Transformations

A rich and intense fantasy full of satisfying detail, plotting and characterisation - with a use of language which is often a joy too. The second in the 'Daymaker' sequence, set in a future where machines and nuclear energy have been abandoned, with 'Inland' bound together by the Covenant and a belief 'that everything moves together'. The young convener Zanne again tries to find the old source of energy which here is apparently distorting the lives of a mountain community. It's a real bonus to have such strong female characters dominating in such a natural way.