Stardust

by Nancy Ryan

Stardust is a large, richly textured novel about the rise and fall of the biggest rock star ever - and his daughter, who in the shadow of his legend must fight the forces - distant and near - who want... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556111061
• ISBN13: 9781556111068
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Fiction foreshadows reality

Though I'm not a huge fan of steamy novels, this book intrigued me because of its setting in the music business. The story begins with the rise of an Elvis-like performer (the "Chief"), and continues with the story of his daughter Laura, a Lisa Marie Presley type who runs his estate "Musicland." Here's the eerie part: though published in the mid '80's, the book seems to foreshadow a disastrous real-life celebrity marriage. "Laura" is a target for every crazed fan of her late father's, including a man who wants to marry her (in spite of his own homosexuality) just to be "closer" to the object of his obsession, the Chief. The parallels hit very close to home!