Beth Bernobich


Beth Bernobich is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She also goes by the pen name Claire O'Dell. She was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania in 1959. Her first novel, Passion Play was published by Tor Books in October 2010, and won the Romantic Times 2010 Reviewer Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy. Her Sherlock Holmes-based novel, A Study in Honor was published by Harper Voyager in July 2018 and won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery.

Selected works

River of Souls Series

  • "River of Souls", Tor.com, September 2010Passion Play, October 2010, from Tor Books, winner for Best Epic Fantasy, long-listed for the 2010 Tiptree AwardQueen's Hunt, Tor Books, July 2012, Locus 2012 Recommended Reading ListAllegiance, Tor Books, October 2013Thief of War, Tor.com, September 2013Nocturnall, December 2015

Lóng City and The Seventy Kingdoms

Éireann Series

As Claire O'Dell

The Janet Watson Chronicles

  • A Study in Honor, July 2018, Harper Voyager; Winner, Best Lesbian Mystery
  • The Hound of Justice, July 2019, Harper Voyager; Finalist, Best Lesbian Mystery

The Mage and Empire Series

  • A Jewel Bright Sea, September 2019, Rebel Base Books
  • The Empire's Edge, TBD

River of Souls Series

Passion Play, October 2010, from Tor Books, winner for Best Epic Fantasy, long-listed for the 2010 Tiptree Awards. Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021Queen's Hunt, Tor Books, July 2012, Locus 2012 Recommended Reading List. Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021Allegiance, Tor Books, October 2013. Second edition released under Claire O'Dell, February 2021Nocturnall, December 2015. Re-released under Claire O'Dell

Other books

The Time Roads, Tor Books, October 2014; finalist for Best Fantasy Novel. Re-released under Claire O'DellA Handful of Pearls & Other Stories, Lethe Press, second edition published by the author ; finalist for Best Indie Fantasy/Paranormal Re-released under Claire O'Dell