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Karen Azinger

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

Influences

George Martin, Frank Herbert, JRR Tolkien

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September 2009

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Karen L Azinger has always loved fantasy fiction, and always hoped that someday she could give back to the genre a little of the joy that reading has always given her. Twelve years ago on a hike in the Columbia River Gorge she realized she had enough original ideas to finally write an epic fantasy. She started writing and never stopped. The Steel Queen is her first book, born from that hike in the gorge. Her medieval epic fantasy, the Silk & Steel Saga, is finished! The saga includes The Steel Queen, The Flame Priest, The Skeleton King, The Poison Priestess, The Knight Marshal, The Prince Deceiver, and The Battle Immortal. She has also published a collection of short stories, The Assassin's Tear, including two stories set in the world of Si ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 1,123 ratings · 169 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Steel Queen (The Silk & Steel Saga, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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
	The Flame Priest (The Silk & Steel Saga, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2011 — 3 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
	The Skeleton King (The Silk & Steel Saga, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	The Poison Priestess (The Silk & Steel Saga, #4) 4.37 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	The Knight Marshal (The Silk & Steel Saga, #5) 4.30 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2013 — 3 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
	The Prince Deceiver (The Silk & Steel Saga #6) 4.31 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	The Battle Immortal (The Silk & Steel Saga, #7) 4.46 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2015 — 4 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
	The Assassin's Tear 4.45 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 3 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
	Power Writing: Make Your Genre Fiction Soar 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 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
	Prophecy's Twist (The Silk & Steel Saga, #0.1) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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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Karen Azinger's Blog: The Silk & Steel Saga

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Check out the latest Silk & Steel promo video! Dare to enter the kingdoms of Erdhe! Enjoy!
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Series by Karen Azinger

The Silk & Steel Saga (7 books)
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“Courage comes in the form of a girl.”
― Karen Azinger, The Steel Queen

tags: action, adventure, epic, fantasy, fantasy-fiction

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“In the beginning there was only Darkness.”
― Karen Azinger, The Steel Queen

tags: action, adventure, epic, fantasy, fantasy-fiction, magic

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“Seek Knowledge, Protect Knowledge, Share Knowledge.”
― Karen Azinger, The Steel Queen

tags: action, adventure, epic, fantasy, fantasy-fiction, magic

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AUGUST Fantasy: This poll decides which two books will go on to the run off poll for the August 2014 Fantasy BOTM.

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

14 votes, 16.1%

A Sorcerer's Treason by Sarah Zettel

13 votes, 14.9%

Kinless by Stephen Godden

13 votes, 14.9%

Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner

12 votes, 13.8%

The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

9 votes, 10.3%

The Steel Queen by Karen Azinger

7 votes, 8.0%

The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

7 votes, 8.0%

Dusk by Tim Lebbon

6 votes, 6.9%

Except the Queen by Jane Yolen

6 votes, 6.9%

87 total votes

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Karen’s Quotes

“Courage comes in the form of a girl.”
― Karen Azinger, The Steel Queen

tags: action, adventure, epic, fantasy, fantasy-fiction

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“Desire is often the greatest poison.”
― Karen Azinger, The Poison Priestess

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“Always give the rabble something to love and something to hate.”
― Karen Azinger, The Poison Priestess

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“Like seduction, the Priestess took poisoning to an art form.”
― Karen Azinger, The Poison Priestess

tags: action, adventure, epic, fantasy, fantasy-fiction, magic

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“Beauty to beguile, spies to ensnare, and gold, always gold, to tempt, to trap, to control.”
― Karen Azinger, The Steel Queen

tags: action, adventure, epic, fantasy, fiction-fantasy, magic

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message 13: by Karen

Feb 09, 2016 12:51PM

Eyehavenofilter wrote: "How do. Message you so I can get a copy of your book?"

Yes, just give me your e-mail address and I will gift you with a copy from Amazon.

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message 12: by Eyehavenofilter

Feb 09, 2016 12:44PM

How do. Message you so I can get a copy of your book?

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message 11: by Karen

Dec 24, 2013 03:23PM

Hi Lucinda! Very happy to meet you! I hope you enjoy my books. Wishing you all the best. Karen

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message 10: by L

Dec 24, 2013 12:32AM

Karen,
Thank you so much for acepting my friendship request here on Goodreads! Your work is of great interest to me and so i do hope to have the chance to discover it soon.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

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message 9: by Dustin

Jun 05, 2013 01:39PM

Hi, Karen!

I hope all's well with you and yours.:)

Thank you so much for being my friend, I really appreciate it!

Have a wonderful day! Happy reading & writing!

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message 8: by Eyehavenofilter

Feb 21, 2013 03:35PM

Thank you so much more books for me yay!

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message 7: by Karen

Nov 10, 2012 04:07PM

Karen wrote: "Hi Karen! Thanks for accepting the friend invite! Love your author bio!"

Thanks for the friend invite! Happy to meet you!

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message 6: by Karen

Nov 10, 2012 03:50PM