- Paperback: 10 pages
- Publisher: Baen Books (Aug 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671876171
- ISBN-13: 978-0671876173
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,019,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A professional horse handler rides onto the fantasy scene with her first novel. When Dana and Eric find a young woman on their property naked, terrified and incapable of speech, little do they realize that she isn't human at all, but rather a horse from another dimension transformed into this new shape by a malfunctioning spell.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I don't think I have ever read a story like this one before--a rare thing in these days of multi volume fantasy series. Dun Lady's Jess is a simple story about a courier's horse. Jess and her rider are on a mission when they are attacked and accidentally transported to our world. Due to the nature of the spell used against them, Jess is turned into a woman while her rider is seperated from her and disorientated.
Jess is found naked and alone by a couple out for the day. They rescue her, take her home, and finally realise they hve something very strange on their hands. Jess meanwhile is having trouble understanding that standing on her hind legs is now allowed (rearing is bad) and that she can talk just like her rider.
All in all, a simple but intensely interesting read. Well worth your money and time.
Jess is found naked and alone by a couple out for the day. They rescue her, take her home, and finally realise they hve something very strange on their hands. Jess meanwhile is having trouble understanding that standing on her hind legs is now allowed (rearing is bad) and that she can talk just like her rider.
All in all, a simple but intensely interesting read. Well worth your money and time.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was Doranna Durgin's first published novel, and one of her best. She has subsequently published about ten novels, two of which are direct sequels to this one. The three books stand on their own, but can also be read as a trilogy, which is
Dun Lady's Jess
The Changespell
Changespell Legacy.
A park ranger and his partner find a confused young woman in the woods, naked except for a horse's saddle and harness, and unable to speak. At first they think she is hurt or deranged. This opinion is reinforced when, as they try to communicate with her, she picks up a few words of English and tells them that she is a horse. Little do they know that she has been sent to our world, and transformed into a woman, by a spell gone wrong, and from a magic world where she really is a horse called Dun Lady's Jess. Her struggle to make sense of her new environment is a fascinating story.
Doranna Durgin knows more than a little about horses, and it shows. I found this to be a charming and very enjoyable book, and would particularly recommend it to anyone who loves both fantasy and horses.
Dun Lady's Jess
The Changespell
Changespell Legacy.
A park ranger and his partner find a confused young woman in the woods, naked except for a horse's saddle and harness, and unable to speak. At first they think she is hurt or deranged. This opinion is reinforced when, as they try to communicate with her, she picks up a few words of English and tells them that she is a horse. Little do they know that she has been sent to our world, and transformed into a woman, by a spell gone wrong, and from a magic world where she really is a horse called Dun Lady's Jess. Her struggle to make sense of her new environment is a fascinating story.
Doranna Durgin knows more than a little about horses, and it shows. I found this to be a charming and very enjoyable book, and would particularly recommend it to anyone who loves both fantasy and horses.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent
2 Dec 1999
Format:Paperback
I read this book awhile ago, and loved it. Being an animal lover, I appreciated the care with which the author described the horses, and how much personality they had; they were an actual part of the story, rather than just beasts of burden (this is true to one extent or another of all her writing). I also appreciated the fact that while she included a romance, sex wasn't particularly present. I get tired of some fantasy authors who seem to think that if they throw enough sex in, it compensates for lacks such as plot, character development, or action; also authors that just plain write it in all the time. Finally, she had a somewhat original and creative idea; others have written about animals becoming people or vice versa, but none that I've ever read had as much realism in that description, or as much consideration of what that would actually mean for the individual involved (especially if it is an animal becoming human). All in all, I loved this book and would highly recommend it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Unusual story, but very good
15 Sep 2003
Format:Paperback
I don't think I have ever read a story like this one before--a rare thing in these days of multi volume fantasy series. Dun Lady's Jess is a simple story about a courier's horse. Jess and her rider are on a mission when they are attacked and accidentally transported to our world. Due to the nature of the spell used against them, Jess is turned into a woman while her rider is seperated from her and disorientated.
Jess is found naked and alone by a couple out for the day. They rescue her, take her home, and finally realise they hve something very strange on their hands. Jess meanwhile is having trouble understanding that standing on her hind legs is now allowed (rearing is bad) and that she can talk just like her rider.
All in all, a simple but intensely interesting read. Well worth your moneyu and time.
Mark E. Cooper
Jess is found naked and alone by a couple out for the day. They rescue her, take her home, and finally realise they hve something very strange on their hands. Jess meanwhile is having trouble understanding that standing on her hind legs is now allowed (rearing is bad) and that she can talk just like her rider.
All in all, a simple but intensely interesting read. Well worth your moneyu and time.
Mark E. Cooper
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Really wonderful fantasy
25 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
I don't normally seek out books about horses, but this novel was really exceptional. I love fantasy, and the truly mystical occurences in this books just served to draw me in more completely. Doranna Durgin also introduced a few fantasy concepts concerning magic that I have never read before, and I was really impressed. If you love fantasy, horses, and really good books, by all means read this!
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