Goddess Musings
Musings of a baseball loving feminist in Chicago
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Book lusting: Solstice by Ulises Silva
For those of you who haven't sent me a birthday wish (you're two days late and counting!):

From La Bloga:
Gente, take a look at at a description of this novel and you'll be hooked.

Words are murder.

Scribes have a gift. Whatever they write comes true. Misfortune. Theft. Even murder. Editors—covert specialists operating beyond the law—watch over them. Among the Editors, Io is the best, and the most ruthless. But on her way to her next assignment, something happens. Her phone rings—along with every other phone on the planet.

What would you do if you knew the world would end next week?

A single phone call to the world’s population asks this question. The same message appears on walls, TV screens, even flesh. Confusion erupt into chaos. Violence spreads like wildfire. Io discovers a Scribe named Nadie sent the message. But the message is only the beginning.

The final winter solstice.

In two weeks, on the day of the winter solstice, Nadie promises a final judgment. Battling a world spiraling into mass hysteria and her own dark past, Io must race to stop Nadie. But as the world is engulfed in a series of supernatural catastrophes, Io uncovers a shocking possibility: Is Nadie writing humanity’s extermination? And is Nadie linked to her past?

I can't even recall the last time I've lusted after a book written by a man. Hmm...maybe it was Star Wars book. I freely admit that I've been incredibly sexist when it comes to my reading the last 5-10 years. I just feel like I have so many women to catch up on! But for this book, I'll make some room for a dude, especially sci-fi written by a Latino! Now to find time to actually read it. That's the real trick.

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