• "Karen Memory"

    From Bobbie Sellers@3:633/10 to All on Mon Sep 8 16:19:48 2025
    From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com

    Hi Denizens of SF.written,
    I found another piece of notes I wrote before I found this group
    Karen Memory" by Elizabeth Bear 14 April 2018
    Karen Memory is a short memoir of Karen Memory, an inmate of a
    bordello in Rapid City which reminds one of early Seattle but with a
    Cyberpunk setting of armatures and dirigibles.
    Armatures are essentially steam powered powered suits for specific
    tasks. Karen herself is the orphaned child of an Irish immigrant horse
    breaker and is involved in the rescue of others from a power hungry
    Crib house owner who disregards the anti-slavery laws.
    Lincoln is a martyr and Hayes is the President of the USA.
    Also of the USA is one Bass Reeves, a black US Marshal with his
    "Comanche" Indian posseman. Bass is in pursuit of a serial
    murderer who likes to flog women to death.
    Other inmates of the bordello are featured in various roles of
    heroism and daring.
    Karen finds her true love and gets knocked around pretty badly.

    This is a very interesting world and enjoyed this book very
    much.

    bliss

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