Shade

This is what I'd call gritty urban fantasy meets science fiction. Shade is a petite young woman who lives in a dangerous part of town on an alien controlled world. She's a survivor, she's a thief and she has a drug problem. She has gorgeous "sculpted eyes" she hides behind sunglasses and a good heart lurking inside her.

While the entire book is told around Shade, there are galactic events taking place as well. Some of this is xpanded upon in the book, "Larissa" who appears in Shade as a minor character. Shade meets and bcomes friends with the Elephant Man - he's of a race being subjugated by the same aliens who control the planet. He's working on a rebellion, and Shade will be swept up in a tide of events over which she has no control. show more

This was an very good story. Devenport created surprisingly vivid characters, in a well fleshed out world with a lot fo action and excitement. The many races of aliens that appear are not haphazard, or silly as can happen in scifi. Overall, it is a shame this is out of print! show less