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Written by EA Parent Sandra Ulbrich Almazan.  5 out of 5 Stars!!!

Lyon's Legacy by Sandar Ulbrich Almazan follow the life of Joanna Lyon.  As the great granddaughter of the most influential musician ever her life has been strongly directed towards music.  Unfortunately she is not interested in pursuing that life and at time almost hates her ancestor for forcing her info a life of semi-celebrity just because of who her family is.

Joanna just wants to be a scientist and work peacefully in a lab.  Her uncle has other plans for her however, as well as controlling the majority of the family money that she should be entitled to.  He makes a deal that is she travels through a wormhole to get DNA from her great grandfather he will give her the money she needs to go to school and remove himself from her life forever.  Things never really seem to go as planned...

While being a relatively short read Lyon's Legacy was extremely entertaining.  Sandra is a big fan of science herself and it shows through in her writing.  The society that Joanna lives in confused me a bit as music seemed to play an immense role, but that could have just been the way it affected her due to her family.  Well written characters drive the story and Joanna's turmoil over her choices is palpable.  I'm not sure I have read anything quite like this, but I am eager to see more from the author.

A very well done novella debut from Sandra Ulbrich Almazan brings another indie author to keep an eye on into the picture.

Biography

Sandra Ulbrich Almazan started reading at the age of three and only stops when absolutely required to. Although she hasn't been writing quite that long, she did compose a very simple play in German during middle school. Her science fiction novella Move Over Ms. L. (an early version of Lyon's Legacy) earned an Honorable Mention in the 2001 UPC Science Fiction Awards, and her short story "A Reptile at the Reunion" was published in the anthology Firestorm of Dragons. She is a founding member of BroadUniverse and a long-time member of the Online Writing Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror. Her undergraduate degree is in molecular biology/English, and she has a Master of Technical and Scientific Communication degree. Her current day job is in the laboratory of an enzyme company; she's also been a technical writer and a part-time copyeditor for a local newspaper. Some of her other accomplishments are losing on Jeopardy! and taking a stuffed orca to three continents. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Eugene; and son, Alex. In her rare moments of free time, she enjoys crocheting, listening to classic rock (particularly the Beatles), and watching improv comedy.