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Carolyn Ives Gilman

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Carolyn Ives Gilman has been publishing science fiction and fantasy for almost twenty years. Her first novel, Halfway Human, published by Avon/Eos in 1998, was called “one of the most compelling explorations of gender and power in recent SF” by Locus magazine. Her short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies such as F&SF, Bending the Landscape, The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, The Best From Fantasy & Science Fiction, Interzone, Universe, Full Spectrum, and others. Her fiction has been translated into Italian, Russian, German, Czech and Romanian. In 1992 she was a finalist for the Nebula Award for her novella, “The Honeycrafters.”

In her professional career, Gilman is a historian specializing in 18th and...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 1,220 ratings · 194 reviews · 24 distinct works · Similar authors

	Halfway Human 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1998 — 4 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
	Isles of the Forsaken 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	The Ice Owl 3.09 of 5 stars 3.09 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
	Arkfall 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2010 — 5 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
	Ison of the Isles 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Aliens of the Heart: Short Fiction (Conversation Pieces, Volume 19) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007	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
	Candle In A Bottle 3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006	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
	Year's Best SF 14 by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Carolyn Ives Gilman (Contributor) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2009 — 6 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
	Bending the Landscape: Fantasy by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), Stephen Pagel (Editor / Contributor), J.K. Potter (Artist) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1997 — 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
	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois (Editor), Paul J. McAuley (Contributor), Carolyn Ives Gilman (Contributor) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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

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