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Description edit
Amaryllis Lark is undeniably beautiful. She's also one of the best psychic detectives on St. Helen's, the earth colony recently cut off from the mother planet, yet not very different from home - a place where love still defies the most incredible odds. Lucas Trent, the rugged head of Lodestar... read more
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Characters edit
- Amaryllis Lark: a professional, academically trained Prism
- Lucas Trent: President of Lodestar Exploration, also called the Iceman
- Clementine Malone: owner of Psynergy Inc., Amaryllis' boss
- Gracie Proud: owner of Proud Focus, Clementine's permanent partner
- Gifford Osterley: ex-love interest for Amaryllis, a prism
- Jonathan Landreth: professor at The University of New Seattle, Amaryllis' mentor
- Irene Dunley: Prof. Landreth's admin. assistant
- Oscar and Hannah Lark: Amaryllis' aunt and uncle
- Madison Sheffield: politician
- Jackson Rye: Lucas' former partner, deceased
- Calvin and Beatrice Rye: Jackson's parents
- Dillon Rye: Jackson's younger brother
- Nelson Burlton: popular news anchor
- Miranda Locking: Vice President in charge of PR for Lodestar Exploration
- Byron Smyth-Jones: receptionist/secretary for Psynergy Inc.
- Vivien of the Veils: stripper
- Hobart Batt: Lucas' matchmaking counselor
- Mrs. Reeton: Amaryllis' matchmaking counselor
- Icy Claxby: jelly-ice prospector, Lucas' mentor
- Nick Chastain: business man
- Rafe Stonebreaker: Private investigator
- Dora: Lucas' deceased wife
Quotes edit
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“On St.Helens the laws of nature could be summed up with the old Earth adage, It Takes Two to Tango.”
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“Maybe it wasn't the damn flutter dress, Lucas thought. Maybe it was his own hormones. They had been vegetating for longer than he cared to comtemplate.”
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“"Just a damn minute. Comeback here. I'm in charge of this fiasco."”
Lucas trent to Amaryllis Lark -
“"Destiny is a function of synergy and can be easily altered."”
Clementine Malone to Amaryllis Lark
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wife, Dora. His partner, Jackson Rye. And now his vice president in charge of public relations, Miranda Locking.
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Jelly-ice had a multitude of strange properties including a weird, jellylike consistency when it was in its natural state.
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Setting & Locations edit
St. Helens
- New Seattle: a city-state on St.Helens
- Lower Bellevue: a small rural town near New Seattle
Organizations edit
- Synergistic Connections: a matchmaking company
First Sentence edit
"Damn it, I don't need a conscience, Miss Lark."
Glossary edit
- Prism: a person with the ability to help focus another person's psychic talent
- Burnout: short-term psychic numbness
- Western Islands Action: name given to the attempted take-over of the western islands by pirates
- Pirates: a term loosely used to describe a motley coalition of outlaws, career criminals and assorted riff-raff
- Jelly-ice: a slang for semi-liquid full-spectrum crystal quartz
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jayne Castle (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0671569031
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0671569031
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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