PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF KAY KENYON:
MAXIMUM ICE
“Full-bodied characters, palpable environs, layered mystery and heady suspense combine like the many facets of ‘Ice’ in this sparkling SF novel…. Kenyon is a surprising new talent, and SF enthusiasts will appreciate her imaginative world and characters.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A vivid cast of characters, some interesting asides on religious authority, and the bleakly beautiful landscape make this a uniquely powerful tale reminiscent of Greg Bear.”
—Booklist
“Maximum Ice enhances Kay Kenyon's reputation as a strong new voice in SF. … In a stark and compelling story with a unique twist, Ms. Kenyon delivers a well-written, action-packed SF thriller.”
—Romantic Times
“Kenyon should be acknowledged by now as a master creator of realistic new worlds. She is also an aficionado of the fantastic, a weaver of fast and exciting stories, a writer capable of creating characters we recognize, characters whom we are happy to let into our hearts and minds. It's very simple: If you want to read an exciting, fast, and thoroughly involving novel, read Maximum Ice.”
—Statesman Journal, Salem, OR
“Kenyon blends science, religion and the imperative to survive in an engaging tale.”
—The Kansas City Star
“A top-notch cyberfable that kept me turning pages into the wee hours. Powerful stuff.”
—Julian May
“Kay Kenyon is science fiction's newest master at creating worlds unlike any we've encountered before, but which are so deeply and convincingly portrayed that we wind up feeling as if we've actually set foot in them.Maximum Ice is her best yet, an adventure that's also a deep meditation on the interface between the strange and the familiar, and between shadowed pasts and unveiled futures.”
—K. W Jeter
“Kay Kenyon's Maximum Ice is superb—an intriguing premise, strong characters, and a gripping plot kept me reading until dawn. I enjoyed it tremendously”
—Kathleen Ann Goonan
“A knockout adventure.”
TROPIC OF CREATION
“Kenyon's vision of a unique universe ranks with those of such science fiction greats as Frank Herbert and Orson Scott Card.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A rich weaving of science, politics and mysticism. A believable, memorable story.”
—Brian Herbert
“Kenyon draws vivid characters you care about,
both human and alien, striving on a harsh and memorable distant
world.”
—David Brin
“More proof that Kay Kenyon is a major talent.”
—Mike Resnick
“The real mystery in SF these days is why isn't Kay Kenyon better known? She writes beautifully her characters are multilayered and complex, and her extrasolar worlds are real and nuanced, while at the same time truly alien. An exciting, fascinating, mind-blowing ride.”
—Robert J. Sawyer
“Suspenseful and satisfying … a wholly worthwhile read.”
RIFT
“A grand adventure filled with genuine surprise … rife with new ideas, delicious fears, and compelling events. It has pace, texture, excitement and rock-solid form. Put it at the top of your reading list.”
—Statesman Journal, Salem, OR
“In a science fiction market where terraforming has gotten to be a tried-and-true setting, a planet that refuses to be subjugated by human science is a gift and a wonder.”
—Talebones
“Kenyon has created a powerful book driven by characters with clear moral imperatives, and the stakes are survival of entire races.”
—Writers NW
“Kay Kenyon has done it again. Her third out-of-this-world science fiction novel confirms the quality of her writing skills and quantity of creative leaps of imagination.”
—The Third Age
“A great, fast-paced read with all that I could ask of an SF novel.”
—Jacqueline Lichtenberg
LEAP POINT
“An extraordinary genre writing achievement—exciting, involving, chilling, comic, deeply disturbing and altogether enthralling … [Kenyon's] characters are realistic and complicated, her plots are wondrously detailed and beautifully realized, her vision is unique and dead-on startling … Leap Point should firmly establish [Kenyon] as among the very finest science fiction writers in the nation.”
—Statesman Journal, Salem, OR
“Intricately plotted … The author skillfully blends people and events in an isolated, alfalfa-growing small town with out-of-this-world happenings and galactic beings.”
—The Third Age
“Not only leaps, this story pirouettes, dances,
sings,
grabs you by the collar, and practically
reads itself!”
—Eric S. Nylund
THE SEEDS OF TIME
“A fast-moving plot and a memorable heroine. You couldn't ask for a better first novel.”
—Mike Resnick
“Kenyon has created a winning heroine, a gripping adventure, and a setting that shows some imaginative thinking on current theories of Earth's ecological ruin and of time travel.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A great adventure, a novel that pits believable, fallible characters against each other and against fascinating concepts of time, reality and perception.”
—Donald McQuinn
“A welcome addition to the SF readers’ library.”
—Lisa Mason