“Kage Baker has a very good fantasy career in front of her if Anvil is a sample. Her style is infused with a subtle humor that had me chuckling. I liked her hero for being such a practical and unflappable person. She kept me turning in directions that I hadn’t expected.”
—Anne McCaffrey on Anvil of the World
“Kage Baker is a fresh, audacious, ambitious new voice, wry, jazzy, irreverent, sharp as a razor, full of daring, dash, and élan, sometimes surprisingly lyrical. She is also one hell of a storyteller. If you’re reading something by Kage Baker, fasten your seat belt—you’re in for a wild ride.”
—Gardner Dozois on In the Garden of Iden
“An ingenious gambit . . . a great love story, and a satire on manor life, all topped off by an auto-da-fé. A savory if there ever was one . . . The period detail is delicious. What a treat. A beautiful writer.”
—Cecelia Holland on In the Garden of Iden
“Combines historical detail and fast-paced action with a good dose of ironic wit and a dollop of bittersweet romance.”
—Library Journal on Mendoza in Hollywood
KAGE BAKER has been an artist, actor, and director at the Living History Centre and has taught Elizabethan English as a Second Language. Born in 1952 in Hollywood, she lives in Pismo Beach, California, the Clam Capital of the World.
