Dance the Shadows is a fantasy novel of a world where there has traditionally been a truce between Light, the prevailing force of stability, and Shadow, a force of change and dynamism and possibly chaos. Light dominates where humans live; at some distance from these areas lies Shadow. Powerful and poorly understood forces cause humans who enter Shadow to change as fluidly as shadows transform in a campfire’s dancing light. Those who understand Shadow can harness that power, but at the risk of forgetting their humanity if they linger too long. Amodai is one of a small group of Rangers trained to safely enter Shadow, retaining his humanity or taking on the form of any forest animal without losing his humanity. His responsibility: to watch for and deal with any creatures of Shadow that threaten his isolated village. As the story begins, travelers between villages have grown few, and Shadow seems to be encroaching on the areas of Light. Can Amodai and his fellow Rangers cope with... More > this threat to their way of life?< Less
