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Twins of Petaybee #1

Changelings

elizabeth ann scarborough anne mccaffrey

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With three acclaimed novels – Powers That Be, Power Lines, and Power Play – bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough launched a vibrant new science-fiction saga that told the story of a sentient planet, Petaybee, and the humans who fought to protect it from the rapacious designs of an all-powerful interstellar corporation determined to exploit the icy world’s natural resources. Led by Yana Maddock and Sean Shongili, Petaybee’s protectors prevailed. But now Petaybee is changing in mysterious, unprecedented ways, and the return of off-world scientists threatens the amazing planet and its equally amazing inhabitants with new dangers.

CHANGELINGS

They are Ronan Born for Water Shongili and Murel Monster Slayer Shongili. Twin brother and sister. Children of Yana and Sean. Children of Petaybee. As such, theirs is a destiny deeply intertwined with the sentient planet that is their home. For Ronan and Murel are more than human. Like their father, each can transform into a seal and converse telepathically with the planet’s creatures–such as the friendly otter whose life they save one day from a pack of ravenous wolves.

But the twins’ bravery has unforeseen results when a visiting scientist witnesses their startling metamorphosis and becomes obsessed with their capture. To protect their children, Sean and Yana send them to stay with a powerful family friend on an orbiting space station. But no one realizes that Ronan and Murel hunger to discover the origins of their shape-shifting talent–and that their search for knowledge will place them squarely in the path of peril.

Meanwhile, Petaybee is changing–and much faster than an ordinary planet’s natural evolution. It appears that portions of the sea are heating up and a landmass is suddenly rising from the depths. To investigate the startling occurrence, Sean heads out to the open water in his seal form. But the newly unstable region holds untold mysteries–and the potential for disaster.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,2005
Series
Twins of Petaybee

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Format
288 pages, Hardcover
Published
September 1, 2006 by Bantam Press
ISBN
9780593056127
ASIN
0593056124
Language
English

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Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American writer known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, Weyr Search, 1968) and the first to win a Nebula Award (Best Novella, Dragonrider, 1969). Her 1978 novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. She was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006. She also received the Robert A. Heinlein Award for her work in 2007.

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Tastelessreader
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March 17,2025
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Talking turtles, otters, & Selkirs, oh my!

A good book for a young Redon or anyone who loves communicating animals and Sci-fi. Sentient plants and an otter eho is exactly like what an otter would be like if an otter could talk. A fun sequel from a favorite author.
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N2K2
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March 17,2025
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This is labeled and marketed as an adult novel but it's really a middle-grade novel. I might have liked this if I was 10-12. It felt like a kid interested in the science fair wrote this not adults. You could skim this book and not miss anything. Repetitive, no action, telling not showing writing style, no emotional investment, dialogue reads like a 4-6-year-olds where they are all about them and have little understanding of what's going on around them but they are put in charge. Oversimplified young child-like writing and reasoning.

I couldn't stand any of the characters, they were all very immature but talked big at times with a capacity they should not have had and the adults were just there to point the two main characters in the direction they needed to go next. The kids were the real ones in charge and considering they were 7 then 10 doesn't say much. They had zero growth in personality or thinking/understanding. Considering where they live, how they were brought up (without consequences for any of their actions and letting them be in charge), and who they/their parents were this lead to absolute stupidity and silliness that was annoying and eye-rolling inducing rather than funny or cute.
There was no real conflict, nothing really happened that was exciting or emotional.
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UmbraDeus
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March 17,2025
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Great buddy read with Joanne.
A fun, light and entertaining read with a great concept, a good plot and unique characters. Take one sentient planet, two wonderful children who can morph into seals, a sacred turtle with a very big and strong but gentle guardian and throw in a pair of furry wild cats to serve as nannies and protectors along with a lot of very chatty playful seals and you got yourself a real treat. The interactions between the animals and humans were absolutely charming. I loved those the most. If you are ever in a need of a smile on a cloudy day, i suggest you pick this book up and give it a try.
If a Shonghili's comment won't bring a smile to your lips when he says: "I flash my furry butt at you, big fella, and flap my hind flippers in your general direction. I don't want to see anything hotter than a teakettle for the rest of my life", I'm sure seeing a wild snow leopard trying to remove a dirty diaper without scratching the kit's pelt will do the trick.
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MM23
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March 17,2025
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Very imaginative

Twins are born with special powers like their Da (Dad) and the ability to mind talk to some sea and river denizens. Their great adventure helps a planet five birth too an island.
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Shiniela
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March 17,2025
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It would help to have read the original Petaybee books before reading this. I have read them, but long enough ago that I wished I remembered some of the details better. That said, I enjoyed this new series from McCaffrey and Scarborough. It begins with the birth of twins, part of a new generation on the sentient planet Petaybee. They are selkies, who can change into seals in the water, like their father. As they get older, they long to escape the restrictions put on them by their parents to protect them from ill-meaning people who wish to "study" them. They are sent to live on a space station in the care of a family friend, but evildoers catch up with them there. They are sent home in the nick of time and use their unique talents to help rescue their father. Some interesting side characters include Sky the otter who befriends them and Ke-ola, a young man of Hawaiian descent who helps solve another problem on Petaybee. Recommended.
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closetmakimaluvr
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March 17,2025
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Slow to start but was good after that. I enjoyed the first 2 Petabee novels but missed the third. This is the 4th. I need to go back and read the 3rd. It probably have been better if I'd read the one before it.
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