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Changeling
When the clock strikes midnight, will the huntress become the hunted?With President Koenigin stuck in the form of a changeling miner, Koenigin Corp is in disarray.A new president has stepped into power, and he's asked Verdi to trade her role of huntress for that of an ambassador to the Society for Natural Progression.At first, Verdi is eager to accept. Being an ambassador means she'll finally have her voice heard. Better yet, she'll be able to spend more time with Maria Snow, the woman she loves.But participating in social "balls" isn't a job she trained for, and certain members of Koenigin Corp are determined to get revenge on those who pushed Koenigin out of power.When Verdi is framed for murder and placed on house arrest, will she find a way to get to the ball and warn Maria of the rising threat?Or will she, too, find herself trapped in a changeling body?Step into her shoes in this Cinderella retelling... and read Changeling to find out what happens!
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 20, 2019
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Stephanie Flint
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Stephanie Flint (formerly Stephanie Bibb) graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in photography and a minor in creative writing. She merged the two interests into book cover design and photographic illustration, but she particularly enjoys writing speculative fiction and plotting her stories in the form of table-top RPGs with her creative partner, Isaac. They cofounded Infinitas Publishing in June 2015.
Though all my new works should show up on this page, please visit my Stephanie Bibb account if you want to see what I've read or follow my reviews.
Also, I have a Wordpress blog where I talk about writing and book cover design here.
Feel free to ask me questions through Ask the Author, and I'll get to them as I can. :-)
Thanks!
Stephanie Flint
~
Stephanie Flint (formerly Stephanie Bibb) graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in photography and a minor in creative writing. She merged the two interests into book cover design and photographic illustration, but she particularly enjoys writing speculative fiction and plotting her stories in the form of table-top RPGs with her creative partner, Isaac. They cofounded Infinitas Publishing in June 2015.
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June 2, 2019
Flint mixes interesting characters, futuristic technologies, and classic thriller tropes to create a cyberpunk fairy tale.
This novel is the second in the Huntress series. Danger of atemporal data acquisition ahead.
Following the fall of President Koenigin, members of Koenigin Corporation are manoeuvring for advantage and outside forces are demanding independent investigations of alleged crimes. The interim President claims to want to clean up the corporation’s act, but even if he can be trusted, will he survive long enough to effect change? As part of his attempt to improve matters, he appoints Verdi ambassador to the Society for Natural Progression. For Verdi, the chance to be close to Maria Snow—the woman she loves—is amazing, but nothing in huntress training has prepared her for social occasions and high politics; and before she can learn anything, she finds herself under house arrest accused of murder.
This novel picks up almost immediately after Huntress, in a situation where the characters—and thus the reader—don’t know what the fallout of Koenigin’s transformation into a changeling or the actions of various parties during her fall will be. This creates a solid basis for the paranoia and knee-jerk responses which keeps the plot rushing forward.
Verdi’s new role as ambassador moves her from the backstreets and industrial zones to the richest areas of the city, both expanding and providing a new perspective on Flint’s techno-dystopia; a perspective fuelled by the intersection of technology that can reshape flesh and no concern for cost.
Just as the previous volume was based on Snow White, this one echoes Cinderella. However, Flint’s use of references and metaphors is light, providing a pleasant sense of resonance rather than making the story feel like someone has put a layer of wires and flashing lights on the classic tale. While this story does not run contrary to the fairy tale, some of Flint’s echoes don’t play out in the most obvious way, and thus readers might find themselves surprised without feeling tricked.
Verdi remains a sympathetic and engaging protagonist: torn between her love for Maria and her love for the President she grew up with, she is unable to fully reject or embrace the aims of natural progress or the Corporation. Her mix of corporate espionage experience and social naivete similarly leave her struggling to both trust and be trusted.
The supporting cast are similarly complex, presenting diverse non-human traits that might plausibly arise from biological and nanite manipulation of humans and animals, while also having enough common aspects with humans to remain accessible to the reader.
Overall, I enjoyed this novel. I recommend it to readers seeking cyberpunk that is ultimately hopeful rather than unremittingly grungy.
I received a free copy from the author with a request for a fair review.
This novel is the second in the Huntress series. Danger of atemporal data acquisition ahead.
