Beth Bernobich
{{Short description|American writer}}
{{infobox writer
|name=Beth Bernobich
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1959}}
|birth_place=Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|pseudonym=Claire O'Dell
|occupation=Writer
|genres={{flatlist|
}}
|awards=Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery (2019),
RT Reviewers Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy (2010)
|website={{url|https://claireodell.com}}
}}
Beth Bernobich (born 1959) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She also goes by the pen name Claire O'Dell. She was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania in 1959.{{cite web|title=Beth Bernobich|url=http://www.tor.com/bios/authors/bethbernobich|publisher=Tor.com|accessdate=14 July 2011|archive-date=3 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003215508/http://www.tor.com/bios/authors/bethbernobich|url-status=dead}} Her first novel, Passion Play was published by Tor Books in October 2010, and won the Romantic Times 2010 Reviewer Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy.{{cite web|title=Winners of 2010 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards|url=https://locusmag.com/2011/06/winners-of-2010-romantic-times-reviewers-choice-awards/|date=3 June 2011}} Her novel, A Study in Honor{{Cite book|title=A study in honor|first=Claire|last=O'Dell|date=August 12, 2018|oclc = 1030279255}} was published by Harper Voyager in July 2018 and won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2019/06/lambda-literary-awards-31st-winners/|title=31st Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced|date=4 June 2019}}
Selected works
= River of Souls Series =
- "River of Souls", Tor.com, September 2010{{Cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/09/river-of-souls|title = River of Souls|date = 29 September 2010}}
- Passion Play, October 2010, from Tor Books, winner for Best Epic Fantasy (2010 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards), long-listed for the 2010 Tiptree Award{{cite web|title=The James Tiptree Jr Award, 2010|url=http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/03/the-james-tiptree-jr-award-2010|date=2011-03-21}}
- Queen's Hunt, Tor Books, July 2012, Locus 2012 Recommended Reading List{{Cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/aboutlocusonline/faq/|title=FAQ|date=September 28, 2017}}
- Allegiance, Tor Books, October 2013{{cite web|title=Author Interview with Beth Bernobich|url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/content/author-interview-beth-bernobich|publisher=Romantic Times|accessdate=21 July 2011}}{{cite web|title=Beth Bernobich – Allegiance cover art and synopsis reveal|url=http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/beth-bernobich-allegiance-cover-art-and-synopsis-reveal|publisher=Upcoming4.me|accessdate=11 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319074220/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/beth-bernobich-allegiance-cover-art-and-synopsis-reveal|archive-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead}}
- Thief of War (novella), Tor.com, September 2013{{Cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/09/thief-of-war|title = Thief of War|date = 18 September 2013}}
- Nocturnall (novelette), December 2015
= Lóng City and The Seventy Kingdoms =
- "Pig, Crane, Fox: Three Hearts Unfolding", Magic in the Mirrorstone, from Mirrorstone Books, in 2008,http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?878712 Title: Pig, Crane, Fox: Three Hearts Unfolding re-released in e-book format, September 2011http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/86334 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705173658/http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/86334 |date=2012-07-05 }} Pig, Crane, Fox, an Ebook by Beth Bernobich
- Fox and Phoenix,http://www.worldcat.org/title/fox-and-phoenix/oclc/642844111 Fox & Phoenix from Viking in October 2011, and in audiobook from Random House in October 2011;{{Cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary/catalog/display.php?isbn=9780307941695|title=Fox and Phoenix by Beth Bernobich | Penguin Random House Audio|website=www.randomhouse.com|access-date=2011-10-12|archive-date=2012-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105075103/http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary/catalog/display.php?isbn=9780307941695|url-status=dead}} nominated for the YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults{{cite web|title=YALSA 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominations|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestficya/titlesnominated.cfm|access-date=2011-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729103056/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestficya/titlesnominated.cfm|archive-date=2011-07-29|url-status=dead}}
- The Ghost Dragon's Daughter (novelette), October 2015
= Éireann Series =
- "A Flight of Numbers Fantastique Strange" Asimov's Magazine, June 2006https://web.archive.org/web/20120319004613/http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0606/flight.shtml A Flight of Numbers Fantastique Strange by Beth Bernobich
