library
Intended Audience
Adults
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Inscribed
No
Vintage
No
ISBN
9780765375247

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-10
0765375249
ISBN-13
9780765375247
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201659847

Product Key Features

Book Title
Karen Memory
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Science Fiction / Steampunk, Crime, Science Fiction / General
Genre
Fiction
Author
Elizabeth Bear
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Her language, a celebrated feature in all of her writing, shines here in her descriptions of the setting…. Like George R.R. Martin, Bear presents third-person limited viewpoints from multiple characters, a strategy that allows her to delve deep into their heads without losing her own distinctive poetic narrative voice., This lean, sinewy, visceral narrative, set forth in extraordinarily vivid prose full of telling detail, conveys a remarkable sense of time and place, where the characters belong to the landscape and whose personalities derive naturally from it.… Gripping, perfectly balanced and highly recommended., Elizabeth Bear launches a trilogy in a fantastic new world with this compelling tale.... Bear creates a vivid world where wizards must sacrifice their ability to procreate in order to control magic and the sky changes to reflect the gods of the land's rulers., "This lean, sinewy, visceral narrative, set forth in extraordinarily vivid prose full of telling detail, conveys a remarkable sense of time and place, where the characters belong to the landscape and whose personalities derive naturally from it.... Gripping, perfectly balanced and highly recommended." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on Range of Ghosts "Elizabeth Bear launches a trilogy in a fantastic new world with this compelling tale.... Bear creates a vivid world where wizards must sacrifice their ability to procreate in order to control magic and the sky changes to reflect the gods of the land's rulers." -- Publishers Weekly on Range of Ghosts "Her characters possess depth of feeling as well as political acumen, bringing a personal element to a broad-scale epic fantasy.... Highly recommended." -- Library Journal on Range of Ghosts "Her language, a celebrated feature in all of her writing, shines here in her descriptions of the setting.... Like George R.R. Martin, Bear presents third-person limited viewpoints from multiple characters, a strategy that allows her to delve deep into their heads without losing her own distinctive poetic narrative voice." -- The DC Spotlight, This lean, sinewy, visceral narrative, set forth in extraordinarily vivid prose full of telling detail, conveys a remarkable sense of time and place, where the characters belong to the landscape and whose personalities derive naturally from it.... Gripping, perfectly balanced and highly recommended., Her characters possess depth of feeling as well as political acumen, bringing a personal element to a broad-scale epic fantasy.... Highly recommended., Her characters possess depth of feeling as well as political acumen, bringing a personal element to a broad-scale epic fantasy…. Highly recommended., Elizabeth Bear launches a trilogy in a fantastic new world with this compelling tale.… Bear creates a vivid world where wizards must sacrifice their ability to procreate in order to control magic and the sky changes to reflect the gods of the land's rulers., "This lean, sinewy, visceral narrative, set forth in extraordinarily vivid prose full of telling detail, conveys a remarkable sense of time and place, where the characters belong to the landscape and whose personalities derive naturally from it.… Gripping, perfectly balanced and highly recommended."- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, on Range of Ghosts "Elizabeth Bear launches a trilogy in a fantastic new world with this compelling tale.… Bear creates a vivid world where wizards must sacrifice their ability to procreate in order to control magic and the sky changes to reflect the gods of the land's rulers." - Publishers Weekly on Range of Ghosts "Her characters possess depth of feeling as well as political acumen, bringing a personal element to a broad-scale epic fantasy…. Highly recommended."- Library Journal on Range of Ghosts "Her language, a celebrated feature in all of her writing, shines here in her descriptions of the setting…. Like George R.R. Martin, Bear presents third-person limited viewpoints from multiple characters, a strategy that allows her to delve deep into their heads without losing her own distinctive poetic narrative voice."- The DC Spotlight, Her language, a celebrated feature in all of her writing, shines here in her descriptions of the setting.... Like George R.R. Martin, Bear presents third-person limited viewpoints from multiple characters, a strategy that allows her to delve deep into their heads without losing her own distinctive poetic narrative voice.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
"You ain't gonna like what I have to tell you, but I'm gonna tell you anyway. See, my name is Karen Memery, like memory only spelt with an e, and I'm one of the girls what works in the H tel Mon Cherie on Amity Street. H tel has a little hat over the o like that. It's French, so Beatrice tells me." Set in the late 19th century--when the city we now call Seattle Underground was the whole town (and still on the surface), when airships plied the trade routes, would-be gold miners were heading to the gold fields of Alaska, and steam-powered mechanicals stalked the waterfront, Karen is a young woman on her own, is making the best of her orphaned state by working in Madame Damnable's high-quality bordello. Through Karen's eyes we get to know the other girls in the house--a resourceful group--and the poor and the powerful of the town. Trouble erupts one night when a badly injured girl arrives at their door, beggin sanctuary, followed by the man who holds her indenture, and who has a machine that can take over anyone's mind and control their actions. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the next night brings a body dumped in their rubbish heap--a streetwalker who has been brutally murdered. Bear brings alive this Jack-the-Ripper yarn of the old west with a light touch in Karen's own memorable voice, and a mesmerizing evocation of classic steam-powered science., "You ain't gonna like what I have to tell you, but I'm gonna tell you anyway. See, my name is Karen Memery, like memory only spelt with an e, and I'm one of the girls what works in the Hôtel Mon Cherie on Amity Street. Hôtel has a little hat over the o like that. It's French, so Beatrice tells me." Set in the late 19th century--when the city we now call Seattle Underground was the whole town (and still on the surface), when airships plied the trade routes, would-be gold miners were heading to the gold fields of Alaska, and steam-powered mechanicals stalked the waterfront, Karen is a young woman on her own, is making the best of her orphaned state by working in Madame Damnable's high-quality bordello. Through Karen's eyes we get to know the other girls in the house--a resourceful group--and the poor and the powerful of the town. Trouble erupts one night when a badly injured girl arrives at their door, beggin sanctuary, followed by the man who holds her indenture, and who has a machine that can take over anyone's mind and control their actions. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the next night brings a body dumped in their rubbish heap--a streetwalker who has been brutally murdered. Bear brings alive this Jack-the-Ripper yarn of the old west with a light touch in Karen's own memorable voice, and a mesmerizing evocation of classic steam-powered science.
LC Classification Number
PS3602.E2475K37

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