Following the fall of President Koenigin, members of Koenigin Corporation are manoeuvring for advantage and outside forces are demanding independent investigations of alleged crimes. The interim President claims to want to clean up the corporation’s act, but even if he can be trusted, will he survive long enough to effect change? As part of his attempt to improve matters, he appoints Verdi ambassador to the Society for Natural Progression. For Verdi, the chance to be close to Maria Snow—the woman she loves—is amazing, but nothing in huntress training has prepared her for social occasions and high politics; and before she can learn anything, she finds herself under house arrest accused of murder.
This novel picks up almost immediately after Huntress, in a situation where the characters—and thus the reader—don’t know what the fallout of Koenigin’s transformation into a changeling or the actions of various parties during her fall will be. This creates a solid basis for the paranoia and knee-jerk responses which keeps the plot rushing forward.
Verdi’s new role as ambassador moves her from the backstreets and industrial zones to the richest areas of the city, both expanding and providing a new perspective on Flint’s techno-dystopia; a perspective fuelled by the intersection of technology that can reshape flesh and no concern for cost.
Just as the previous volume was based on Snow White, this one echoes Cinderella. However, Flint’s use of references and metaphors is light, providing a pleasant sense of resonance rather than making the story feel like someone has put a layer of wires and flashing lights on the classic tale. While this story does not run contrary to the fairy tale, some of Flint’s echoes don’t play out in the most obvious way, and thus readers might find themselves surprised without feeling tricked.
Verdi remains a sympathetic and engaging protagonist: torn between her love for Maria and her love for the President she grew up with, she is unable to fully reject or embrace the aims of natural progress or the Corporation. Her mix of corporate espionage experience and social naivete similarly leave her struggling to both trust and be trusted.
The supporting cast are similarly complex, presenting diverse non-human traits that might plausibly arise from biological and nanite manipulation of humans and animals, while also having enough common aspects with humans to remain accessible to the reader.
Overall, I enjoyed this novel. I recommend it to readers seeking cyberpunk that is ultimately hopeful rather than unremittingly grungy.
I received a free copy from the author with a request for a fair review.
December 24, 2025
Verdi is attacked from several directions while doing the best she can as a newly-minted ambassador. Will her history as a Huntress serve her while she learns diplomacy, or will it hold her back?
December 12, 2019
Changeling is the second book in Stephanie Flint’s Huntress series. Picking up right after the previous book ends, President Koenigin is now stuck in a changeling form, her company is under new management and said management has asked Verdi to become an ambassador to the Society of Natural Progression. Verdi, eager for a chance to spend more time with Maria Snow, jumps on this opportunity. But is this huntress prepared for the challenges that will result from it?
Changeling does a really good job of expanding on the world created in Huntress, as well as show how the end of that novel impacted the characters. Verdi’s conflicted emotional state is particularly interesting. She understands that it was necessary to oust President Koenigin from her position of power but can’t help but still see the woman as a mother figure. Similarly, she can’t help but be drawn to Mara Snow, but doesn’t know how to progress with this new quasi romance that they are sharing.
Also like Huntress, Changeling mixes in fairy tale elements to this dystopian future. The fairy tale this time around is Cinderella, and I felt like some aspects of the story were integrated better than others, although the ending was handled really well.
If you enjoyed Huntress, I think that Changeling is certainly worth your time. This fast, fun mixture of fairy tales and sci-fi makes for an entertaining read. I look forward to seeing what will happen in the third book in the series.
Changeling does a really good job of expanding on the world created in Huntress, as well as show how the end of that novel impacted the characters. Verdi’s conflicted emotional state is particularly interesting. She understands that it was necessary to oust President Koenigin from her position of power but can’t help but still see the woman as a mother figure. Similarly, she can’t help but be drawn to Mara Snow, but doesn’t know how to progress with this new quasi romance that they are sharing.
Also like Huntress, Changeling mixes in fairy tale elements to this dystopian future. The fairy tale this time around is Cinderella, and I felt like some aspects of the story were integrated better than others, although the ending was handled really well.
If you enjoyed Huntress, I think that Changeling is certainly worth your time. This fast, fun mixture of fairy tales and sci-fi makes for an entertaining read. I look forward to seeing what will happen in the third book in the series.
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