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Smoke and Mirrors
Smokey, a savvy prostitute, keeps her psychic abilities to herself, until she encounters a new client and realizes that he is possessed by an alien intelligence, Suddenly, Smokey is caught up in a deadly web of murder and deceit and is forced to flee from the alien-motivated killers. Falling in with an underground organization of psychic refugees, they prepare for battle.
264 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 1996
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About the author
Jane Lindskold
129 books655 followersJane Lindskold is the author of more than twenty published novels, including the eight volume Firekeeper Saga (beginning with Through Wolf’s Eyes), Child of a Rainless Year (a contemporary fantasy set in Las Vegas, New Mexico), and The Buried Pyramid (an archeological adventure fantasy set in 1880's Egypt).
Lindskold is also the author of the “Breaking the Wall” series, which begins with Thirteen Orphans, then continues in Nine Gates and Five Odd Honors. Her most recent series begins with Artemis Awakening, released in May of 2014. Lindskold has also had published over sixty short stories and numerous works of non-fiction, including a critical biography of Roger Zelazny, and articles on Yeats and Synge.
She has collaborated with several other SF/F writers, including Roger Zelazny, for whom, at his request, she posthumously finished his novels Donnerjack and Lord Demon. She has also collaborated with David Weber, writing several novellas and two YA novels set in his popular ”Honorverse.” She wrote the short story “Servant of Death” with Fred Saberhagen.
Charles de Lint, reviewing Changer, praised "Lindskold's ability to tell a fast-paced, contemporary story that still carries the weight and style of old mythological story cycles."[1] Terri Windling called Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls "a complex, utterly original work of speculative fiction." DeLint has also stated that “Jane Lindskold is one of those hidden treasures of American letters; a true gem of a writer who simply gets better with each book.”
Lindskold was born in 1962 at the Columbia Hospital for Women, the first of four siblings and grew up in Washington, D.C. and Chesapeake Bay. Lindskold's father was head of the Land and Natural Resources Division, Western Division of the United States Justice Department and her mother was also an attorney. She studied at Fordham, where she received a Ph. D. in English, concentrating on Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern British Literature; she successfully defended her Ph.D. on her 26th birthday.
Lindskold lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband, archaeologist Jim Moore.
Lindskold is also the author of the “Breaking the Wall” series, which begins with Thirteen Orphans, then continues in Nine Gates and Five Odd Honors. Her most recent series begins with Artemis Awakening, released in May of 2014. Lindskold has also had published over sixty short stories and numerous works of non-fiction, including a critical biography of Roger Zelazny, and articles on Yeats and Synge.
She has collaborated with several other SF/F writers, including Roger Zelazny, for whom, at his request, she posthumously finished his novels Donnerjack and Lord Demon. She has also collaborated with David Weber, writing several novellas and two YA novels set in his popular ”Honorverse.” She wrote the short story “Servant of Death” with Fred Saberhagen.
Charles de Lint, reviewing Changer, praised "Lindskold's ability to tell a fast-paced, contemporary story that still carries the weight and style of old mythological story cycles."[1] Terri Windling called Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls "a complex, utterly original work of speculative fiction." DeLint has also stated that “Jane Lindskold is one of those hidden treasures of American letters; a true gem of a writer who simply gets better with each book.”
Lindskold was born in 1962 at the Columbia Hospital for Women, the first of four siblings and grew up in Washington, D.C. and Chesapeake Bay. Lindskold's father was head of the Land and Natural Resources Division, Western Division of the United States Justice Department and her mother was also an attorney. She studied at Fordham, where she received a Ph. D. in English, concentrating on Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern British Literature; she successfully defended her Ph.D. on her 26th birthday.
Lindskold lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband, archaeologist Jim Moore.
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March 22, 2019
Ok, so first things first she's a prostitute there are sex scenes. That being said they aren't porn on paper. Lindskold gives just enough information for you to fill in the blanks as wanted.
I just love Smokey she's a great character. True to herself and tries to be the mother her child deserves. I didn't want the book to end, yet, if it was any longer it would distract from the story or be the beginning of a sequel.
There are proclaimed gay and lesbian characters (normally I won't say sexual orientation of characters but I friend who asked about books with such.)
I just love Smokey she's a great character. True to herself and tries to be the mother her child deserves. I didn't want the book to end, yet, if it was any longer it would distract from the story or be the beginning of a sequel.
There are proclaimed gay and lesbian characters (normally I won't say sexual orientation of characters but I friend who asked about books with such.)
November 21, 2019
It has been a while since I read this story. It's a little bit of a different thing than what I have been reading lately.
June 5, 2015
(Sci-Fi, Fantasy 1996) Sometime in the future on another world, Smokey is a hooker on the planet Arizona. This is an acceptable method of work there. She has a young daughter and a famous mother, and a secret - she is telepathic, which is not a good thing in this time frame. This is an interesting tale with murders, aliens, space travel, and surprising plot twists. It was fun to read.
April 7, 2007
I like the world these characters live in - it's fascinating to visit. Some people may be put off by the fact that the main character is, literally, a whore...
February 5, 2013
Hooker-Telepath...hmmm. Interesting premise but she's lacking in plot construction and the story drags badly in places.
July 10, 2013
Interesting aliens and their source.
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