Her entry begins:I’m a multi-reader, so here are the three books that currently have me totally ensnared:About Star's End, from the publisher:
It, by Stephen King: I have never read this before, despite reading Stephen King quite a bit in junior high. I was always most interested in his short stories; as a kid his novels intimidated me. Actually, they still intimidate me. The paperback version of It that I bought at Barnes and Noble the other day has a two and half inch spine. Seriously, I measured it. I’m only about a quarter of an inch in, but already I can see why this book has the reputation it does. I’m not one to really be scared by books, but...[read on]
A new space opera about a young woman who must face the truth about her father’s past from critically acclaimed author Cassandra Rose Clarke.Visit Cassandra Rose Clarke's website.
The Corominas family owns a small planet system, which consists of one gaseous planet and four terraformed moons, nicknamed theFour Sisters. Phillip Coromina, the patriarch of the family, earned his wealth through a manufacturing company he started as a young man and is preparing his eldest daughter, Esme, to take over the company when he dies.
When Esme comes of age and begins to take over the business, she gradually discovers the reach of her father’s company, the sinister aspects of its work with alien DNA, and the shocking betrayal that estranged her three half-sisters from their father. After a lifetime of following her father’s orders, Esme must decide if she should agree to his dying wish of assembling her sisters for a last goodbye or face her role in her family’s tragic undoing.
My Book, The Movie: The Mad Scientist's Daughter.
The Page 69 Test: Star's End.
Writers Read: Cassandra Rose Clarke.
--Marshal Zeringue
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