TransShifter

by Cindy Borgne

Two shape shifters compete with each other by imitating humans in difficult situations. The loser is the first to give up and covert back into shifter form.


Adelya feels confident to win until she falls in love with a man who shows her there is more to being human than she realized. She wants to be with him, but he doesn't know she's a shape shifter.


11,400 Words


Science Fiction/Light Romance
Appropriate for all ages


This also includes the first 5 chapters of Vallar, A Science Fiction/Adventure.

Genres: Short Stories, Romance, Science Fiction, Shapeshifters

ebook

First published September 4, 2011

About the author

I tend to have an overactive imagination and the only way to unload is to start writing. My dreams are very vivid and I remember many of them. I love to keep learning and enjoy research, history and science. When it comes to reading, I’m always looking for a unique premise and I strive for the same thing in my books. Currently, my focus is paranormal fiction set in the past involving strong women characters, adventure and romance.

https://cybookz.blogspot.com/

Reviews

[Michael Offutt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is beautiful. Cindy Borgne is a titanic voice among new authors. Aside from having won multiple awards early in her career, she dares to explore a short story of love between a wounded soldier and an alien (who more often than not) takes the form of another man. This bold direction is refreshing and powerful because it has the courage to ask "Can we choose with whom we fall in love?" And "does sexual orientation actually matter?"

As a science-fiction story, Cindy is in full command of her powers as she weaves a tale of a world where nearly immortal entities travel in the form of electro-magnetic waves. But for all of their omnipotence and their ability to see the wonders of the universe, they choose to spend time with humans. The how and the why are within the threads of this story.

I strongly urge people to read TransShifter. It's quick...probably will take you an hour is all...and should belong on the same shelf as other great science-fiction shorts such as "For a breath, I tarry" by Roger Zelazny.

[Trisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this story was really sweet. I loved Adelya/Ray's experience of interacting with humans and finding that his "particles" were affected in unforeseen ways. hehe. I liked the descriptions that equated to emotional reactions for "Ray" - i.e. "seeing my friend's reaction made my
particles quicken..." (p.13)

Seeing the way Ray got around, i.e. through electrical sockets and in little electronic devices: "I peered out from a light on a rechargeable shaver..." (p.26)

I'm glad that Ray was able to help Chad get his life back on track.

[Ambyr · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author commented that it was a sample of her work, and that she might expand on it someday. Keep that in mind when you read it. I read this over my lunch break, and no, it wasn't bad.
It was just... well, her saying it was just a sample make it make more sense to me.

It was a good sample.

[Clarke · Rating 2 out of 5]

Liked the idea of the story. The author could have done so much more with it. As it stands everything felt a bit shallow(something I find common with short stories). The book was good right up until the end. Just another page would make a world of difference. Might read more by Ms. Borgne.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pretty good until the rushed ending. Too much happened too fast. This really should be a full novel at some point.

[Eve Gaal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I purchased this book a while ago and finally had time to read it. The best thing I can say is that it’s highly imaginative. It’s a type of science fiction story about two U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan, except one of the soldiers is a bored alien from outer space with nothing to do but play war games on Earth. Since emotional attachments are human concepts, none of that really matters to Ray the main character, who can shift from being human to travelling in electrical wires and across the ocean through radio frequencies. The more Ray learns about human relationships, the deeper his feelings and sensitivities which sets the stage for Borgne’s excellent adventure and this perfectly titled book.