Crystallization

by Runa Fjord

262 pages, Paperback

Published December 5, 2025

About the author

Born in 1982, Runa Fjord is a fjord horse mare and agent of chaos. Her life is a patchwork of fascinating events. She has been in the furry fandom for over 25 years, with a decade of that time leading and shaping a major furry convention. She is a queer trans woman, fursuiter, veteran, SCUBA dive mistress, lifelong board game and tabletop RPG enthusiast, and now author.


Dissolution (2024) is Runa’s first real work of fiction. She draws upon her own journey, and takes inspiration from the tales of others to explore new worlds through the eyes of her characters. Runa always seeks to see below the surface, to understand those around her, and to see beyond the simple facade that surrounds us. Be wary of standing between the mare and her current hyperfixation.

Reviews

[J.F.R. Coates · Rating 5 out of 5]

Less action packed than book 1, with a lot more focus on character and relationship growth (as well as a big increase in the sex), this book still grabs with its characters and setting.

It continues right where book 1 left off and continues to weave a very fun story in a detailed setting.

I feel like Runa's writing ability has increased as well since the first book, with a better sense of the world coming through her descriptions and how the action is presented.

If there is a flaw, I feel like the book just stops without any major resolutions - a common issue with the middle book in a series. Everything is set up nicely for book 3, but without any real resolution of its own, the ending does come very abruptly.

[Zeta Syanthis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good follow-on to Dissolution, and takes a /spicy/ twist near the end. I'm eager for the next book and to see what becomes of all of our favorite supervillains. :D