In Powers That Be, Power Lines and Power Play best-selling
authors, Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough told the story of
a sentient planet, Petaybee. In Changelings, the first of a new
series of novels, they return to Petaybee.
Ronan Born for Water
Shongili and Murel Monster Slayer Shongili are the twin son and
daughter of Yana Maddock and Sean Shongili. Born on Petyabee, their
destiny is 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 how curious Ronan and
Murel are 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.
