Stone Mad: A Karen Memory Adventure

Readers met the irrepressible Karen Memory in Elizabeth Bear's 2015 novel Karen Memory, and fell in love with her steampunk Victorian Pacific Northwest city, and her down-to-earth story-telling voice.

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Now Karen is back with Stone Mad, a new story about spiritualists, magicians, con-men, and an angry lost tommy-knocker--a magical creature who generally lives in the deep gold mines of Alaska, but has been kidnapped and brought to Rapid City.

Karen and Priya are out for a night on the town, celebrating the purchase of their own little ranch and Karen's retirement from the Hotel Ma Cherie, when they meet the Arcadia Sisters, spiritualists who unexpectedly stir up the tommy-knocker in the basement. The ensuing show could bring down the house, if Karen didn't rush in to rescue everyone she can.

Author: Elizabeth Bear
Publisher: Tordotcom
Published: 03/20/2018
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781250163837

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2018 pg. 5
Shelf Awareness 04/17/2018
Booklist 03/01/2018 pg. 32
Library Journal 03/15/2018 pg. 77

About the Author
ELIZABETH BEAR was the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005. She has won two Hugo Awards for her short fiction, a Sturgeon Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is the author of many novels, including Karen Memory and The Eternal Sky series. Bear lives in South Hadley, Massachusetts, with her husband, novelist Scott Lynch.