Beth Bernobich (born 1959) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She also goes by the

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Claire O'Dell. She was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania in 1959. Her first novel, ''Passion Play'' was published by

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in October 2010, and won the

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2010 Reviewer Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy. Her novel, ''A Study in Honor'' was published by

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in July 2018 and won the 2019

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Selected works

River of Souls Series

* "River of Souls", Tor.com, September 2010 * ''Passion Play'', October 2010, from Tor Books, winner for Best Epic Fantasy (2010 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards), long-listed for the 2010

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* ''Queen's Hunt'', Tor Books, July 2012, Locus 2012 Recommended Reading List * ''Allegiance'', Tor Books, October 2013 * ''Thief of War'' (novella), Tor.com, 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, re-released in e-book format, September 2011 * ''Fox and Phoenix'', from

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in October 2011, and in audiobook from Random House in October 2011; nominated for the YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ''The Ghost Dragon's Daughter'' (novelette), October 2015

Éireann Series

* "A Flight of Numbers Fantastique Strange" Asimov's Magazine, June 2006 * "The Golden Octopus", Postscripts, Summer 2008; reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2009, Rich Horton (ed.), January 2010; reprinted in XB-1, Czech translation, June 2011 * ''Ars Memoriae'', PS Publishing, December 2009 * ''The Time Roads'', Tor Books, October 2014; finalist for Best Fantasy Novel (2014 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards)

As Claire O'Dell

The Janet Watson Chronicles

*''A Study in Honor'', July 2018, Harper Voyager; Winner, Best Lesbian Mystery (2019 Lambda Literary Awards) *''The Hound of Justice'', July 2019, Harper Voyager; Finalist, Best Lesbian Mystery (2020 Lambda Literary Awards)

The Mage and Empire Series

*''A Jewel Bright Sea'', September 2019, Rebel Base Books (an imprint of

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) *''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 * ''Queen's Hunt'', Tor Books, July 2012, Locus 2012 Recommended Reading List. Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021 * ''Allegiance'', Tor Books, October 2013. Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021 * ''Nocturnall'' (novelette), December 2015. Re-released under Claire O'Dell

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 * ''A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories'', Lethe Press (June 2010), second edition published by the author (May 2011); finalist for Best Indie Fantasy/Paranormal (2011 RT Reviewers' Choice Awards) Re-released under Claire O'Dell

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernobich, Beth 1959 births Living people American science fiction writers American fantasy writers 21st-century American novelists American women novelists American women science fiction and fantasy writers 21st-century American women writers Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction winners People from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Writers from Pennsylvania