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Changing Vision (Web Shifters)
The first book in Julie Czerneda's acclaimed Web Shifters series made the Nebula preliminary nomination list in 1998. Changing Vision continues the story of Esen, the last survivor of an alien race with the ability to assume the form of any creature. Now Esen must break her species' rule of noninterference -- to keep interspecies tension from escalating into all-out war......more
Mass Market Paperbound, 484 pages
Published
August 1st 2000
by Daw Books
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In a futuristic world, where humans and aliens have spread across the galaxy, Esen Alt Quar, a web shifter -- a biological animorph, the last of her kind -- shares a trading business with her friend and human, Paul Ragem. On taking her first vacation after fifty years of self-imposed exile, danger strikes, both accidental and malevolent. New species of aliens, old enemies, abduction, ghosts, torture, a super-weapon, the imminent destruction of a planet, and family grudges all rear their heads o...more
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A trilogy by the dependable Ms Czerneda our youthful (500 yer old heroine finds that when you are a near -immortal shape shifting alien. Capable of devouring just about everything up to and including starships it pays to keep a low profile if you don't want people to get excited about you. Amusingly different aliens populate this book. And via the shapeshifter's perspective we get an insiders view of how they think.
Enjoyed it more as got in to the book. Almost stands alone but was hard at first to read as it is the 3rd book. Definitely kept open what will happen in the future.
Runs on the theme of what happens with mortal and immortal relationships/lovers.
Runs on the theme of what happens with mortal and immortal relationships/lovers.
This was a very interesting story with very good descriptions of a variety of alien cultures. I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is the second book in the series and still very entertaining in story.
Ms Czerneda continues to surprise me and exceed expectations with "Changing Vision" which is part 2 of the Web Shifter trilogy. An amazing number of alien species are presented, each with their own biological, psychological, and cultural differences. Villains and heroes are well fleshed out and their actions and raisons d'etre in keeping with their complicated psyches. The main themes of this series are xenophobia, friendship, trust and honor. It includes some violence but very lit...more
Very slack sequel.
The second Web-Shifters novel is not quite as good as the first, but still contains all the creativity and talent of Czerneda's works.
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