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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
Changer's Daughter (originally published as Legends Walking) brings us back to a contemporary world that seems to be our own, except legends of myth and lore walk among us. Highly recommended to those who loved Changer, and for those seeking representation of minority characters in your fantasy.
This book has three central stories that, while they are all concluded, don't necessarily interact with each other. This is probably the biggest issue with the book, so it takes time to read through and perhaps read again once finished to fully appreciate the complex storylines that take place.
Eddie, Arthur's right-hand man, has left with Anson (Spider) to Nigeria. Things quickly grow complicated with a nefarious scheme behind the scenes and a possible goddess who has locked down the city behind a storm wall. While published in 1999, this book was ahead of its time showcasing minority characters and the story of the family is almost more interesting than the Athanor themselves.
A major plotline concerns Shahrazad, Coyote's daughter. Will she remain just a coyote? Or is there something more to Shahrazad?
This actually is the most compelling of the storylines to me. It brings up the question of what is sentient life and how does it fit into the greater Athanor circle of life. Her life at the farm where other Athanor animals are living, brings up the western conflict (that continues today) of ranchers using government land to graze cattle, while flaunting the law.
The less interesting storyline is the the satyrs and fauns. Brought on to be part of Tommy (Dionysius) Thunderburst's live concert they break free from Arthur's edicts and have a night of debauchery in Las Vegas. While this was amusing, it is used more as a vehicle to explain how and why the non-human Athanor yearn to be part of society and the cost of that.
There's other characters doing this and that (including Coyote himself) but here there just seems to many walk-on's and mentions without characters and their motivations being full flushed out.
Note: while billed as a sequel to Changer, either book could be a standalone as there is no cliffhanger.
This is a full-sized book with a well-developed world. It is dense, and you won't be able to read it quickly like a McRead Fantasy of today. Take time to savor this classic, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
This book has three central stories that, while they are all concluded, don't necessarily interact with each other. This is probably the biggest issue with the book, so it takes time to read through and perhaps read again once finished to fully appreciate the complex storylines that take place.
Eddie, Arthur's right-hand man, has left with Anson (Spider) to Nigeria. Things quickly grow complicated with a nefarious scheme behind the scenes and a possible goddess who has locked down the city behind a storm wall. While published in 1999, this book was ahead of its time showcasing minority characters and the story of the family is almost more interesting than the Athanor themselves.
A major plotline concerns Shahrazad, Coyote's daughter. Will she remain just a coyote? Or is there something more to Shahrazad?
This actually is the most compelling of the storylines to me. It brings up the question of what is sentient life and how does it fit into the greater Athanor circle of life. Her life at the farm where other Athanor animals are living, brings up the western conflict (that continues today) of ranchers using government land to graze cattle, while flaunting the law.
The less interesting storyline is the the satyrs and fauns. Brought on to be part of Tommy (Dionysius) Thunderburst's live concert they break free from Arthur's edicts and have a night of debauchery in Las Vegas. While this was amusing, it is used more as a vehicle to explain how and why the non-human Athanor yearn to be part of society and the cost of that.
There's other characters doing this and that (including Coyote himself) but here there just seems to many walk-on's and mentions without characters and their motivations being full flushed out.
Note: while billed as a sequel to Changer, either book could be a standalone as there is no cliffhanger.
This is a full-sized book with a well-developed world. It is dense, and you won't be able to read it quickly like a McRead Fantasy of today. Take time to savor this classic, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
This is an excellent sequel to the Changer novel that preceded it. The characters were very engaging and I miss them now that I've finished the book. Best treatment of 'immortals' I've ever read.