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Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.

Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.

In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest ...more

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Free Fiction Monday: Improvements

As a woman in the Middle Ages, Maude knows her place. But her husband’s early death means she must fulfill his duties until their son comes of age.

When a woman appears on her doorstep bloodied and broken, Maude must decide how far she will go to protect her son’s estate. Will she follow the cultural rules, or will she find a strength she didn’t know she possessed?

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Average rating: 3.8 · 81,399 ratings · 8,509 reviews · 1,387 distinct works • Similar authors

	Star Wars: The New Rebellion 3.47 avg rating — 6,984 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Diving into the Wreck (Diving Universe, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 2,426 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Disappeared (Retrieval Artist, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 2,277 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	X-Men: A Novelization by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Goodreads Author), Dean Wesley Smith, Ed Solomon 4.07 avg rating — 1,832 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Extremes (Retrieval Artist, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,115 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Sacrifice (The Fey, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 990 ratings — published 1995 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Consequences (Retrieval Artist, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 925 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Buried Deep (Retrieval Artist, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 863 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Paloma (Retrieval Artist, #5) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Goodreads Author), Chris Moore (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 770 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“Perhaps true faith is a form of insanity.”
― Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The Sacrifice

tags: faith, insanity

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“Like Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake and Robert B. Parker and oh so many others, I want to die with my boots on, facedown on my keyboard if possible, in the middle of a sentence.”
― Kristine Kathryn Rusch

tags: creative-writing, publishing, writer, writing-life

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“Our subconscious works in metaphors, stories, and word play. That's why a particular story or movie may mean more to some people than to others. Have you considered why you quest for this tale now?”
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Polls

March Science Fiction: This poll decides which 2 books move on the the run-off poll for March SF Book of the Month!

This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman

9 votes, 22.0%

Diving into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

7 votes, 17.1%

The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfeld

7 votes, 17.1%

Becoming Alien by Rebecca Ore

4 votes, 9.8%

The Birthday of the World And Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin

4 votes, 9.8%

Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick

3 votes, 7.3%

The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad

3 votes, 7.3%

The Blue World by Jack Vance

2 votes, 4.9%

The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman

2 votes, 4.9%

Clade by Mark Budz

0 votes, 0.0%

41 total votes

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