Friday, February 6, 2015

Steampunk Giveaway!: Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear

Tor has given me the opportunity to do another giveaway. This one is steampunk! I am very curious about this book and I should have a review of it soon. Don't ya just love that cover?

Hardcover
352 p.
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 2/3/15
“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, begging 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.
About the Author:
Elizabeth Bear was the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005 and has won two Hugo Awards for her short fiction along with a Sturgeon Award and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Now she returns after the conclusion her highly-praised Eternal Sky trilogy with a Western steampunk set in a reimagined 19th century Seattle in Karen Memory (A Tor Hardcover; $25.99; On sale February 3, 2015), the unforgettable story of a plucky heroine risking her life for friendship.

Giveaway!
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17 comments:

  1. I'm actually really excited about this one. Which is kind of funny, b/c I just (like a week ago) swore off steampunk, LOL. But this one's part western too, so I think I'll like it. Thanks for the giveaway! And yes, that cover is fantastic.

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  2. I'm hearing good things about this book. I need a little break from Steampunk right now, but I'm putting it on the TBR list.

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  3. Have been hearing good things about this one -- gorgeous cover. Plus, steampunk! Good luck, everybody!

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  4. I'm looking forward to this book. Love the cover! Love the writer!

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  5. I love finding new steampunk stories to feed my addiction, so I'm looking forward to reading Karen Memory. :D

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  6. Love the cover! And while I haven't read much steampunk, this one sounds intriguing!

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  7. I love steampunk and the cover rocks, thanks for sharing this Melissa!

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  8. I think that this book sounds fantastic! I'm always looking for new steampunk :) thanks for sharing!

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  9. Loving the cover. I can actually hear Karen's voice as I read the book blurb which is always a good sign.

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  10. Looks like an interesting book. Love the cover!

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  11. Oh now you know I have to enter for this. It's STEAMPUNK!! Lol. I never thought I'd enjoy the magic of steam powered engines and such until I got hooked. Clockworks and all. It's a magic of it's own!

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  12. oh my itchy hands want this, it looks like so much fun and it's steampunk? yes please :D I love the world, so different and exciting.

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