- "The Golden Octopus", Postscripts, Summer 2008;http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/postscripts-issue-15-signed-hc-by-peter-crowther--nick-gevers-editors-645-p.asp UK genre publisher of SF, Horror & Fantasy fiction reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2009, Rich Horton (ed.), January 2010;http://www.prime-books.com/shop/trade-paperbacks/the-years-best-science-fiction-fantasy-2009-edited-by-rich-horton/ Prime Books – The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton reprinted in XB-1, Czech translation, June 2011http://www.casopisxb1.cz/obsahy/obsah-xb-1-62011 Obsah XB-1 6/2011
- Ars Memoriae, PS Publishing, December 2009http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/ars-memoriae-hc-by-beth-bernobich-471-p.asp UK genre publisher of SF, Horror & Fantasy fiction
- The Time Roads, Tor Books, October 2014; finalist for Best Fantasy Novel (2014 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards){{cite web |url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/award/2014/fantasy-novel |title=RT Award Nominees & Winners / Fantasy Novel |date=2014 |website=www.rtbookreviews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216192815/http://www.rtbookreviews.com:80/award/2014/fantasy-novel |archive-date=16 December 2014}}
As Claire O'Dell
= The Janet Watson Chronicles =
- A Study in Honor,{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-269930-5|title=Fiction Book Review: A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell. Harper Voyager, $15.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-269930-5|website=PublishersWeekly.com}} July 2018, Harper Voyager; Winner, Best Lesbian Mystery (2019 Lambda Literary Awards)
- The Hound of Justice,{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062699336|title=Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: The Hound of Justice by Claire O'Dell. Harper Voyager, $15.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-06-269933-6|website=PublishersWeekly.com}} July 2019, Harper Voyager; Finalist, Best Lesbian Mystery (2020 Lambda Literary Awards){{Cite web|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/books/a31261320/lambda-literary-awards-finalists-2020/|title=Finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards|date=10 March 2020}}
= The Mage and Empire Series =
- A Jewel Bright Sea, September 2019, Rebel Base Books (an imprint of Kensington Publishing)
- The Empire's Edge, TBD
= River of Souls Series =
- Passion Play, October 2010, from Tor Books, winner for Best Epic Fantasy (2010 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards), long-listed for the 2010 Tiptree Awards. Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WJRXFGC|title = Passion Play|date = 16 February 2021| publisher=Claire O'Dell }}
- Queen's Hunt, Tor Books, July 2012, Locus 2012 Recommended Reading List. Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WJS8SLC|title = Queen's Hunt|date = 16 February 2021| publisher=Claire O'Dell }}
- Allegiance, Tor Books, October 2013. Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08X321P9X|title = Allegiance|date = 19 February 2021| publisher=Claire O'Dell }}
- Nocturnall (novelette), December 2015. Re-released under Claire O'Dell{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0174Z1FUM|title = Nocturnall: A River of Souls Story}}
= Other books =
- The Time Roads, Tor Books, October 2014; finalist for Best Fantasy Novel (2014 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards). Re-released under Claire O'Dell{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SHYPM8F|title = The Time Roads|date = 12 January 2021| publisher=Claire O'Dell }}
- A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories,{{Cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?314715|title=Publication: A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories|website=www.isfdb.org}} Lethe Press (June 2010), second edition published by the author (May 2011); finalist for Best Indie Fantasy/Paranormal (2011 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards){{cite web |url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/rt-awards/nominees-and-winners?award_type=book |title=RT Bookreviewer's Award Ceremony in Orlando, Florida |date=2011 |website=www.rtbookreviews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507031234/http://www.rtbookreviews.com/rt-awards/nominees-and-winners?award_type=book |archive-date=7 May 2011}} Re-released under Claire O'Dell{{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051UW82C/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 |title=A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories |first=Claire |last=O'Dell |via=Amazon}}
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.claireodell.com}}
- {{isfdb name|id=Beth_Bernobich|name=Beth Bernobich}}
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Category:American science fiction writers
Category:American fantasy writers
Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:American women novelists
Category:American women science fiction and fantasy writers
Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction winners