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A review by thecanary
Changing Vision by Julie E. Czerneda
4.0
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 over the space of 500-some pages.
Changing Vision sets itself apart in another sense as well; it is not a thinly veiled pretense for a romance novel. While I do enjoy romance (and, of course, the inevitable angst) in my Space Opera, the strength of this series is the absolute lack of that inevitable love story between the two main characters. The relationships revolves around caring, yes, and a deep bond of friendship. You wouldn't think that would strike me as a novelty, but I will say this: it is, and wonderfully so.
And if that's not enough, it's not every series that can pull off a fifty-year time-skip between the first and second book.
Read my full reviews at The Canary.
Changing Vision sets itself apart in another sense as well; it is not a thinly veiled pretense for a romance novel. While I do enjoy romance (and, of course, the inevitable angst) in my Space Opera, the strength of this series is the absolute lack of that inevitable love story between the two main characters. The relationships revolves around caring, yes, and a deep bond of friendship. You wouldn't think that would strike me as a novelty, but I will say this: it is, and wonderfully so.
And if that's not enough, it's not every series that can pull off a fifty-year time-skip between the first and second book.
Read my full reviews at The Canary.