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"Words are things; and a
small drop of ink, falling
like dew upon a thought,
produces that which
makes thousands,
perhaps millions, think."
~Lord Byron
"Write while the heat is in
you." ~Henry D. Thoreau
"When you catch an
adjective, kill it."
~Mark Twain
small drop of ink, falling
like dew upon a thought,
produces that which
makes thousands,
perhaps millions, think."
~Lord Byron
"Write while the heat is in
you." ~Henry D. Thoreau
"When you catch an
adjective, kill it."
~Mark Twain
"A poem, a sentence,
causes us to see
ourselves. I be and I see
my being, at the same
time." ~Ralph W. Emerson
"One ought, every day at
least, to hear a little song,
read a good poem, see a
fine picture, and, if it were
possible, to speak a few
reasonable words."
~Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe
causes us to see
ourselves. I be and I see
my being, at the same
time." ~Ralph W. Emerson
"One ought, every day at
least, to hear a little song,
read a good poem, see a
fine picture, and, if it were
possible, to speak a few
reasonable words."
~Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe
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Title: The Starfish People
Reviewed by: Barbara Milbourn, Writer and Editor
(Writers In The Sky)
While it isn’t unusual to experience recurring dreams over intervals
of time, it is unusual for them to nightly—from a point back as far as
can be remembered—shake us awake from a wet and inky
darkness gasping for air. Theories abound concerning such
persistent dreams and most of them point to unresolved matters in
our conscious and subconscious mind (past and present) that are
trying to get our attention. But what about back in time farther than
is comfortable to fathom, much less reach?
Enter Sera, the protagonist in first person, nearly 200 years into the
future. She’s an exhausted, withdrawn, under-achiever frazzled
from lack of sleep and ready to pull the plug on years of therapy
with her trusted doctor who is trying to help her understand and
stop the nightmare cycle.
In The Starfish People, Leann Marshall places us into an evolved
world where food is primarily a diet from the sea, clothing and
adornment is a sprayed-on light show, and shelter remotely
resembles a gigantic and more-complex London Eye. There are
light cars, biometrics, energy signatures, and time travel. Then
again, there are the constants of family, friends, and relationships
not fully realized or expressed.
When her forward-thinking doctor recommends a last, radical
experiment with a narrow window of time that may transport her
patient to the actual origin of her nightmare, Sera makes ready to
step into the past.
In a small North Carolina town on the Atlantic shore she seeks to
encounter her former self and accomplish what she must. A cast of
characters present themselves a chapter at a time taking the
reader deeper and deeper into the person of Sera and her world.
Time and people lap and overlap as naturally as waves on the
shore, revealing a well-thought out plot with plenty of drama,
tension, and surprises.
Leann Marshall has a lively imagination with good attention to
detail and a knack for the interesting and unexpected. The Starfish
People held me captive for nearly nine hours as I flew across its
setting—the inky dark Atlantic.
Reviewed by: Barbara Milbourn, Writer and Editor
(Writers In The Sky)
While it isn’t unusual to experience recurring dreams over intervals
of time, it is unusual for them to nightly—from a point back as far as
can be remembered—shake us awake from a wet and inky
darkness gasping for air. Theories abound concerning such
persistent dreams and most of them point to unresolved matters in
our conscious and subconscious mind (past and present) that are
trying to get our attention. But what about back in time farther than
is comfortable to fathom, much less reach?
Enter Sera, the protagonist in first person, nearly 200 years into the
future. She’s an exhausted, withdrawn, under-achiever frazzled
from lack of sleep and ready to pull the plug on years of therapy
with her trusted doctor who is trying to help her understand and
stop the nightmare cycle.
In The Starfish People, Leann Marshall places us into an evolved
world where food is primarily a diet from the sea, clothing and
adornment is a sprayed-on light show, and shelter remotely
resembles a gigantic and more-complex London Eye. There are
light cars, biometrics, energy signatures, and time travel. Then
again, there are the constants of family, friends, and relationships
not fully realized or expressed.
When her forward-thinking doctor recommends a last, radical
experiment with a narrow window of time that may transport her
patient to the actual origin of her nightmare, Sera makes ready to
step into the past.
In a small North Carolina town on the Atlantic shore she seeks to
encounter her former self and accomplish what she must. A cast of
characters present themselves a chapter at a time taking the
reader deeper and deeper into the person of Sera and her world.
Time and people lap and overlap as naturally as waves on the
shore, revealing a well-thought out plot with plenty of drama,
tension, and surprises.
Leann Marshall has a lively imagination with good attention to
detail and a knack for the interesting and unexpected. The Starfish
People held me captive for nearly nine hours as I flew across its
setting—the inky dark Atlantic.
Do you like the music behind the video? Dan-O (Dan
O'Connor), the talented musician who created "Silk," the
great music behind the video, interviews me on his blog...
O'Connor), the talented musician who created "Silk," the
great music behind the video, interviews me on his blog...
| Author of these Novels: The Starfish People An Award-Winning Science Fiction Adventure The Rendering Brand New Supernatural Thriller |
Professional Review
Watch a short Book Trailer about The Starfish People
Read my article that recounts my experiences with
the 2009 Decatur Book Festival, in which I took part.
the 2009 Decatur Book Festival, in which I took part.
