Karen Azinger (Author of The Steel Queen)

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Karen Azinger

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

Influences

George Martin, Frank Herbert, JRR Tolkien

Member Since

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: 4.2 · 1,116 ratings · 170 reviews · 16 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Steel Queen (The Silk & Steel Saga, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 394 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) 4.36 avg rating — 155 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) 4.35 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) 4.33 avg rating — 116 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) 4.26 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) 4.27 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) 4.42 avg rating — 77 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 — 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
	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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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

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Polls

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, 15.9%

A Sorcerer's Treason by Sarah Zettel

13 votes, 14.8%

Kinless by Stephen Godden

13 votes, 14.8%

Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner

12 votes, 13.6%

The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

10 votes, 11.4%

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, 6.8%

Except the Queen by Jane Yolen

6 votes, 6.8%

88 total votes

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Karen鈥檚 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

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

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

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

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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

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