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“The world is not kindly to those who seek wisdom, Will.”

Book:Ink and Steel

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Ink and Steel

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Elizabeth Bear

Elizabeth Bear is an accomplished American science fiction and fantasy author, born on September 22, 1971. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound humanistic concerns, earning her a dedicated fan base. more

“Kit reached up and over, felt down the spring plane of his shoulder blade. His left arm with its old injury wouldn’t flex so far; he reached with the right. Blood-gorged flesh heated his fingertips. He could feel, almost, the outline of each tooth, the roughness of a seeking tongue. Right where someone might bite a lover take from behind- Right where a wing would take root, if he had wings.”

Speculative Historical Fiction

Book:Ink and Steel

Source: Ink and Steel

“With his flowing hair, he much resembled the Vampire Lestat. He is taller than Lestat, but he has the same lithe build, the same very blue eyes and a muscular strength to him, and a squareness of face which is almost pretty.”

Speculative Historical Fiction

Book:Pandora

Source: Pandora

“What does it mean to write? David, you’ll never see this question repeated, because with each page I understand more and more-I see the patterns that have before eluded me, and driven me to dream rather than to live.”

Speculative Historical Fiction

Book:Pandora

Source: Pandora

“Kit woke curled tight in layers of his cloak, the French seams he’d stitched flat still prickling his skin, a name on his lips, Mehiel.”

Speculative Historical Fiction

Book:Hell and Earth

Source: Hell and Earth

“The patchwork bard’s cloak he swung around his shoulders smelled of smoke and sweet resin and strong whiskey, so every time he inhalted it was though the Devil’s hand traced his spine.”

Speculative Historical Fiction

Book:Hell and Earth

Source: Hell and Earth

“She seemed to him a long spill of dark water, a black surface shattered with ephermal reflections of light.”

Speculative Historical Fiction

Book:Hell and Earth

Source: Hell and Earth

“Twist the poetry as you will.”

Speculative Historical Fiction

Book:Pandora

Source: Pandora

“People ask me why I do what I do. And my answer is to do anything less is to do nothing at all.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Pretty colors that she wore in her hair, like fragments of the sunrise, made him think of all the mornings they had yet to see.”

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Book:I Took a Plane to Die in Denver

Source: I Took a Plane to Die in Denver

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