Элизабет Бир - Ancestral Night

My friend Jon Singer, who kindly allowed me to borrow his last name for a boat, and is so much cooler and gentler and more fascinating of a person than I could ever be able to render in these words.

And of course and most of all, my beloved Scott, who makes all things possible.

—Elizabeth Bear

Hopeful House

South Hadley, Massachusetts

4 February 2018

ELIZABETH BEARwas born on the same day as Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, but in a different year. She is the Hugo, Sturgeon, Locus, and Campbell Award—winning author of thirty novels and over a hundred short stories, and her hobbies of rock climbing, archery, kayaking, and horseback riding have led more than one person to accuse her of prepping for a portal fantasy adventure. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, writer Scott Lynch. You can follow her on Twitter at @matociquala.

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Names: Bear, Elizabeth, author.

Title: Ancestral night / Elizabeth Bear.

Description: First edition. | London ; New York : Saga Press, [2019] | Series: White Space ; book 1

Identifiers: LCCN 2018017492 | ISBN 9781534402980 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781534403000 (eBook)

Subjects: | GSAFD: Fantasy fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3602.E2475 A63 2019 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018017492