Shade

Shade was the first one of the Emily Devenport books that I picked up, at the last count I actually had 3 copies of the book. Shade plays out like a true street kid, hungry all the time, almost maniacally looking for a way out and in more need than she can cope with. The way she responds to the aliens in her world is priceless, this is it, this is the book that I have been waiting for AFTER humanity has been introduced to EVERYONE else in the galaxy. No more of this, we are the superior beings because of X... Shade is a delightful read, a true piece of mind candy and the kind of book that I recommend to my friends.

Be aware that the language in this book and some of the ideology on prostitution may offend some readers--definite view of sadism given to the Lyrri. Billed as a "survivor at any cost", and with nothing to lose, Shade stows away on an interstellar freighter only to wind up on a planet where anything can be had for the right price. As a young adult with no protection but her attitude and her wits, her talent for reading other people's minds (including aliens!) attracts the wrong kind of attention. At least 3 factions from the recently fought war have their own ideas for using her talents. Which side will she choose, if any?