Shapechangers
core novel 1984 Chronicles of the Cheysuli
Record
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.89 (3,891 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 224 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780879979072 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Shapechangers opens the Chronicles of the Cheysuli in the kingdom of Homana, introducing Alix, the daughter of a forbidden union between a Homanan princess and a warrior of the Cheysuli, a persecuted people with the magical ability to shapeshift into animal forms and bond for life with an animal companion called a lir. Raised largely apart from her father's people, Alix begins to discover and grapple with her own latent shapeshifting magic just as tensions between the Cheysuli and the ruling Homanan authorities, who have long hunted and oppressed the Cheysuli out of fear of their power, are reaching a breaking point. Her growing awareness of her heritage draws her into the heart of a conflict between the two peoples and forces her to decide where her loyalties truly lie.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of the Cheysuli
- Series: Chronicles of the Cheysuli core; position 1 of 8 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jennifer Roberson
Notes
- From the series record (Chronicles of the Cheysuli): One continuous eight-book saga, all Core Canon; publication order and internal chronology agree (each volume advances the same generational timeline in the order published).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Chronicles of the Cheysuli: position 1 of 8: next Song of Homana (1985)
Sources
- Jennifer Roberson's own site: Chronicles of the Cheysuli
- A reader-catalogue series page: Chronicles of the Cheysuli
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Roberson
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