Mary Doria Russell

Russell in 2008

Mary Doria Russell (born August 19, 1950) is an American author. Russell has become widely known for her two novels which explore one of science fiction's oldest concepts: first contact with aliens. In this framework she also explores the even older issue of how one can reconcile the idea of a benevolent deity with pain and evil in the world.

Quotes

  • One minute, she was in the State of Puerto Rico and the next minute, she was in the State of Persistent Vegetables.
  • The Copper Country, it's called—written and spoken with capital letters. So remote, it is almost a nation unto itself. On maps, it is labeled the Keweenaw Peninsula, a blade of land thrusting north by northeast into the frigid waters of Lake Superior. Running lengthwise down the peninsula's center, like the blood gutter of a bayonet, are the richest copper deposits on earth. Ancient Indians collected chunks of the red metal from streams and shallow pits: float copper so pure it hardly needed refining at all, so beautiful and malleable that it could be made into jewelry that were traded as far south as Arkansas.
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