Book Review: Black on Black

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Black on Black     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
K. D. Wentworth
Class/Genre:   Fantasy
Series: Heyoka Blackeagle # 1
Baen; ©1999; $6.99; 341 pp.

"Frankly, he preferred humans. Rescued from a slave market by a human trader and raised as his son, one question has haunted Heyoka Blackeagle through the years: who -- and what -- is he? He feels human, indeed he feels like a somewhat alienated member of his father's tribe. So what if he is seven feet tall, furry, and equipped with retractable claws? Human is as human does, right?"

And so begins the story of Heyoka Blackeagle, and his search for his 'family' and homeworld. What he finds when he arrives, and the dangers to his heretofore unknown homeworld make up one of the best science fiction / fantasy books I've read in quite a while.

Wentworth has created a world populated by 7 foot wolves that I truly hope becomes a series. The characters and imagery are superb, and the book kept me engrossed right through to the last page. Heyoka and his human partner, Mitsi, come alive, and the hrinn and the members of their houses are fascinating. Black/on/Black is indeed special!

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