A veteran journalist-turned-sci-fi writer, Denise Crittendon was a long-time reporter for The Detroit News and former editor of the NAACP's Crisis Magazine. She also worked nine years as editor-in-chief of a local lifestyle magazine based in her hometown, Detroit. She lives in her native city five months out of the year and spends the rest of her time near relatives in Spring Valley, Nevada.
Mysteries lurk beneath the candy-colored surface of this novel, just as they do on Swazembi, the richly detailed and marvelously inventive setting of this luminous tale. A captivating story about trusting received wisdom, challenging the status quo and owning one's power. I loved it. - Khan Wong, author of The Circus Infinite