Marianne de Pierres, author of the ridiculously cool novels featuring the ass-kicking, Australian heroine Parrish Plessis, has been in touch to let readers know she has now set up a newsletter to let fans keep up with the latest from Down Under. Log on to Marianne’s site to subscribe.
Marianne’s latest release, Crash Deluxe, which is one of our current crop of SF Book Picks, has only recently hit the shelves. Spookily part of Crash Deluxe pre-empted the recent Doctor Who by involving the Media and questioning its role in defining ‘reality’ for many people, while taking a good look at the have and have-nots inequality in society. She may be able to change things, but will even her best intentions really make things better? There are no easy answers or black and whites here as Marianne avoids the easy route a lazier, less gifted writer may have taken.
It’s also a seriously sexy, stylish and action-fuelled ride which I loved. Like Richard Morgan, Marianne shows that you can have action and sex without dumbing down or sacrificing intelligent plotting or good characterisations (what would Parrish Plessis and Takeshi Kovacs make of each other I wonder?). Highly recommended and perfect to slip into your flight bag if you’re about to go off on holiday.
Wed, Jun 22, 2005
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