Changeling by Yasmine Galenorn
In Changeling, Yasmine Galenorn avoids the thing that annoyed me most in Witchling; namely, the infodumping. Having set the scene in Witchling, Galenorn is free to spend most of Changeling on plot and character development. There is some exposition, but it didn’t strike me as excessive. It was just the right amount to get me caught up after two years’ absence from Galenorn’s universe.
Changeling is written from the point of view of Delilah D’Artigo,
August 31st, 2009. Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 3 | Yasmine Galenorn | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Lilly is one of a litter of werewolf children being raised by the Knights of the Teutonic Order in 13th century Prusa (later Prussia). The wolfbreed, as they are called, are subjected to horrifying abuses and trained to become brutal weapons of war. Their purpose: to help the Order massacre Prussia’s remaining pagan strongholds.
A theological debate rages between the Order and the Church regarding the nature of the wolfbreed. Are they simply animals, soulless but trainable and possibly useful? Or, are they minions of Satan?
August 31st, 2009. Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 5 | S. Andrew Swann | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
Looking forward to reading the review.
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