Warriors of the Storm

Admittedly, my expectations for this work were mixed. The first two where interesting and engaging, and I figured this one would be the same. And yet, several reviews mentioned this as the weakest of the four. For my part, I found it as good as the previous two, but in a different way. Chalker spends most of the book exploring two cultures, how biology and gender and form and birth and mind form the basics of any society. While this may seem boring to some, I found it interesting. Chalker didn't get verbose, exploring through action and dialogue, not long-winded paragraphs. The plot moved briskly enough and left at a lovely cliff-hanger. I'm eager for the final installation.

A small band of rebels steals five rings needed to shut down the dictatorial Master System. They face deadly challenges on strange planets, with shapechanger Vulture aiding their fight against the system's space fleet and a potential traitor. The rebels are pursued by the Master System's fleet and struggle with both finding the rings and figuring out how to use them, while suspecting a traitor in their ranks.

It is interesting to see Chalker explore different worlds that the Master Computer has set up.
Not much else to say really.

Great book