Alan Brennert – författare

Young Rachel Kalama, growing up in idyllic Honolulu in the 1890s, dreams of seeing far-off lands, but at the age of seven Rachel's dreams are shattered by the discovery that she has leprosy. Forcibly removed from the family, she's sent to an isolated leprosy settlement on the island of Moloka'i. In exile Rachel finds a family of friends to replace the family she's lot - but loss remains a constant shadow as Rachel watches those she loves succumb to the ravages of leprosy. Moloka'i is a story of hope, dignity, and the strength of the human spirit.

This off-beat musical by the composer of Little Shop of Horrors and the Disney films Aladdin Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid is two one-act musicals of speculative fiction. The first The Girl Who Was Plugged In is about a homeless bag-lady whose soul is transplanted into the body of a gorgeous female android by a company which manufactures celebrities. The second Her Pilgrim Soul is about a scientist who researches holographic imaging. One day a mysterious "living" holograph apparently a woman long dead appears and changes his life forever.

Alan Brennert’s beloved novel Moloka'i, currently has over 600,000 copies in print. This companion tale tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that Rachel Kalama - quarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa - was forced to give up at birth. The book follows young Ruth from her arrival at the Kapi'olani Home for Girls in Honolulu, to her adoption by a Japanese couple who raise her on a strawberry and grape farm in California, her marriage and unjust internment at Manzanar Relocation Camp during World War II - and then, after the war, to the life-altering day when she receives a letter from a woman who says she is Ruth’s birth mother, Rachel. Daughter of Moloka'i expands upon Ruth and Rachel’s 22-year relationship, only hinted at in Moloka'i. It’s a richly emotional tale of two women - different in some ways, similar in others - who never expected to meet, much less come to love, one another. And for Ruth it is a story of discovery, the unfolding of a past she knew nothing about. Told in vivid, evocative prose that conjures up the beauty and history of both Hawaiian and Japanese cultures, it’s the powerful and poignant tale that readers of Moloka'i have been awaiting for fifteen years.

Bursting with the high-octane sense of adventure that powered classic superhero team-ups in the Silver Age, BRAVE AND THE BOLD pairs A-list characters from all walks of life for unforgettable, out-of-this-world stories. In this collection, written by KINGDOM COME writer Mark Waid, Batman teams with the Golden Age Flash while Nightwing, Hawkman Green Arrow and Deadman battle a siege on the mystical haven known as Nanda Parbat. And look out for appearances by Superman and Catwoman, too!