Kim Harrison
Kim Harrison
Kim Harrison is a pen-name of American author Dawn Cook. Under the name of Harrison, she is best known for her Rachel Morgan urban fantasy series set in an alternate history where a worldwide pandemic caused by genetically modified tomatoes led to the death of a large portion of the world's human population. Under the name of Dawn Cook, she is best known for her Decoy Princess and Truth series, published in the first few years of the 21st century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
beautiful sweet sleep
Married pixy, I told myself, forcing my eyes back to the shelf of ceramic animals. Fifty-four kids. Beautiful wife, sweet as sugar, who would kill me in my sleep while apologizing for it.
sleep salt dip
Do you have a sleeping bag?” I stared at him. “No. I lost it in the great salt-dip of ’06.
baby butterfly sleep
Go to sleep, baby,Mama will sing. Of blue butterflies, and dragonfly wings. Moonlight and sunbeams, raiments so fine. Silver and gold, for baby of mine. Go to sleep, baby. Sister will tell, of wolves and of lambs, and demons who fell.-Pierce's Lullaby Kim Harrison (Black Magic Sanction)
people realize war
Every day, people don't realize what the war really means.
hard knew last lost supposedly worked year
We supposedly lost it last year by one or two bands. I knew if we worked hard this year we'd have a chance.
good reason trying
I didn't have a good reason to say no. He was 13 years old, and he was trying to do something so noble.
forward looking proud
It's going to be very, very tough, but I'm looking forward to it at the same time,because he was very proud of what he was doing, and we, of course, were very proud of him.
reading thought-provoking world
I grew up reading SF in the 70s and 80s, and I like fast, thought-provoking plots that take you places in fully realized worlds.
white black want
There is black. There is white. Gray is a cowardly excuse to mix our wants with our needs.
bowl high quarter school sending super work
It is like sending out the quarter back from the Super Bowl to work with the high school team.
bowl chance high jazz lessons sacrificed school students super
These students have sacrificed so much to be in the jazz program. They have sacrificed time, lessons and finances. Now they are getting a chance to go to the Super Bowl of high school jazz competitions.
either kim picked
My editor picked out the name she wanted. I was either going to be Kim Harrison or Lisa Harrison, because she wanted me shelved right next to Hamilton.
adore artwork care high invariably message powerful sets taken text visual
If I give a book as a gift, it is invariably a children's book with beautiful artwork and a simple text. I adore the feel of them, the care taken in the artwork, and the high visual stimulation that sets off the simple but often powerful message the text conveys.
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I love the power of the musician who composes and performs. I envy their ability to put a nugget of truth in three minutes of sweat and emotional outpouring, colored entirely from their thoughts.