Shifting Plains (A Shifting Plains Novel)

by Jean Johnson

Book Overview

Centuries before the time of the Sons of Destiny, a female shapeshifter became the leader of the people of the Shifting Plains... Tava Ell Var never really knew her mother, but she did know her tragic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425230864
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 1.0" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Love this book

I love Jean Johnsons books about the Sons of Destiny, and this being a prequel didn't diminish my feelings, all of the women in my family loved it. We want more!

shifting plains (sons of destiny)

this is a great book. i enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to every one .

Shifting Plains Review

I have enjoyed reading Jean Johnson's novels for awhile now, she wrote The Sons of Destiny, a series of eight books, set in the same world as 'Shifting Plains'. 'Shifting Plains' is actually supposed to be a prequel set a long time before The Sons. Anyway...I love Jean Johnson's other work so I was super excited when I went to the book store to pick this book up. It didn't take me long to read it at all, it was pretty compelling from page one, I read about 150 pages into it before I realized it was lunch time...and for those who read my interviews...know that food is one of favorite things, just after books. I enjoyed the characters in this book...Kodan is a very compelling male and lead character, he grabs your attention and hold it, as does Tava. I would have liked to see a longer courtship for them though, a month seems like a short time to pick your life mare. They are both strong willed and pretty perfect for each other though...so who knows. The story itself was good, but to me seemed like just a story, I didn't really get a sense of urgency, like oh, the climax of is coming up, you know where you do the chair wiggle to get more compfy in order to keep reading longer. It seemed more like a story you would tell your friend about what you saw at the mall today. I am not however complaining about the quality of the story told, it was good, and it was very compelling, I had a hard time actually putting the book down...so its a story your friend tells you about the mall that involved awesome an awesome shoe sale. I really enjoyed it...but by the ending and some questions left unanswered, there will be another book after this one, oh darn! P.S. There is an ample amount of steam in those pages, enough to need potholders while reading.

enjoyable romantic fantasy

Tava Ell Var has known violence all her life as the offspring of a human female raped by seventeen were-tigers. Her adoptive father, a gentle scribe, showed her kindness while aising her, but marauding bandits murdered him; leaving her alone especially in light of people she has known for years rejecting her. Tava vows vengeance for the only person whoever cared about her. However, before she can stalk her adversaries, a Shifterai warband led by Kodan Sin Siin kill the outlaws and offer Tava sanctuary with Clan Cat as she is a shapeshifter too. She hesitates well aware of the raping of her mom. She is given no choice as she can be a slave or a free member. The prequel to the Sons of Destiny saga is an enjoyable romantic fantasy as fans of the series will enjoy the tale of love between shapeshifters. Although not as dramatic as the Sons of Destiny with sudden leaps in the story line, Jean Johnson provides an enjoyable tale in which the romance supersedes the fantasy elements even with a potential she-Tiger who may prove genuine or die as the first female royal shifter in ages. Harriet Klausner

Happy to read and re-read

This is my first time to review a book but I could not let the other review stand. Yes, this book is very different from the Sons of Destiny; however, I think it makes a strong standing on its own. There is a skillful job of setting up the new world and shifterai culture. The heroine is mistrustful of her natural father's people because of the misuse of her mother. She has hidden her shapechanging skills her entire lifetime and has no use for the Shifterai men who rescued her from her neighbors who were trying to steal her land and home after her adopted father's death. The author uses this mistrust and the heroine's introduction to this culture to explain her new world. It is a little slow in parts but well worth the read and I love the hero and his patience with the heroine. I can't wait until the next book in this series.