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5.0 out of 5 stars
Give us more Athanor!, 8 April 1999
By A Customer
Here in northern New Mexico we reportedly have more novelists per capita than any other place on the planet. Perhaps it's something in the water. At one time or another each of these writers attempts to capture in prose the special magic that makes this truly the "Land of Enchantment." Jane Lindskold is among the very small percentage who succeed.Imagine that many of the deities, demigods, legends, and mythical beasts of humanity's past 6,000 years still walk among us. Imagine they are all getting together for a raucous political convention in Albuquerque. Imagine that the more unusual looking members of this crowd, the sasquatches, yetis, fauns, and satyrs, insist on "coming out" to their human brethren after centuries of hiding in the shadows. These are the Athanor, and they are just the backdrop of Jane Lindskold's thoughtful and fascinating, "Changer." A seasoned veteran of the Fantasy and SF genres, Lindskold gives us a novel as subtle as it is exciting, in short a damn good read. Where a less experienced writer might have taken this material and gone for shallow, thud and blunder thrills, she digs deep to bring us the underlying personalities and eons-old alliances and enmities which drive her characters. The result is a rich blend of fantasy and reality that made this reader want to turn the page and know more. There are no easy answers or pat resolutions here. Lindskold handles her central love story, in particular, with remarkable dignity and restraint. These beings are ancients, well known to the Greeks and Babylonians of antiquity. They cherish their independence and do not commit to one another lightly. Once committed, however, their loyalty is unswerving. Witness the dedication of the main character, Proteus, "The Changer," as he strives to protect and rear his youngest daughter, a New Mexico coyote pup. I was very pleased with "Changer" and look forward with great anticipation to the next book in the Athanor saga. I hope there will be third volume as well.
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