On a planet of barren beauty, two religions—as different as sun and shadow, joy and grief—are bound together by death....
A serial killer is stalking the priestesses of both sects—and Interfed Agent Cowen Drake must immerse himself in an unfamiliar world of stark spirituality to catch the killer. A world that will trap him between opulence and sacrifice, between desire and duty, and between two extraordinary women—one who could become the killer’s ultimate victim.
Praise for Wrapt in Crystal
“A convincing view of human impulses toward both worldly and unworldly passions, with a touch of the otherworldly to bring it into the realm of science fiction.”—Locus
“Taut, realistic police work, an involving love story, and a fetching backdrop.”—Kirkus Reviews
“It doesn’t get much better than Wrapt in Crystal—interesting characters, an intriguing mystery, a believable love story, an exotic setting and a satisfying ending...spellbinding.”—Starlog
“A nice blend of exciting action and realistic...police work, of self-discovery and revelations of feelings, of love and crime...solid and compassionate.”—The Davis Enterprise
Praise for Sharon Shinn
“Shinn has created a world that is completely believable and magical at the same time.”—Fantasy Literature
“[Shinn] is one of the best fantasists.”—Alternative Worlds
“Shinn is a master.”—Mary Jo Putney, New York Times bestselling author of Not Quite a Wife
“[Shinn] carries readers away into a vivid new fantasy world.”—Publishers Weekly
Sharon Shinn is a journalist who works for a trade magazine and is the author of the Shifting Circle novels. Her first novel, The Shape-Changer’s Wife, was a nominee for Locus’s Best First Fantasy Novel of 1995. She has won the William L. Crawford Award for Outstanding New Fantasy Writer, and was twice nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has also received an RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award and won the 2010 RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has lived in the Midwest most of her life. Visit her website at sharonshinn.net.
On a planet of barren beauty, two religions—as different as sun and shadow, joy and grief—are bound together by death....
A serial killer is stalking the priestesses of both sects—and Interfed Agent Cowen Drake must immerse himself in an unfamiliar world of stark spirituality to catch the killer. A world that will trap him between opulence and sacrifice, between desire and duty, and between two extraordinary women—one who could become the killer’s ultimate victim.
Reviews
Praise for Wrapt in Crystal
“A convincing view of human impulses toward both worldly and unworldly passions, with a touch of the otherworldly to bring it into the realm of science fiction.”—Locus
“Taut, realistic police work, an involving love story, and a fetching backdrop.”—Kirkus Reviews
“It doesn’t get much better than Wrapt in Crystal—interesting characters, an intriguing mystery, a believable love story, an exotic setting and a satisfying ending...spellbinding.”—Starlog
“A nice blend of exciting action and realistic...police work, of self-discovery and revelations of feelings, of love and crime...solid and compassionate.”—The Davis Enterprise
Praise for Sharon Shinn
“Shinn has created a world that is completely believable and magical at the same time.”—Fantasy Literature
“[Shinn] is one of the best fantasists.”—Alternative Worlds
“Shinn is a master.”—Mary Jo Putney, New York Times bestselling author of Not Quite a Wife
“[Shinn] carries readers away into a vivid new fantasy world.”—Publishers Weekly
Sharon Shinn is a journalist who works for a trade magazine and is the author of the Shifting Circle novels. Her first novel, The Shape-Changer’s Wife, was a nominee for Locus’s Best First Fantasy Novel of 1995. She has won the William L. Crawford Award for Outstanding New Fantasy Writer, and was twice nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has also received an RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award and won the 2010 RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has lived in the Midwest most of her life. Visit her website at sharonshinn.net.
