Persona, Genevieve Valentine
Persona, Genevieve Valentine
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Persona

Author: Genevieve Valentine

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 6 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/10/2015


Synopsis

“Blending celebrity and international diplomacy in a near-future Paris, Valentine crafts an intimate thriller than unmasks the players in the game.” —Publishers Weekly

When Suyana, Face of the recently formed United Amazonia Rainforest Confederation, is secretly meeting Ethan of the United States, a potential ally for her struggling country, the last thing she expected to be was a victim of an assassination attempt. Daniel, a teen runaway turned paparazzo hoping to make a name for himself, witnesses the first shot targeted for Suyana. Without thinking, he jumps into the action telling himself it’s not selflessness, it’s the scoop. Now Suyana and Daniel are on the run—and if they don’t keep themselves one step ahead, they’ll lose it all.

About Genevieve Valentine

Genevieve Valentine is the author of Persona and of the critically acclaimed novel Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, which won the Crawford Award for Best novel, as well as a nomination for the Nebula Award and the Romantic Times Best Fantasy of the Year. Her short fiction has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award and the Shirley Jackson Award. She lives in New York City. Visit her at GenevieveValentine.com.


Reviews

Ana’s Take: In Genevieve Valentine’s near-future political thriller Persona, celebrity ambassadors are the public Faces of each nation (or confederation) parroting political decisions that are made behind closed doors by more important people. Diplomacy is only a matter of life of death when/if the F......more

Goodreads review by Lorena

There's a lot of action that keeps the characters moving and the wheels spinning, but when it comes down to it, all the busy-ness is just a cover for the fact that the whole thing is pretty shallow, and not a lot actually happens. The whole idea of an all-powerful United Nations (here called the IA)......more

Goodreads review by Allison

Received a galley through S&S! Very different from my usual fare, but then my resolution this year was to extend my genre boundaries even more and I've been doing a decent job so far. "Persona" is a near-futuristic, character-driven techno-political-thriller(ish) and yes it is awesome. Suyana and Dani......more