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Beth Hilgartner

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in Baltimore, MD

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Beth Hilgartner has published ten books. In addition to her writing, she is an Episcopal priest (now retired), a musician (recorders and voice), a musical editor (modern performing editions of relatively unknown 17th and 18th century composers), an equestrian (dressage), an accomplished knitter, and an avid gardener. She returns to the publishing scene with The Ivory Mask (which she promises, absolutely, is NOT the first book in a series!), after a prolonged absence during which other priorities bumped writing to the bottom of the To Do list. She lives in Vermont with her husband of 45 years, their two cats (Lewis and Clark) and her elderly dressage horse, Solace.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 3,542 ratings · 335 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Murder for Her Majesty 4.23 avg rating — 3,083 ratings — published 1986 — 14 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
	Colors in the Dreamweaver's Loom 4.18 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 1989 — 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
	Feast of the Trickster 3.42 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1991 — 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
	A Necklace of Fallen Stars by Beth Hilgartner (Goodreads Author), Michael Hague (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1979 — 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
	Cats in Cyperspace 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	A Business of Ferrets 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	A Parliament of Owls 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	PKP for President 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Ivory Mask it was amazing 5.00 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
	Great Gorilla Grins: An Abundance of Animal Alliterations by Beth Hilgartner (Goodreads Author), Leslie H. Morrill (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 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

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Getting back on the horse...

The Ivory MaskI remember being told (years ago) that when you fall off your horse, unless you're really badly hurt, you need to get right back on, or you'll be too afraid to ride again.

Well, except for the two times I was really badly hurt in riding accidents, I mostly did get right back on; and even as an old lady (I'm 67), I'm still riding.

It's been about 20 years since I fell off the publishi Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Beth Hilgartner

Colors in the Dreamweaver's Loom (2 books)
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3.92 avg rating — 278 ratings

Bharaghlaf Cycle (2 books)
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4.10 avg rating — 62 ratings

Fluffy and PKP (2 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 58 ratings

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Beth Hilgartner made a comment on Tea73’s review of Scandal in Babylon (A Silver Screen Historical Mystery, 1) " I loved Darwath and the Free Man of Color series, but her historical novel/bio of Mary Todd Lincoln just lost me. I might try these, but for screwball ...more "
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Beth Hilgartner answered Goodreads's question: What books are on your summer reading list this year? Since there's still over a foot of snow on the ground, I'm not really ready to think about my summer reading list. That said, I'll probably re-read some Patricia McKillip (Od Magic is probably due, and maybe Fool's Run); hope that Lois Bujold has ano See Full Answer
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