Lady with an Alien: An Encounter with Leonardo da Vinci

by Mike Resnick

Overview

A time traveler accidently leaves his pet behind in the Renaissance, where Leonardo da Vinci takes it in. The teenaged owner wants the pet back, Leonardo wants to know about the future. They make some uneasy bargains, Leonardo shows the boy around -his- Milan (which is not on the tourist circuit), and the boy is there when Leonardo paints his famous "Lady With an Ermine", which of course isn't an ermine at all.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011817366
Publisher:	Kirinyaga, Inc.
Publication date:	10/05/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	532 KB

About the Author

Mike Resnick is the winner of 5 Hugos (from a record 34 nominations), plus a Nebula and other major awards in the USA, France, Spain, Poland, Croatia and Japan. He is the author of 62 novels, 250 short stories, and 2 screenplays, and is the editor of more than 40 anthologies. According to Locus, he is the all-time leading award winner, living or dead, for short fiction, and if 4th on the all-time list when you add in his novels. His work has been translated into 26 languages. He will be the Guest of Honor at the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention.

Editorial Reviews

Even though the publisher is marketing LADY WITH AN ALIEN to a young adult audience, the book is enjoyable and complex enough for adults to read. Furthermore, Resnick's work is able to teach all of his readers, whether young or old, about the Renaissance and da Vinci in particular. Apparently, Resnick has plans to write further novels about the great artists and if they are anything like LADY WITH AN ALIEN, he will have done a great service to both the world of art and literature.

Steven H. Silver