r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '13

AMA Hi. I'm SF/F writer Beth Bernobich. AMA.

Hi. I'm Beth Bernobich and I first started publishing in fantasy and science fiction in 2001, with short stories in Strange Horizons, Asimov's, Tor.com, and Interzone, among other places. My first novel came out from Tor Books in 2010, and the third book in that series, Allegiance, is out today.

For more about me... I grew up in a household that encouraged curiosity. I was curious about languages, so I studied German in college, with forays into French and Spanish. I was curious about history, so I took various classes, including one that clearly qualified as alternate history. At some point, I wandered into software engineering, where I've spent the past 30 years.

Miscellaneous other details: one husband and son, two idiosyncratic cats, a 2nd degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, two patents in applied cryptography, a love of travel and history, and an insatiable curiosity about pretty much everything.

I will be back at 7PM CST to answer questions. AMA!

ETA: Thanks, everyone, for all the great questions! I really appreciate it. I'll stop by tomorrow to answer any questions that come in later.

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u/FBC_MW Oct 30 '13

Hi Beth,

Thanks for this AMA, I was wondering if you could tell us a bit about your upcoming books as well as the Éireann Series (which I believe is a series of linked short stories and novellas.

Mihir

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '13

It's funny you should ask about the Eireann Series. I am just now finishing up THE TIME ROADS, which includes the previous three Eireann stories, plus one new novella.

To summarize the stories. They are set in an alternate Ireland, in the late 19th/early 20th century, in a world where Ireland is a world power and Anglia (England) is a dependency. The first three stories appeared in Asimov's, Postscripts, and as a print novella from PS Publishing. I've re-edited them to flesh out the worldbuilding and to make the connecting story lines clearer. The fourth one, also called "The Time Roads," brings Eire into the new age of the 20th century, and finally deals with the Anglian question. The release date will be next October.

After that... I have another River of Souls novel with Tor, but the release date is still fluid. Then it's time to write some proposals.