The first entry in wen spencers popular tinker series inventor, girl genius tinker lives in a nearfuture pittsburgh which now exists mostly in the land of the. Buy tinker by spencer, wen from amazons fiction books store. According to spencer, she lives with my dali llamalike husband, my autistic teenage son, and two cats one of which is recovering from mental illness. Then she release tinker and i fell in love with her writing even more. Campbell award winner wen spencer resides in paradise in hilo, hawaii with two. Tinker the first entry in wen spencer s popular tinker series inventor, girl genius tinker lives in a nearfuture pittsburgh which now exists mostly in the land of the elves. Tinker by wen spencer webscription ebook baen books. Armed with an intelligence the size of a planet, steel. Tinker, his latest book, proves that he is here to stay. Tinker finds herself taking on the elfin court, the nsa, the elfin interdimensional agency, technology smugglers and a collegeminded xenobiologist as she tries to stay focused on whats really important her first date. Campbell award winner wen spencer resides in paradise in hilo, hawaii with two volcanoes overlooking her home.
Tinkers, the debut novel by paul harding the tinker, a short story from orson scott card. The elfhome series opener, tinker, won the 2003 sapphire award for best science fiction. Publishers weekly on series debut tinker about wen spencer s eight million gods. Home to information about wen spencer s tinker series. Campbell award best book in 2002 and then took the prize home in 2003. Below is a list of wen spencer s elfhome books in order of when they were originally published as well as in chronological order. I first found this book on a takeoneleaveone shelf at a resort in greece. I guess i finished it in about 10 days but i also read a few books at the same time. Wit and intelligence inform this offbeat, tongueincheek fantasy from spencer alien taste, etc. Im not entirely sure how i feel about this one yet. Tinker loaded her plate with lains salad, dill potato salad, german coleslaw, threebean salad, a linguine salad, a tortellini salad, baked beans, a sweet bean bun, a brownie, something made with pine nuts, and a cream cheese pineapple jello salad.
Pdf tinker book by wen spencer free download 448 pages. Tinker by wen spencer 2003, hardcover for sale online ebay. Campbell award for best new writer spencer was raised on a family farm in evans. The elfhome series currently consists of five books and a number of short stories. Tinker 2003, 2004 sapphire award for the best science fiction romance novel. I found wen spencer with her alien taste series which blew my mind and quickly made her one of my favourite authors. Id heard some good things about this book, so i decided to give it a try. The first edition of the novel was published in october 1st 2003, and was written by wen spencer. Her novel tinker won the 2003 sapphire award for best science fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. Tinker, the first book introduces our scrappy heroine and the strange new world in which she lives.
She runs her own scrap yard for a living, invents and builds her own gadgets, and is incidentally a genius where hyperphase gates are concerned. Eight million gods is a wonderfully weird romp through japanese mythology, culture shock, fan culture and the ability to write your own happy ending. Spencer talks about the genesis of the book and the series, what it was like to grow up on the rural outskirts of pittsburgh, and what is like now to live in the shadow of volcanoes on the big. They may be viewed as minor departure from the standard vampire and werewolf subjects. Author wen spencers complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Wen spencer began her elfhome series in 2003 with the novel tinker. Tinker ebook by wen spencer 9781618244048 rakuten kobo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Inventor, girl genius tinker lives in a nearfuture pittsburgh which now ex. Tinker by wen spencer the first entry in wen spencers popular tinker seriesinventor, girl genius tinker. Tinker finds herself taking on the elven court, the nsa, the elven interdimensional agency, technology smugglers and a collegeminded xenobiologist as she tries to stay focused on whats really important her first date. Blue sky is a short and sweet story which provides the backstory for a character called blue sky. Tinker 2004 read online free book by wen spencer in epub. Tinker finds herself taking on the elven court, the nsa, the elven interdimensional agency, technology smugglers and a collegeminded xenobiologist as she tries to.
Inventor, girl genius tinker lives in a nearfuture pittsburgh which now. Inventor, girl genius tinker lives in a nearfuture pittsburgh which now exists mostly in the. Armed with an intelligence the size of a planet, steel toed boots, and a junk yard dog attitude. Wen spencer alien taste, tainted trail, bitter waters is one very imaginative writer. The main characters of this fantasy, fantasy story are. Tinker is a unique blend of science fiction and fantasy, and won the sapphire award for best science fiction romance of the year. In tinker, an interdimensional gate transports the whole city of pittsburg to earth once a month for supplies a day called shutdown, while the rest of the time it is in elfland. Wood sprites book by wen spencer official publisher. The summaries used in this page were all taken from wen spencer s official website tinker edit. Call nineoneone, and theyll send someone to make sure it isnt a. Inventor, girl genius tinker lives in a nearfuture pittsburgh which now exists mostly in the land of the elves. Lol i wanted to see what an area looked like for the book so i did g. Elfhome is a fantasy series written by wen spencer. I also knew the author was a fan of manga and therefore presumably japanese culture beforehand.
Wen spencer conceived 1963 is an american scifi and dream author whose books focus on characters with abnormal capacities. She runs her salvage business, pays her taxes, and tries to keep the local ambient level of magic down with gadgets of her own design. Tinker or elfhome is a fantasy series with some sciencefictional elements by wen spencer about wrench wench tinker in a pittsburgh that flips every so often from earth to elfhome and back. Elfhome books by wen spencer and wen spencer from simon. Wen spencer this is what im currently pushing to get. A world of powerful magic, beautiful elves, maneating trees, frostbreathing wargs, and godlike. She has admitted that her love for those two mediums deeply impacts the stories she writes and approaches she takes to storytelling. She runs her salvage business, pays her taxes, and tries to keep the local ambient level of magic down with. Tinker uses a magic capacitor that shes built and filled while pittsburgh was on elfhome, combined with a healing spell she prints out on her printer, and windwolf survives the day long shutdown. One of my favorite series tinker by wen spencer, also known as the elfhome series.
This, says spencer, is a far cry from her twenty years of living in landlocked pittsburgh. On the new science fiction and fantasy shelf, i saw a new book by wen spencer. The first entry in wen spencer s popular tinker series inventor, girl genius tinker lives in a nearfuture pittsburgh which now exists mostly in the land of the elves. Wen spencer born 1963 is an american science fiction and fantasy writer whose books center on characters with unusual abilities. Tinker not only kicks supernatural butt shes a techie genius, too. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 448 pages and is available in paperback format. The first book in the series was released in 2012 and received much critical acclaim. Wen short for wendy spencer explains elves and other mythical creatures in a very original manner.
Tinker ate a mouthful of the jello salad before adding, and if you hear an animal moving around outside, dont leave the building youre in, even during the day. Elfhome book by wen spencer official publisher page. Adjectival conjugation aside, lets walk the elvenpath with tinker, by wen spencer. Tinker book by wen spencer official publisher page simon.
Thus far consisting of tinker wolf who rules elfhome. Tainted trail 9780451458872, 9781101212479 vitalsource. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read tinker. Some content is based on isfdb data which is available under a creative commons license if you encounter any errors or dead links, please email me comments and new links are always appreciated, but see my link policy.