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Natania Barron

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Natania Barron is a writer with a penchant for the speculative; she is also an unrepentant geek. Her work has appeared in Weird Tales, EscapePod, The Gatehouse Gazette, Thaumatrope, Bull Spec, Crossed Genres, Steampunk Tales, Faerie Magazine, and in a number of anthologies. Her work often incorporates Victorian aesthetics with magic and science fiction, treading between genres whenever possible. Her first novel, Pilgrim of the Sky, will be available in December of 2011.

Natania is also the founder of The Outer Alliance, a group dedicated to queer advocacy in speculative fiction. Recently, she joined the Bull Spec crew as a fiction editor.

In addition, Natania also blogs for Wired Magazine’s GeekDad Blog as well as Geeks Are Sexy. Also, Natani...more

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Natania Barron's Blog

Meld With Me: I’m on SFSignal’s Mind Meld, Talking About Superhero Movies

By nature, I pick everything apart. And while that proves true for almost every media stream out there, for some reason when it comes to superhero movies it isn’t a problem. I had a blast going on about some of my most anticipated.

I share my thoughts at SFSignal today. Check it out!

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Average rating: 4.17 · 139 ratings · 42 reviews · 13 distinct works · Similar authors

	Pilgrim of the Sky 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geek Mom: Projects, Tips, and Adventures for Moms and Their 21st-Century Families by Natania Barron (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kathy Ceceri (Goodreads Author), Corrina Lawson (Goodreads Author) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steampunk Tales: Issue 4 by G.D. Falksen (Goodreads Author), Phil Brucato, Arkwright 4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Subversion: Science Fiction & Fantasy Tales of Challenging the Norm by Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Kelly Jennings 4.79 of 5 stars 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shotguns v. Cthulhu by Robin D. Laws (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Natania Barron (Goodreads Author), Steve Dempsey 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Futures: Tales of Dystopia SF by Jason Sizemore (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James F. Reilly, Elaine Blose 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weird Tales #356 (Summer 2010) by Ann VanderMeer (Editor), Margaret Brundage (Illustrator), Rae Bryant (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossed Genres Quarterly 1 (Quarterly, #1) by Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kay T. Holt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jaym Gates 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossed Genres Issue 16: Steampunk by Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kay T. Holt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelly Jennings (Editor) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bull Spec #1 (Bull Spec, #1) by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn (Editor), D. Harlan Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Interviewee), Lee Hammock (Interviewee) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Stress of Her Regard

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

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Natania Barron liked Fangs for the Fantasy's review of Pilgrim of the Sky: " Maddie is trying to move on in her life after the disappearance and presumed death of her long term lover, Alvin. But Alvin’s brother, Randy is less willing to let her go and through Alvin’s contacts shows her the truth of where he has gone. He has... " Read more of this review »
Dec 13, 2012 07:40am · see review
Natania Barron liked Kay's review of Pilgrim of the Sky: " I received this book from a NetGalle request. Maddie is trying to move on with her life after the disappearance of her fiance but just when she is ready to move on she gets sucked into his strange world. During this process she must find herself an... " Read more of this review »
Oct 26, 2012 08:59pm · see review
Natania Barron liked Sam Levine's review of Pilgrim of the Sky: " A nice spin on the alternate universes theme. I think there were some aspects of the heroine's history that could have been fleshed out better, but the author went for a somewhat minimalist approach, which worked well since the plot had a lot of... " Read more of this review »
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Natania Barron is on page 200 of 470 of The Stress of Her Regard: Still struggling. Keats is about to die and I'm pretty sure the last three fifths of this book ate going to continue being a being difficult. Of for a glimpse of an interesting female character... The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers progress:	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Natania Barron rated a book 3 of 5 stars Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Natania Barron rated a book 4 of 5 stars Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) read in July, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Throne of the Crescent Moon is the perfect cure for the ordinary fantasy novel. Set in a rich and colorful medieval world reminiscent of The Arabian Nights, it is an unforgettable adventure filled with unusual heroes brought together and bound with r...more
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