Gabriela H. (timeenoughatlast) reviewed on 10/1/2012 + 34 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I've been trying navigate the urban fantasy current for a while, so it's been a relief to find a more traditional fantasy series to enjoy, one that is well written (optional for urban fantasy, apparently) and not in the 1st person! Anyway, this is an absorbing tale of young Raksura finding his way back to his people and so good that I stayed up way too late to finish it.

Moon has been alone for a long time, forced by the death of his family to try to hide with other races to survive. As a shiftling, one of his two forms is a flighted one that resembles the enemy Fell, so Moon is forced repeatedly out of towns/villages. Finally, he is discovered by a member of his own race and is invited to return to a Raksura colony, where this adventure begins.

Martha Wells does a wonderful job of creating appealing, believable characters in a plot that is straightforward yet compelling. I'm giving this book my best recommendation: I'll have to read it again.

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