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Kelly Robson

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

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Like you, I'm a passionate reader. I spent most of my teenage years either hanging out at the drugstore waiting for new issues of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, or when I was in the city, lurking in the SF and Fantasy section of the bookstore. This was pre-Internet and since there were no bookstores in my town and the library was pretty bare, good books -- the kind that made my heart sing -- were precious treasures.

To this day, nothing is more important to me than reading, nothing is more delicious than a great novel, and few people are as important as my favorite writers.

My writing life has been pretty diverse. I've edited science books, and from 2008 to 2012 I had the great good luck to write a monthly wine column for Chatelaine, the ...more

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On Escape Pod: “We Who Live in the Heart” audio three-party story

Fresh as a daisy on Escape Pod, a three-part audio production of my Science Fiction novelette We Who Live in the Heart. Delightfully narrated by Ibba Armancas and hosted by Alasdair Stuart.

We Who Live in the Heart is the story of Doc, a former neurosurgeon who noped out of over-worked burnout on a crowded planet to task refuge in the belly of a space whale along with seven other misfit

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Average rating: 3.66 · 12,458 ratings · 2,922 reviews · 71 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach 3.61 avg rating — 2,874 ratings — published 2018 — 8 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
	High Times in the Low Parliament 3.20 avg rating — 1,766 ratings — published 2022 — 7 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 Human Stain 3.55 avg rating — 1,204 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Waters of Versailles 3.71 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Median 3.74 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2024	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
	Alias Space and Other Stories 3.71 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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
	Landline 3.41 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2025	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
	Two-Year Man 3.52 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2015	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 Eye of the Swan: A Tremontaine Story 3.65 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2016	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
	Intervention by Kelly Robson (Goodreads Author), Robin Miles (Narrator) 3.87 avg rating — 15 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

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Kelly Robson wrote a new blog post New story THE HIGH COST OF HEAT My new story “The High Cost of Heat” is coming to The Sunday Morning Transport very soon — June 2, 2024! Edited to add: Now out, link here!The Sunday Read more of this blog post »
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“One lone tear streaked over the rose of her cheek and dropped to her collar, staining the cotton dark. Helen”
― Kelly Robson, A Human Stain

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“I want to do important work,” Kiki said, and the light that shone from those clear, bright eyes was too intense. Minh looked away. “That’s all any of us want. To not go to waste,” Kiki said.”
― Kelly Robson, Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach

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“« “You’re fancy,” the little fish said, her voice sleepy.

Sylvain looked down. He was in full court garb, a manikin in satin, wrapped in polished leather and studded with silver buttons.

He pulled off his wig and settled himself on a boulder. “Do I look like a man of worth to you, little one?”

“Worth what, Papa?”

He grimaced. “My dear, that is exactly the question.” »”
― Kelly Robson, Waters of Versailles

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