In Changelings, bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann
Scarborough returned to the sentient planet Petaybee with a story of
growth and transformation in the face of deadly new threats. The
telepathic, shapeshifting twins Murel and Ronan found that Petaybee had
plans for them as well. Now those plans begin to bear fruit with fresh
possibilities... and dangers.
MAELMSTROM
Now that Petaybee is forming a new equatorial island, the planet
has agreed to harbor a group of new refugees, workers indentured to the
powerful InterGal Corporation. But the mission to collect the
immigrants becomes a rescue operation when it is revealed that InterGal
is doing nothing to help these survivors of a world devastated by a
meteor shower. Murel and Ronan set out to persuade the frightened
refugees to come out of hiding, leave their world, and bring along
their sacred totem animals, the gifted sea turtles called the Honus.
But the twins discover that they've taken on more than they expected:
The Honus are not the only animals sacred to the refugees. There are
also the Manos, intelligent sharks who have lost none of their
predatory habits – and who cannot be left behind to die.
When the Manos are released into Petaybee’s waters, a tragic
misunderstanding endangers the whole resettlement operation. At the
same time, the mysterious sea otters who once rescued the twins' father
are suddenly revealed to be much more than they appear to be.
Now it is up to Ronan and Murel, with the intrepid assistance
of their river otter friend Sky, to smooth the waters before a
maelstrom of revenge destroys Petaybee's harmonious way of life.
But even as the twins uncover startling new facts about
Petaybee's past that will change everything they thought they knew
about the planet, the forces of InterGal are gathering, preparing to
strike...
