Aurora in Four Voices
By Catherine Asaro
Cover by Joe Bergeron
Aurora in Four Voices brings to life the worlds of Catherine Asaro.
A convicted murderer trying to escape the misery of his captivity in a city
based on mathematics finds the thing he least expected…compassion.
Two orphans, cousins, share their grief over the death of one of their mothers
in the remote New Mexico desert where the legends and traditions of their culture may have
more power than science should allow.
A surprising inter-dimensional romance in which knowledge in more ways than one,
provides the key to a feudal world’s future.
A test pilot pushes himself, his vehicle, and his computer beyond the limits of
physical space in an attempt to regain that which he has lost.
An escaped scion of a royal family leads a private eye through a maze of
dangers, between the criminal underclass which would as soon see her dead, and
the highest levels of society who she can’t afford to offend.
And, as a bonus, an essay explaining how Asaro uses math to craft her alien
worlds.
Catherine Asaro
Catherine Asaro is a scientist (Ph.D. from Harvard), a jazz and ballet dancer and
a writer of science fiction and fantasy. The author of twenty-five novels, she
is acclaimed for her Ruby Dynasty series, which combines adventure, science,
romance and fast-paced action. Her novel The Quantum Rose won the Nebula® Award,
as did her novella ”The Spacetime Pool.“ She is a multiple winner of the AnLab
from Analog magazine and a three time recipient of the RT BOOKClub Award for “Best Science Fiction Novel,”
and she has won numerous other distinctions.
Catherine also has two music CD’s out. The first, Diamond Star,
is the soundtrack for her novel of the same name, performed with
the rock band, Point Valid, and the second is Goodbye Note. She performs at
clubs, cons and other venues in the US and abroad, including as the Guest of
Honor at Context, the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention.
Visit her at www.facebook.com/Catherine.Asaro.
(September 2011)
Joe Bergeron
In 1976 Joe Bergeron hung paintings at a World Science Fiction Convention. He
sold most of them, which led to more paintings and a steady improvement in
subject matter, media, and techniques.
Joe has produced hundreds of paintings and many highly polished digital images.
His artwork has appeared in many publications related to space, astronomy, and
science fiction. A Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical
Artists, Joe is considered one of the best space artists in the world. He also
enjoys painting landscapes, figures, and portraits.
Joe inhabits his ancestral homeland of Broome County, New York,
having also dwelt in California’s Mojave Desert,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Zion National Park. Joe
pursues amateur astronomy and has written seven novels
which are available as Kindle editions.
Joe’s artwork, as well as many other curious facts about him, can be discovered
at his web site,
www.joebergeron.com.
(September 2011)
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