The Stargazer's Sister

The Stargazer's SisterCaroline, known as "Lina" to her family, has always lived in the shadow of her older brother William Herschel's accomplishments. And yet when William invites Lina to join him in England to assist in his musical and astronomical pursuits not to mention to run his bachelor household she accepts, finding a new sense of purpose. William may be an obsessive genius, but Lina adores him, and aids him with the same fervency as a beloved wife. When William

to undo Grace's final terrible spell

dead bodies

Succeeding generations of Churchills sometimes achieved distinction but also included profligates and womanizers

a weapon of limitless power that can bend reality itself

Especially since Oliver - not blue-skinned

For Fisk and Shoe - two tough

Readers are introduced to basic statistical and measurement concepts and learn how to complete statistical analysis of research results

For Kavita

with a mop of flaming red hair and a map of the world rendered in port-wine stains on every surface of her body

Kraus was a notoriously cantankerous and difficult writer

Nettie Lonesome made a leap -- not knowing what she'd become

and ultimate healing