Zinnia (1997) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Nick Chastain: Casino owner and businessman, a matrix-talent
• Zinnia Spring: interior designer, full spectrum prism
• Andy Aoki: raised Nick after his parents deaths
• Morris Fenwick: antique book dealer
• Duncan Luttrell: successful businessman, President of SynIce a high profile computer firm
• Leo Spring: Zinnia's younger brother
• Stanley and Wilhelmina Springs: Zinnia's aunt and uncle
• Alfred Wilkes: a forger
• Bartholomew Chastain and Sally: Nick's parents
• Polly Fenwick: Morris' estranged wife
• Orrin and Ella Chastain: Nick's uncle, President of Chastain Inc. and his aunt
• Marsden Luttrell: Duncan's father
• Rexford and Bethany Eaton: wealthy and influential businessman and his wife
• Hobart Batt: syn-psych counselor at Synergistic Connections, a matchmaker
• Cedric Dexter: a tabloid photojournalist
• Edward and Genevieve Springs: Zinnia's parents
• Byron Smyth-Jones: receptionist/secretary at Psynergy, Inc.
• Clementine Malone: owner of Psynergy, Inc.
• Feather: Nick's chief of security
• Daria Gardner: politician
• Newton DeForest: scholar, ex-prfessor at University of New Seattle

Quotes edit see section history

• “Zinnia discovered that she was willing to be very tolerant tonight in exchange for the use of a telephone.”

• “"I can't offer you the assurance of a marriage agency recommendation, but I'm a matrix. That means that once I have a goal, I stick with it." She swallowed. "And just what is your goal?" "I intend to love you for the rest of my life."”

  Nick Chastain to Zinnia Spring

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New Seattle: one of the three city-states

First Sentence edit see section history

Glossary edit see section history

• Prism: a person with the ability to help focus and control another person's psychic talent
• Burnout: short-term psychic numbness
• Matrix-Talent: psychic ability to see connections, weigh possibilities, estimate odds, and deduce synergistic relationships where everyone else seems chaos

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Amaryllis, and followed by Orchid.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jayne Castle (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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