Mirage (Web Shifter's Library #2)
Science fiction
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
The second book in the Web Shifter's Library series returns to the adventures of Esen, a shapeshifting alien who must navigate the perils of a hostile universe.Relationships get complicated when you don&’t know who—or what—you really are. Esen must find… a way to rescue a hapless group of chimeras, beings who are a new and unique blend of species she knows, when she can&’t become one herself. When Evan Gooseberry tries to help, he is shattered to learn he himself isn&’t entirely Human and begins to suspect his new friend Esen isn&’t what she seems.Complicating matters, a mysterious contagion has killed the crew of the ship that brought the chimeras—and Evan—to Botharis. Everyone&’s been quarantined inside the All Species&’ Library of Linguistics and Culture, including over a hundred disgruntled alien scholars. The risks climb as Skalet and Lionel continue their quest to solve the disappearance of Paul&’s mother&’s ship, the Sidereal Pathfinder, only to find themselves caught in a tangle of loyalties as Skalet is betrayed by her own Kraal affiliates, who infiltrate the Library.All of which would be quite enough for one Web-being&’s day, but Paul Ragem hopes to rekindle the romance of his first love. A shame Esen hasn&’t told him who&’s hiding in their greenhouse.