Her entry begins:
In 2008, I bought a story for my anthology, Misspelled. The story was by a friend, someone I knew would write something remarkable. Editors will tell you. We know a great storyteller when we hear one; the wordcraft shines even when they’re just telling you about their day. The harder part, the discipline to put that craft in action, to put it out there, to write yet another story and another?About To Guard Against the Dark, from the publisher:
That’s the difference-maker.
The story I bought? Brilliant indeed, and I’ve been a devoted fan of Lesley D. Livingston’s work ever since. My reward has been that she’s gone on, doing the hard things, and is publishing novel after novel after novel. Check out...[read on]
The final book in the hard science fiction Reunification trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning Clan ChroniclesVisit Julie E. Czerneda's website.
Jason Morgan is a troubling mystery to friends and enemies alike: once a starship captain and trader, then Joined to the most powerful memberof the Clan, Sira di Sarc, following her and her kind out of known space.
Only to return, alone and silent.
But he’s returned to a Trade Pact under siege and desperate. The Assemblers continue to be a threat. Other species have sensed opportunity and threaten what stability remains, including those who dwell in the M’hir. What Morgan knows could save them all, or doom them.
For not all of the Clan followed Sira. And peace isn’t what they seek.
The Page 69 Test: To Guard Against the Dark.
Writers Read: Julie E. Czerneda.
--Marshal Zeringue
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