Kathy Anne Pippig (Harris)

Melder: Shape Shifter Series - Book 2 (Volume 2) Kathy Anne Pippig (Harris) 2nd edition

A book about shape shifters and beings with heightened abilities. A journey across a distant time and land familiar in a haunting tale that captures your imagination and draws you into this untamable world. Beautifully written with well-crafted descriptions of life 200 years after the end of technology. In this universe the powers of the mind have been rediscovered. 

This tale takes the reader into an alternate future - and a rare friendship that grows from the bonding of a wolf shape shifter, and a human - a human who has evolved into something more than human, going beyond modern-day man and back to what we all were, what we all needed to be, eons ago, in order to survive...

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS BOOK
"BRAVO!!!! I loved this novel. However, now I have that sadness that I always have when I finish a good book. You know, that sense of loss?? The characters are so well developed that you become involved in their quest and can't wait to know what happens next. The landscape is so rich with detail and rather eerie references to the past that it seems like a character as well. I highly recommend this book, but caution that it is not easy to put down."

"1. Much of the background during Melder's travels are a reminiscent of a 'western' background. 2. Is it SF or is it F? Who cares, it is good. 3. This is not just another catastrophe novel, but the scenes where Melder encounters the ruined remains of our civilization are nice and spooky."

"Melder was an exceptional adventure fantasy novel. It has everything you would expect in either genre. I was hooked from the beginning when the melder saved the wolf, and the entire book was a wonderful journey for me as I followed along with the two on their quest. This marvelous story had suspense, humor and delightful characters. I highly recommend this book."

"Melder, is refreshingly different. Oh sure-post-apocolypse books have been written, but this book doesn't focus that much on destruction. Rather, it hands it over in poignant moments and snapshots of regret for a rich farm valley that became a wasteland, and mournful sorrow over a family huddled together in their last moments. Those moments are thankfully brief. This book is about a quest, and hope, and a new way of life springing from the ashes like a newborn phoenix. It's about the joy of discovering new friendships and the growth of one's skills. It's about the comfort of companionship and respect for each other's differences. It has some surprising twists and intriguing mysteries. It has questions. The chapters are short which I find make reading faster and also make it easier to put the bookmark in when I have to, which I've come to regret more and more each time I have to do it. My husband accused me of being anti-social. I wish he was a reader so he'd understand what it is to be so engrossed in a good book that everything around you disappears. Those of you who've read this book know all this already. I've kept my review purposely vague for those who haven't read it yet. I hope that you will read it next. To Kathy, thank you for a vivid, comforting, refreshing read that has added moments of hope and humor to my days."