Garnering rave reviews from multiple publications, Elizabeth Bear is a rising voice in science fiction. Michelangelo Kisanagi-Jones and Vincent Katherinessen, former abassador-spies, have been ordered to New Amazonia to bring back information about the planet's cheap, renewable energy source. But secretly, one of the men devises other plans. "[An] action-packed, thought-provoking story."-Booklist, starred review
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"Bear's world building is excellent; there were so many good things: the matriarchal world, the way she handled homosexuality, the society that was based on assessing and killing humans but were strict vegans and infantilize women vs the society that valued natural reproduction and was horrified by the assessment but ate meat and kept the men as chattel, the watches. So many good ideas, but the espionage seemed routine, not up to her wide ranging intelligence. Read it for the world building, put up with the espionage." — Joyce (4 out of 5 stars)
"Bear's world building is excellent; there were so many good things: the matriarchal world, the way she handled homosexuality, the society that was based on assessing and killing humans but were strict vegans and infantilize women vs the society that valued natural reproduction and was horrified by the assessment but ate meat and kept the men as chattel, the watches. So many good ideas, but the espionage seemed routine, not up to her wide ranging intelligence. Read it for the world building, put up with the espionage."
" I liked that main characters were gay but... I spent most of the book trying to figure out which protaganist was which - 1 character being called different names by each person they meet can be confusing. First half of the book was way to much introspective angst for my liking. Started to get interesting once the alien finally made itsself known. But then the ending just fell flat. (I kept yelling at the book, "Did you learn nothing from "Serenity"? Movie came out in '05, this book in '06) "
" My first novel from Ms. Bear, and a treat it was! The characters are fully fleshed, and her detail is perfect; full but not boring. To date I have read five novels of hers, and each one is a delight to behold. Kudos! "
" I actually liked this one, much more satisfying than her 'Undertow'. "
" Wow, so good. Wow. It's a disturbing read in some ways, but it's meant to be. So good. "
" An interesting premise, but the plot was so complicated that it was hard to really get into the story. I guess I wanted it to be more escapist than it was. "
" Wow, always nice to find a new author. Enjoyed the story and the telling "
" I wanted to like it, and I liked the concept, but in the end I never ended up sympathizing with the characters. The plot was a little messy too. "
" Very interesting. The whole plot and counterplot and plot within plot and betrayal and treason has a flavor of medieval Italian (say, Venice or Florence) vendetta. "
" Gender roles and gender domination in the far future. I want to read more in this universe! "
" Sequential Tart review "
" 1970's Lesbian-feminist utopianism updated for a more cynical - and realistic age. "
" Vincent Katherinessen & Michelangelo Kusanagi-Jones- former lovers-sent to New Amazonia- where men are inferior to get them to join federation;both have their own agenda;meet Kii (a transcended dragon with great power Wonderful book. "
" I really liked what she attempted to do with issues of power dynamics within and across cultures. The book could have used a little closer editing, since there were explanatory bits tht got repeated a few times. "
" When I first started reading 'Carnival' I was afraid it was going to be too Space Opera for my tastes, but it quickly turned out that it was far more political than Space-Wars-With-Ray-Guns and the characters were nicely fleshed out. "
Elizabeth Bear, also known as Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky, is an American author known for her speculative fiction. Among her many awards, she is one of only five writers who have gone on to win multiple Hugo Awards for fiction after winning the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She also won a Sturgeon Award and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is the author of the acclaimed Eternal Sky series. Elizabeth Bear shares a birthday with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins.
Celeste Ciulla is an accomplished actress and voice-over artist based in New York City. For her stage performances, she has received the 2010 Lunt–Fontanne Fellowship and the Callaway Award. She is also an Earphones Award–winning narrator.
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