Jenna Starborn
by:
Sharon Shinn (author)
Jenna Starborn was created out of frozen embryonic tissue, a child unloved and unwanted. Yet she has grown up with a singularly sharp mind—and a heart that warms to those she sees as less fortunate than herself. This novel takes us into Jenna Starborn's life, to a planet called Fieldstar, and to...
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Jenna Starborn was created out of frozen embryonic tissue, a child unloved and unwanted. Yet she has grown up with a singularly sharp mind—and a heart that warms to those she sees as less fortunate than herself. This novel takes us into Jenna Starborn's life, to a planet called Fieldstar, and to a property called Thorrastone—whose enigmatic lord will test the strength of that tender and compassionate heart.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780441009008 (044100900X)
Publish date: April 2nd 2002
Publisher: Ace Trade
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Full review at SFF Book ReviewI love Jane Eyre. So any retelling would have a hard time convincing me - but the science fiction idea tickled my fancy and I dove right in.This is a good book that stays very true to the original. Perhaps too much so. While the story of Jenna Starborn and Mr. Ravenbeck...
1.5 starsThis sci-fi retelling of the classic Jane Eyre is inventive and seeks to set itself apart, but sadly relies far too much on its source material to really stand on its own. One having never read the original might find it a decent work, but to my mind it played the copy-cat too closely. It a...
I love most of Shinn's stuff, especially her angel work, but this...this convinced me not only that I didn't like Jane Austen-inspired work, but Jane Austen herself (though this was quite a few years ago, so I should probably give Austen at least a try before saying that.)
I love Jane Eyre and this adaptation of it just made me love it even more. As a matter of fact I think I love this version better! I think I may have to go back and re-read it soon. It helped me through it stressful time in my life, it was very much a balm to my soul.
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