Please don't regret posting about it. I'm sure when you came across it, you didn't stop what you were doing to start reading it to realize how poorly it was written, and just wanted to pass a great find on to all of us. I went and immediately bought it, like several other people did, and I just wanted to save anyone else from wasting $5, or in the case of the paperback, $20 dollars. To anyone who can read past all of the glaring errors and mistakes, I commend you. I just can't do it. It drives me bananas when I see an author who has published through any of the big publishing groups have a typo in their book, but this one is obviously self published (not to say that everyone who self publishes through Amazon, etc, would have this many errors). I'm rather surprised she was able to get away with publishing this, as it's also very obvious it's not licensed. Unfortunately, it's just very poorly written fan fiction and should only have been posted to fan fiction sites. Annette
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Todd Andrews via STARMANET starmanet@starmanet.com To: Official SSI Discussion List starmanet@starmanet.com Cc: Todd Andrews starman@pobox.com Subject: Re: [SN] Starman: -The Return- a novel by Elizabeth LaCroix-Wagaman Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:36:20 -0700
Ugh, I regret posting about this book. Please do express honest opinions about it using the reviewer section on Amazon. Sorry everyone. :( On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 1:52 PM, Todd Andrews starman@pobox.com wrote: Just came across this on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B0IDSMW From the Amazon page: Jenny Hayden's escape from the clutches of the government, that's been chasing her and the Starman across the country, from Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin, all the way to Winslow, Arizona, was narrow, at best. Now that her beloved angel from the heavens has left this world and has seen to her safety from the crater in Winslow, Jenny leaves her home in Chequamegon Bay, trekking across the country to safeguard the child, which grows within her. Being heavyhearted still from the loss of Scott, and now added with the departure of the duplicate of Scott, Jenny must hide from those who will pursue her to the ends of the world.
My question about this book is whether it's official or not. I now see it's not. Apparently, one can sell fan fiction as though it were official. I love fanfic but I'm uncomfortable when something for-profit is presented as official when it's not sanctioned by the rights holders. And on Amazon no less!!
Jerry Seward
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On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 8:45 PM, Annette Beaty via STARMANET < starmanet@starmanet.com> wrote:
Please don't regret posting about it. I'm sure when you came across it, you didn't stop what you were doing to start reading it to realize how poorly it was written, and just wanted to pass a great find on to all of us. I went and immediately bought it, like several other people did, and I just wanted to save anyone else from wasting $5, or in the case of the paperback, $20 dollars.
To anyone who can read past all of the glaring errors and mistakes, I commend you. I just can't do it. It drives me bananas when I see an author who has published through any of the big publishing groups have a typo in their book, but this one is obviously self published (not to say that everyone who self publishes through Amazon, etc, would have this many errors). I'm rather surprised she was able to get away with publishing this, as it's also very obvious it's not licensed. Unfortunately, it's just very poorly written fan fiction and should only have been posted to fan fiction sites.
Annette
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Todd Andrews via STARMANET starmanet@starmanet.com To: Official SSI Discussion List starmanet@starmanet.com Cc: Todd Andrews starman@pobox.com Subject: Re: [SN] Starman: -The Return- a novel by Elizabeth LaCroix-Wagaman Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:36:20 -0700
Ugh, I regret posting about this book. Please do express honest opinions about it using the reviewer section on Amazon. Sorry everyone. :(
On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 1:52 PM, Todd Andrews starman@pobox.com wrote:
Just came across this on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B0IDSMW
From the Amazon page:
*Jenny Hayden's escape from the clutches of the government, that's been chasing her and the Starman across the country, from Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin, all the way to Winslow, Arizona, was narrow, at best. Now that her beloved angel from the heavens has left this world and has seen to her safety from the crater in Winslow, Jenny leaves her home in Chequamegon Bay, trekking across the country to safeguard the child, which grows within her. Being heavyhearted still from the loss of Scott, and now added with the departure of the duplicate of Scott, Jenny must hide from those who will pursue her to the ends of the world.*
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Jerry Seward