It’s only natural you’d want to separate out the two so the wires don’t get crossed. Lockhart publishes YA while Jenkins publishes for children. One of my favorite writers of all time, Lockhart is the pen name of Emily Jenkins. The truth is, authors use pen names all time, and for good reason. Some of these pen names are pretty close to the real name while other are not, and I can only imagine the brainstorming that went behind some of the radically different ones. I guess that’s why I’m wildly sympathetic to the 10 contemporary authors featured in this article. But I do entertain notions of what kind of name I’d want to have. Early on, I started writing under the name Sarah S. For instance, there was that one time when CVS gave me the medication for another Sarah Davis. My name, Sarah Davis, is incredibly common and therefore has led to all kinds of hijinks.

Compact Disc (October 29th, 2013): $99.I’ve always fantasized about having a killer good pen name.

Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction.

Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure.roller coaster ride.'- Fort Worth Star-Telegram Product Details 'An exceptionally creepy medical-horror thriller that's the perfect spine-tingling read for Halloween. 'It's a well-grounded medical wariness that gets at the heart of what the Parasitology series will be asking: What happens when the cure is worse than the disease?'- NPR Books Sally is a complex, compassionate character, well suited to this exploration of trust, uncertainty, and the price of progress.'- Publishers Weekly

'Grant extends the zombie theme of her Newsflesh trilogy to incorporate thoughtful reflections on biomedical issues that are both ominously challenging and eerily plausible. But fans of Michael Crichton-style technothrillers will be equally enthralled: as wild as Grant's premise is, the novel is firmly anchored in real-world science and technology.'- Booklist 'Fans of series will definitely want to check this new book out. 'Readers with strong stomachs will welcome this unusual take on the future.'- Kirkus Reviews 'A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton.'- John Joseph Adams

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