Hammered (Bear novel)

2004 science fiction novel by Elizabeth Bear

Hammered

Author| Elizabeth Bear
Language| English
Series| The Jenny Casey Trilogy
Genre| Science fiction
Publisher| Bantam Spectra

Publication date

| 28 December 2004
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (paperback)
Pages| 352 (paperback edition)
ISBN| 0-553-58750-1
OCLC| 57335348
LC Class| CPB Box no. 2305 vol. 3
Followed by| Scardown

Hammered is a science fiction novel by American writer Elizabeth Bear, first published on 28 December 2004 by Bantam Spectra. The book won the 2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel. It is the first book of a trilogy made of Hammered, Scardown, and Worldwired.

## Plot summary

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Master Warrant Officer Jenny Casey is a Canadian ex-soldier who has cybernetic replacements for an arm and an eye that she lost during combat. Jenny's former commander, who was responsible for replacing her limbs, contacts her to bring her into a secret government corporate project in which she is uniquely qualified to participate.

## Reception

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Publishers Weekly said in their review that "Bear's often jagged prose ('We disembark in Brazil, which has the distinction of being one of several countries I've been shot at in. Shot down over, even...') suits the frequent, at times confusing narrative jumps between the virtual and real worlds" and that "readers may have difficulties following this sometimes chaotic story."[1] Noah Robischon in his review for Entertainment Weekly said that "Bear is talented, but this debut starts more good ideas than it finishes."[2]

## Awards

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* 2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel[3]

## References

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1. ^ "HAMMERED (Book)". Publishers Weekly. 251 (46): 46. November 15, 2004. ISSN 0000-0019.
2. ^ Robischon, Noah (February 4, 2005). "SCI-FI 101: HOW FAR TO TECH IT?". Entertainment Weekly (804/805): 138. ISSN 1049-0434.
3. ^ The LOCUS Index to SF Awards. [1] Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-1-06.

## External links

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* Hammered title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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Works by Elizabeth Bear

Novels|

* Hammered (2004)
* Carnival (2006)
* Karen Memory (2015)

Short works|

* "Tideline" (2007)
* "Shoggoths in Bloom" (2008)
* "Dolly" (2011)
* "Covenant" (2014)

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