It's been a LOOOOONNNNG time since any new Urban Fantasy books have really caught my Interest(in a good way;>). Sent to my Kindle by my brother, 'WIR' had me finishing it in one go and asking for the 2 following books(another due later this yr I believe).
Set in a world both alien and familiar(Human tech similar to today except airplanes have just been Invented)Namid has been ruled by the Earth Natives since Time Immemorial(as the Human joke goes, "What happened to the Dinosaurs? THEY happened...."). Modern Humanity Evolved around the Mediterranean Sea and has attempted to colonize beyond for centuries....with mixed results. The Others/Earth Natives/Terra Ingenes have survived by adopting the shape of the newest top predator as so to remain the planet's top predator. Some can take the Human form and are the interface between the two Worlds, necessary since all Human lands outside of Europe/Cel-Rommano are Leased and whose residents can be evicted for Breach of Contract....which is basically refusing to provide Goods the Others don't make.
Also, Humanity comes in 3 forms; Ours, Intuits who get "Feelings" which allow them to navigate the dangers of both the Others AND Normal Humans and the Blood Prophets. The latter, descended from the Intuits are women who can tell the Future...after cutting themselves badly enough to scar.
In 'WIR' we are introduced to Meg, a Blood Prophet who runs away from her prison-like care center to the only place Human Law doesn't reach and how her Naïveté and Innocence Changes Humans and Others alike.
Non-Humans that act like it and Humans that, sadly act like Humans.
A great read...all of them so far!
Cheers,
Pat
Set in a world both alien and familiar(Human tech similar to today except airplanes have just been Invented)Namid has been ruled by the Earth Natives since Time Immemorial(as the Human joke goes, "What happened to the Dinosaurs? THEY happened...."). Modern Humanity Evolved around the Mediterranean Sea and has attempted to colonize beyond for centuries....with mixed results. The Others/Earth Natives/Terra Ingenes have survived by adopting the shape of the newest top predator as so to remain the planet's top predator. Some can take the Human form and are the interface between the two Worlds, necessary since all Human lands outside of Europe/Cel-Rommano are Leased and whose residents can be evicted for Breach of Contract....which is basically refusing to provide Goods the Others don't make.
Also, Humanity comes in 3 forms; Ours, Intuits who get "Feelings" which allow them to navigate the dangers of both the Others AND Normal Humans and the Blood Prophets. The latter, descended from the Intuits are women who can tell the Future...after cutting themselves badly enough to scar.
In 'WIR' we are introduced to Meg, a Blood Prophet who runs away from her prison-like care center to the only place Human Law doesn't reach and how her Naïveté and Innocence Changes Humans and Others alike.
Non-Humans that act like it and Humans that, sadly act like Humans.
A great read...all of them so far!
Cheers,
Pat