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Natania Barron

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http://www.goodreads.com/NataniaBarron

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June 14, 1981 in Pittsfield, MA, The United States

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http://www.nataniabarron.com

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories, Literature & Fiction

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George R.R. Martin, Greg Keyes, J.R.R. Tolkien, Edith Wharton, [a:E. M...more

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October 2010

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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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Pilgrim is the GeekMom Book of the Month at Goodreads!

That’s right. If you’ve been waiting to talk aboutPilgrim of the Sky,now is your chance. I’m thrilled that the book was chosen as the Goodreads book of May for the GeekMom Book Club over at Goodreads*, and the conversation has already begun. Don’t worry if you’re not a mom, it’s not a requirement!

If you haven’t picked up the book yet, it’s availableat theCandlemark & Gleam Website, atAmazon...

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Average rating: 4.39 · 69 ratings · 19 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Pilgrim of the Sky 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Steampunk Tales: Issue 4 by G.D. Falksen (Goodreads Author), Phil Brucato, Arkwright 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Subversion: Science Fiction & Fantasy Tales of Challenging the Norm by Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Kelly Jennings 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Dark Futures: Tales of Dystopia SF by Jason Sizemore (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James F. Reilly, Elaine Blose 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Crossed Genres Issue 16: Steampunk by Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kay T. Holt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelly Jennings (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Crossed Genres Quarterly 1 (Quarterly, #1) by Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kay T. Holt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jaym Gates 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Bull Spec #2 (Bull Spec, #2) by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn (Editor), Kaolin Fire, Joey Jordan (Illustrator) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Bull Spec #1 (Bull Spec, #1) by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn (Editor), D. Harlan Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Interviewee), Lee Hammock (Interviewee) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Bull Spec #3 (Bull Spec, #3) by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn (Editor), David Steffen, Robert Laughlin (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:

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Natania Barron liked Vincent Morrison's review of Pilgrim of the Sky: " This book was, in a word, beautiful. The imagery was lush, the characters compelling, and the subject matter was right up my alley. I'm a sucker for stories about alternate worlds and dimensional travel. I couldn't help but think of Jack Chalker o... " Read more of this review »
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Natania Barron voted on a poll in the GeekMom group What book should the GeekMom Book Club read in May? she voted for Pilgrim of the Sky
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Natania Barron liked Megan's review of Pilgrim of the Sky: " Absolutely adored this book. So much about the storytelling style and the aesthetic of the world clicked for me, I was sorry that the book was so short, because I would have loved to spend more time with these characters. The travelling between ki... " Read more of this review »
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