Skye Sparkler

About the Book

Marcy Martin was an aspiring comic book artist working at data-entry when not trying to sell the super-heroine she created, Skye Sparkler. When Marcy did a good deed, she was given a magical, wish-granting rock. The rock worked when a skeptical Marcy wished to be Skye Sparkler. Now, as Skye Sparkler, Marcy is incredibly tough, strong, fast, and able to fly. But there´s one minor problem: Skye Sparkler is only 12 years old.

Now, Marcy fights to prove her identity to the world. It is a battle the eventually brings her up against a force far more formidable than any super-villain: The Congress of the United States!

About the Author

KIM H. METZGER is a life-long collector of comic books, and a student of their history. A graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, he was Staff Editor of the weekly Comics Buyer’s Guide (which some have called the Variety of the comic-book industry) during the mid-1980s. He still contributes an occasional article to CBG, and writes a quarterly column about comic-book collecting for Paper Collector’s Marketplace. Besides comic books, he enjoys reading history, folk tales, mysteries, contemporary fantasy, and accounts of various disasters. He currently lives and works in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Skye Sparkler is his first novel.