Cleave

A remarkable SF writer who’s leaving many of her contemporaries in the dust - SFReviews

This deftly told story … is poised on a knifes edge. Bear’s talent for portraying cultural divergence and conflict is especially apparent in this intense wrap-up - Publishers Weekly

Elizabeth Bear was born on the same day as Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, but in a different year. This, coupled with a childhood tendency toward reading the dictionary, doomed her early to penury, intransigence and the writing of speculative fiction.

She is a recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and a Locus Award, and has been nominated for the BSFA, Philip K. Dick and Lambda awards. She lives in southern New England with a presumptuous cat and her hobbies include archery, guitar and the indiscriminate slaughter of defenseless houseplants.