Wind Dancers

Wind #1

by R.M. Meluch

The Morts were turning up all over Aeolis, the Eden-like planet named for the unexpectedwinds which sprang up from nowhere and swiftly faded away. But unlike the winds, the Morts didn't just fade away. These unidentifiable corpses - which on closer examination proved far from human - posed a bizarre threat to human control of Aeolis. So the Serviceship Halcyon XLV was dispatched to the planet to solve the secret of the Morts, a secret whispered by the winds every day - a secret older than mankind, which could spell the end of human life on the planet...

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

166 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 5, 1981

Reviews

[Tomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

A touching and beautifully sad sci fi book that suffers a bit from a dull middle act and a few too many storylines. There are some sparks of genius in the writing though, and while there are a lot of characters, they are all well developed and believable. While this isn't a classic, I'm definitely down to read the second book in this series, and will be interested to read some of the author's later works.

[Tieria's · Rating 5 out of 5]

R.M. Meluch is hands down my all-time favorite Sci/fan author. There is nobody who breathes life into characters the way she does, and nobody who can make you a sucker for "a good man on the wrong side" the way she can (her phrase, not mine).

I wouldn't part with any of her books for any price - but Wind Dancers was my first, and remains my favorite.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aeolis is the home of the Kistraalians, natural shape shifters. Terrans with wealth and power build on Aeolis and hide the fact there is an endemic race because they are nearly extinct. The aliens however do meet some humans. Daniel is determined to restore the Kistraalians to some autonomy.

[Jamie Collins · Rating 1 out of 5]

I like the author's later works, but this one isn't my cup of tea. Abandoned after the first few chapters.