
In an alternate 1878, Karen Memery ("like memory only spelt with an e") is a teenage prostitute in the Pacific Northwest, whose life becomes complicated by the arrival of a serial killer, by a rival pimp's attempt to run for mayor, and by mad science. In 2018, a sequel, "Stone Mad", was released.

It was published by Tor Books, on Februa Japanese-language version was published on October 20, 2017. Karen Memory is a steampunk novel by Elizabeth Bear.
