The Cresperian series by Darrell Bain and Stephanie Osborn concerns the first contact between the pacifistic natives of Cresperia, whose planetary government is a loose political anarchy, and the inhabitants of Earth. Upon crash-landing on Earth, the "Crispies" take human form and must contend with the strange customs and political environments of Earth. The Y Factor concerns the international race to obtain Crispies and Crispy technology. But Crispies are delicately balanced creatures, and not all of the nations after them - good OR bad - understand just HOW delicate. Can they even survive, let alone thrive, on Earth? And who - or what - else is out there?"This week I read The Y Factor by Darrell Bain and Stephanie Osborn, the second in the Cresperian series I told you about last week. This book was very enjoyable and I can't wait to read the next book in the series. I was thrilled to hear from both Darrell and Stephanie that they are beginning work on the next book in the series so guys, please get to work, OK?" ~jkOnTheRun/GigaOm
Stephanie Osborn is a former payload flight controller, a veteran of over twenty years of working in the civilian space program, as well as various military space defense programs. She has worked on numerous Space Shuttle flights and the International Space Station, and counts the training of astronauts on her resume.
Of those astronauts she trained, one was Kalpana Chawla, a member of the crew lost in the Columbia disaster.
