![]() ![]() A university engineering professor writes a serious science fiction novel using real science, but his crappy publishing company (in order to increase sales) names it 'Bimbos of the Death Sun' and gives it a racy cover. ![]() Her novels have been translated into over ten languages. The title, Bimbos of the Death Sun, comes from a fictional novel in the story. In that work she satirized the science fiction and fantasy community as well as in the work's sequel, Zombies of the Mutant Gene Pool. 'Sharyn McCrumb is a born storyteller.' Mary Higgins Clark WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD 'Sharyn McCrumb has few equals and no superiors. McCrumb has won many awards for her mystery novels, including an Edgar for 1988's Bimbos of the Death Sun. Sharyn McCrumbs Bimbos of the Death Sun and Zombies of the Gene Pool poke fun at science fiction fanatics for their self-absorption and the triviality. The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, as was If I Ever Return, Pretty Peggy-O.A graduate of the University of North Carolina and Virginia Tech, McCrumb taught journalism before turning her attention to writing fiction as a full time endeavor. In 1997, McCrumb won the Outstanding Contribution to Appalachian Literature award. The Ballad novels include the works The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter If I Ever Return, Pretty Peggy-O She Walks These Hills and most recently The Ballad of Frankie Silver. ![]() Award-winning novelist Sharyn McCrumb is best known for her Ballad novels, a series of fictionalized accounts of the history and culture of the Appalachian region of the United States. ![]()
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