Elizabeth Hand is a highly accomplished author, known for her works in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She has received numerous awards for her novels, including a Nebula Award, a World Fantasy Award, and a Shirley Jackson Award. Her writing has been compared to that of Patricia Highsmith, and she has been praised for her intriguing plotlines and diverse characters.
Hand has published several series of novels, including the "Illyria" and "Cass Neary" series, as well as standalone novels and short stories. She is particularly known for her inventive plotlines and her focus on non-mainstream artists and the effects of climate change on the world.
In addition to her work as a novelist, Hand has also written essays, critiques, and reviews for a variety of publications, including the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. She is a regular columnist for the magazine Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Hand has a rich background in the punk scenes of DC and NYC, having worked at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air & Space Museum in the early 1980s. She later returned to university to study cultural anthropology, and received her B.A. She is a New York Times notable author and has received several awards for her work, including the Maine Arts Commission Fellowship. Hand lives with her family on the Maine Coast.
Winterlong Books
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Winterlong
1990
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Æstival Tide
1992
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Icarus Descending
1993
Illyria Books
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Illyria
2007
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Radiant Days
2012
Cass Neary Books
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Generation Loss
2007
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Available Dark
2012
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Hard Light
2016
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The Book of Lamps and Banners
2020
Standalone Novels
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Waking the Moon
1994
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Twelve Monkeys
1995
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Glimmering
1997
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Black Light
1999
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Anna and the King
1999
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The Affair of the Necklace
2001
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Catwoman
2004
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Mortal Love
2004
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The Bride of Frankenstein
2007
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Wylding Hall
2015
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Curious Toys
2019
12
Hokuloa Road
2022
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A Haunting on the Hill
2023
Short Stories/Novellas
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The Erl-King
1993
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Cleopatra Brimstone
2006
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The Least Trumps
2006
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The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s Bellerophon (in Stories)
2010
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Near Zennor
2012
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Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol
2013
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For Sale by Owner
2021
Short Story Collections
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Last Summer at Mars Hill
1998
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Bibliomancy
2003
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Saffron and Brimstone
2006
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Errantry
2012
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Fire. (With: Eleanor Arnason)
2017
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Fire.
2017
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The Best of Elizabeth Hand
2021
Outspoken Authors Books
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The Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)
2001
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The Human Front
2001
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The Left Left Behind (By: Terry Bisson, Eleanor Arnason)
2009
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The Left Left Behind
2009
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Lucky Strike (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)
2009
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Lucky Strike
2009
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The Underbelly
2010
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The Underbelly (By: Gary Phillips, Eleanor Arnason)
2010
9
Mammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)
2010
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Mammoths of the Great Plains
2010
11
The Wild Girls (By: Ursula K. Le Guin, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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The Wild Girls
2011
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Modem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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Modem Times 2.0
2011
15
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (By: Cory Doctorow, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
2011
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Surfing the Gnarl
2012
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Report from Planet Midnight (By: Nalo Hopkinson, Eleanor Arnason)
2012
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Report from Planet Midnight
2012
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The Science of Herself (By: Karen Joy Fowler, Eleanor Arnason)
2013
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The Science of Herself
2013
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Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason, Paul Krassner)
2013
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Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials
2013
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New Taboos (By: John Shirley)
2013
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Raising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad, Eleanor Arnason)
2014
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New Taboos
2013
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My Life, My Body (By: Marge Piercy)
2015
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Raising Hell
2014
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Gypsy (By: Carter Scholz, Eleanor Arnason)
2015
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My Life, My Body
2015
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Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale, Eleanor Arnason)
2016
32
Gypsy
2015
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Fire. (With: Eleanor Arnason)
2017
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Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be
2016
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Totalitopia (By: John Crowley)
2017
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Fire.
