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Genevieve Valentine is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, which won the Crawford Award for Best Novel, as well as a nomination for the Nebula Award and the Romantic Times Best Fantasy of the Year. Her short fiction has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award and the Shirley Jackson Award.
Beautifully brutal in the best way. By the end of this book I was on my feet cheering. You will be, too. -- N.K. Jemisin, author of the Hugo Award-winning THE FIFTH SEASON Suyana Supaki is a heroine you wish were real. She's a living, breathing woman of spirit and mettle-the kind of woman the world hates, for having too much of a mind of her own. Her story in Persona offers the reader a reminder of the enduring power other people have to surprise you, just when it feels like all hope is lost. -- Sonia Saraiya, television critic at Salon Blending celebrity and international diplomacy in a near-future Paris, Valentine crafts an intimate thriller that unmasks the players in the game. Publishers Weekly Suyana is a great character-chosen as a puppet, but smarter and more determined than many of those who would pull her strings. Library Journal Valentine has crafted a really intriguing thriller with Persona, one that reminded me a bit of Max Berry's brilliant novel Jennifer Government...a lightning fast read, but there's as satisfying level of substance to the story that makes this an interesting read from beginning to end. io9.com A tense, wonderfully satisfying tightrope walk of a novel. NPR
