Marianne de Pierres is the author of the multi award-nominated Parrish Plessis and Sentients of Orion science fiction series. The Parrish Plessis series has been translated into eight languages and adapted into a Role Playing Game. She is also the author of the humorous Tara Sharp crime series, written under the pseudonym Marianne Delacourt. In 2011 she'll release the first of her new young adult dark fantasy duology entitled Burn Bright. Visit her websites at www.mariannedepierres.com and www.tarasharp.com