Elizabeth Bear — The First Review of SEVEN FOR A SECRET
The first review for Elizabeth Bear’s Seven for a Secret is in, from Green Man Review: “Where New Amsterdam had a strong action element to it, here the pyrotechnics are emotional. And where New Amsterdam was in many ways about beginnings, Seven For a Secret is about endings, and last acts of defiance against the dying of the light… Either way, Seven For a Secret remains as enjoyable as its predecessor, while managing to be more thought-provoking. It is the shorter book of the two, but it is by no means the lighter one.”
As a reminder, the limited edition of Seven for a Secret comes with an 11,000 word chapbook, The Tricks of London, set early in the career of Deputy Crown Inspector Abigail Irene. It stands easily among the best of the New Amsterdam tales.