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Daughters of an Emerald Dusk: A Novel

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I've been a fan of Katherine Forrest's writing since I first read Amateur City in the mid 1980s. No fan of science fiction, I read Daughters of a Coral Dawn (the beginning of what would become a trilogy that included Emerald Dusk) only because of my respect for her writing. I did not expect it to become one of my favorite novels, but it did. Daughters of an Emerald Dusk is more than merely a worthy follower to that extraordinary book, and its superb successor, Daughters of an Amber Noon. It is a book in which Forrest's writing moves to a new level of skill and craft and artistry. I found myself rereading passages just for the pleasure of her prose.
Forrest's characters are always a vital part of what makes all of her writing splendid, but seeing these characters, many of whom we know from the previous books, face the challenges that do with wit and honor and bravery is an extraordinary experience.
I won't say anything about the plot except that it took me to places I would never have imagined without once betraying the reader with cheap tricks and flashy games.
Daughters of an Emerald Dusk may just be Katherine Forrest's best novel to date, and that is saying something.

I loved the first book in this series, Daughters of a Coral Dawn. It will always remain at the top of my read again list and my copy is now worn and tattered. My best female friend and girlfriend warned me not to read this one. I should have listened.

This story has none of the magic of Daughters of a Coral Dawn. The old characters make a cameo apperance, but in a disappointing way. I really didn't care for the new characters at all. The new characters have no charisma like the original ones in this series.

The plot was just out and out weird. It seems the daughters and granddaughters of the original Maternas settlers are mentally connected to the planet and their behavior is strange. Also, there are some rather disturbing physical changes that left me saying "Ewww". It seems the author was trying to make this novel into a science fiction mystery to discover why the younger populace of Maternas were acting so strange. Maybe she was. I was looking for a romance like Daughters of a Coral Dawn.

For you who like a good romance as in Daughters of a Coral Dawn, forget it. You won't find it here. As for the love making scenes. Nada. The author did write something that was supposed to be sexual. I think it was supposed to be sexual, but it was so far out there it left me scratching my head and going WTF. The conclusion, to me, was disappointing. I won't give away the ending since many of you will read this anyway. Just remember, you've been warned.

Katherine Forrest has finally written a sequel! Emerald Dusk stands up to her high caliber writing and cannot wait for the next sequel.

Each and every book I read broadens my horizons and my knowledge base. No book is too good or too bad to read.

This is a sci-fi type of look at Forrest's work.

I enjoyed it along with the other ones.

This book is really not worth the time it takes to read it. The characters are one dimensional and not developed. The book "Daughters of a Coral Dawn" was a love story that had characters of depth. They were so well described that you felt as if you knew them....where as this book is like coming into a play in the middle. The book leaves you wondering what it was that you just read. Maybe Katherine Forrest needs to re-read her first book to remember where she left off and to review her previous format.

as witth all of kathryn forrest books , it excelled in both writing and description .

o my god, i just loved it. i have the first two books that go along with this book. and i just couldn,t wait for this one. i was not disappointed! it was fantastic.....

No easy to read at all. I think you would have to be the author to understand the book......