2017
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The Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
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Totalitopia
2017
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Thoreau's Microscope (By: Michael Blumlein, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
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The Atheist in the Attic
2018
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Thoreau's Microscope
2018
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The Beatrix Gates (By: Rachel Pollack)
2019
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The Beatrix Gates
2019
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A City Made of Words (By: Paul Park)
2019
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A City Made of Words
2019
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Not What I Intended (By: Nancy Kress)
2025
PM's Outspoken Authors Books
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The Presidential Papers (By: John H. Kessel)
1984
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The Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)
2001
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The Underbelly (By: Gary Phillips, Eleanor Arnason)
2010
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Mammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)
2010
5
Modem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
6
Surfing the Gnarl (By: Rudy Rucker)
2012
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Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason, Paul Krassner)
2013
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Raising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad, Eleanor Arnason)
2014
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Gypsy (By: Carter Scholz)
2015
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Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale, Eleanor Arnason)
2016
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Fire. (With: Eleanor Arnason)
2017
12
The Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
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Beatrix Gates (By: Rachel Pollack)
2019
14
Talk Like a Man (By: Nisi Shawl)
2019
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Big Girl (By: Meg Elison)
2020
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Planetbreaker’s Son (By: Nick Mamatas)
2021
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Utopias of the Third Kind (By: Vandana Singh)
2021
18
Night Shift (By: Eileen Gunn)
2022
19
The Collapsing Frontier (By: Jonathan Lethem)
2024
Star Wars: Boba Fett Books
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The Fight to Survive ( By: Terry Bisson)
2002
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Crossfire ( By: Terry Bisson)
2002
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Hunted
2003
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A New Threat
2004
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Pursuit
2004
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Maze of Deception
2014
The X-Files Books
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Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant)
1994
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Goblins
1994
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Ground Zero
1995
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Hunter ( By: Charles L. Grant)
1995
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Ground Zero ( By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1995
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Whirlwind
1995
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Ruins
1995
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Whirlwind (By: Charles L. Grant)
1995
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Hunter
1995
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Ruins ( By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1995
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Antibodies (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1997
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Antibodies
1997
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Skin
1998
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Skin ( By: Ben Mezrich)
1998
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Fight the Future
1998
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I Want to Believe (By: Max Allan Collins)
2008
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I Want to Believe
2008
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Trust No One (By: Gayle Lynds, Heather Graham, Jonathan Maberry, Max Allan Collins, Kevin J. Anderson, Tim Lebbon, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Brian Keene, Peter Clines, Gini Koch)
2015
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Trust No One
2015
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The Truth Is Out There
2016
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The Truth Is Out There (By: Jonathan Maberry, Kelley Armstrong, David Farland, Rachel Caine, Hank Schwaeble, Kami Garcia, Jon McGoran, Hank Phillippi Ryan)
2016
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Perihelion
2024
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Perihelion (By: Claudia Gray)
2024
Elizabeth Hand Anthologies
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Best New Horror 2
1991
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Best New Horror 3
1992
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Omni Best Science Fiction Two
1992
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The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
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The Giant Book of Terror
1994
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Seventh Annual Collection
1994
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Best New Horror 5
1994
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The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology
1999
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Tails of Wonder and Imagination
2001
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The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women
2001
11
The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature
2002
12
Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13
2002
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Sixteenth Annual Collection
2003
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Fifteenth Annual Collection
2002
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Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
2003
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The Many Faces of Van Helsing
2004
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The Nine Muses
2005
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Nineteenth Annual Collection
2006
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Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
2006
20
Best New Paranormal Romance
2006
21
Best New Horror 18
2007
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Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories
2007
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Best American Fantasy
2007
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The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
2008
25
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
2009
26
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
2010
27
21st-Century Gothic: Great Gothic Novels Since 2000
2010
28
A Book of Horrors
2011
29
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5
2011
30
Bewere the Night
2011
31
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2011
2011
32
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
2012
33
Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology
2013
34
Handsome Devil: Stories of Sin and Seduction
2014
35
Trust No One
2015
36
The Truth Is Out There
2016
37
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 115
2016
38
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2016
2016
39
Lightspeed Magazine, May 2016
2016
40
Mixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker