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Change of Regime: An Athanate novella Kindle Edition

by Mark Henwick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 276 ratings
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Like an electric current, arcing from ear to ear through the New York underworld, the word comes; he’s here. The city has a new Master of vampires, House Altau, and the existing, unaffiliated community is now facing a sentence of death.

The storm builds, and one of the leaders of that community, Livia or Julius, must chose to be the lightning conductor to save the rest from destruction. But will that be an acceptable sacrifice to Altau?

And if so, which one of them will it be?
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0711ML84S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marque (May 17, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 17, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1199 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 88 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 276 ratings

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Mark Henwick

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Author of the long running Urban Fantasy 'Bite Back' series and the Science Fiction series 'Among the Stars' and 'The Long Way Home'.

Mark was born in Africa and left out in the sun too often.

An early interest in philosophy and psychology was adequately exorcised by tending bars. And while trying to enroll in a class to read Science Fiction full time, he ended up taking an engineering degree which splendidly qualified him to move into marketing. That in turn spawned a late onset career in creative writing.

When not working, Mark gets high by the slightly less conventional means of a small microlight aircraft, or down and dirty on a mountain bike.

He lives with his family in the south of England, but can often be found in the Rockies.

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Rocky
5.0 out of 5 stars A very successful experiment!
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017
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I'm not generally a fan of POV writing and Mark admits this was an experiment on his part. For this novella it works amazingly well, allows suspense to build, gives insight into the complex world of the Athenate that even readers not familiar with the Bite Back series (shame on you!!) can read without undue confusion. A very successful experiment, in my opinion.

If you are a fan of urban fantasy without teen angst, strong female leads that do not require chest beating alpha males to "guide" them, and just great, engaging storytelling then I highly recommend the Bite Back series, of which this novella is a compelling side story. Start with Sleight of Hand or the prequel Raw Deal. The main thing Mark's fans complain about is when he takes too long to publish the next story. I've reread the series several times - not something I do with many series.
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mabg
4.0 out of 5 stars read the main series first, but absolutely then read this
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2017
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Unlike Mr. Henwick, I don't think this piece would make sense without reading the main series first. If it were primarily a story about Elodie and her search, it might stand alone, but given how much of this story centers on Athanate politics, I just don't think you can read it first and understand much of what's happening, who the particular Athanate are and why the discussion is crucial. That's why I rated it as 4* instead of 5*, since given you know the main series, it's both deeply moving and important
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the read
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2023
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Didn't expect this but have insight to Skylur's choice. Love the background on House Flavia. Makes total sense. Yayyyyyyyyyyy 😁
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Effie Eshel
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great story
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017
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In a world full of paranormal writers, Mr. Henwick stands out as a master story teller. The world he created is fascinating full of interesting ideas, the main characters are well developed and the story is flowing well. No matter if it's written in third person or first.
I was so engrossed in reading that I turned off my team NBA finals debacle to concentrate on enjoying this novella. What sacrifices someone makes for a well written book.
Hey Mark, when is the next big one is coming?
Thanks for the hours of enjoyment.
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E. Nolan
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, But Let's Get Back To The Main Storyline
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2018
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Hewick says he composed this story as a writing exercise to get
some practice with the third person and multiple points of view.
I think he did pretty well, though I don't find it as compelling
as his first person mainline Athanate books. Basically this and
future stories in this setting are about the Athanate community on
Long Island, which has lived an unconventional and hidden existence,
unknown by the larger Athanate factions. Now with the coming
Emergence (the main driver of the Athanate series), that has to
change, and the Long Island community has to either come under, and
make peace with, the American Mantle of the ancient leader (and
Emergence proponent) Skylar, leave, or be exterminated. Along with
all the conflicted and confused Athanate, the story also throws in
a (dying) human woman who had been tasked by the NSA with deciphering
communications in an unknown language which were starting to turn
up in government data captures.

As usual, Henwick treads the line of making the Athanate (and all
it's factions) understandable and largely sympathetic while keeping
it just a little disturbing as well. They are not quite human, and
will never be human and they and the rest of us will somehow have
to make peace with that.
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Dee DenBleyker
5.0 out of 5 stars NEVER DISAPPOINTS!
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017
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I willingly admit that I have a bias towards Mr. Henwick but the truth is....he never disappoints me and Change of Regime is no exception!

In this Athanate novella, there are a couple of threads to follow. We have the mystery of Elodie. Who is she and where does she fit into the Athanate world? Fit she does and Mark gives us a bit of a twist with who she is. The second thread to follow is the Athanate world of politics. Skylur, the leader of all North American Athanate, is coming to New York. Most Athanate fear Skylur and with good reason. He's old and powerful but ultimately fair and he will be in NY to shake things up a bit. Skylur is definitely a force to be reckoned with and one of my favorite characters.

I think a new reader to this series could read this as a stand alone novella but to fully appreciate the story line, I would highly recommend reading the entire series and feel confident you would not be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning!
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2017
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I have tried recently to convince a friend to start reading the Bite Back series.

This book represents some of the best things about said series. In my efforts with my friend, I have described the series as a world with “vampires” whose political competitions are like vampires playing chess.

This book exemplifies the best of such a description. It is intricate, impressive and deep in its psychology. Despite all of that, it manages to not be slow or boring in its revelations about the vampire world/life.

I dread the wait for each new novel in this series, but with the depth of stories like this one I better understand why each new book takes so long to appear.
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Zack
5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to the Bite Back universe
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017
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Whether you've read all of the other books, or this is your first foray into the Athanate world, this a great quick read. I enjoyed this most for its new perspective on Skylur, as he has been somewhat absent from the main story line recently.

The author does a wonderful job incorporating a character's back story into the action. Rather than a 2 page break to give us Skylur's history, which I inevitably end up skimming, we get a fun read which shows us his history through his interactions with a 2000 plus year old Athanate.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone, but it is a must read for fans of the Bite Back series.
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Nola
5.0 out of 5 stars Für Fans
Reviewed in Germany on April 29, 2020
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Ich liebe die Bite Back Serie. Dieses Buch ist spannend, führt die Geschichte weiter und macht neugierig auf eine Fortsetzung.
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serendipity5
5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive story telling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2017
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This marvellous novella is a wonderful addition to the fascinating world of the Athanate, one of my favourite alternate fantasy realities ever. This started out life as a single post to fans over Christmas, then developed into a blog serial, by demand of Mark Henwick's fans (myself included), and became this fascinating and compelling addition to the world of Athanate, based in New York. If you have read the other novels based in this world, you will love this, if not I really think this will be a fine example of Mark Henwick's brilliant, brilliant writing. There is that magical quality to his writing that draws you in and doesn't let you go. I think the most compelling aspect to this writing is that you are treated like an intelligent human being and are made to think, this is not simple put the story in front of you fare, you have to work it out yourself and it is utterly addictive. I want more, more, more!!
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Tunaris76
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the vision
Reviewed in Germany on November 9, 2018
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Another great book, thank you. The look from the human side into the athanate world is very well written. Love the story
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M. J. R. ORTON
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating glimpse
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2017
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As the author says in his introduction, this can be read as a standalone tale. However the events happen as the follow on from the resolution of "Angel Stakes" in his main story arc.
If you want to know more about the new Master of New York and just what a Diakon does for the Master of a House, then start with Raw Deal and join Amber Farrel as she has to learn these things before they decide she is too dangerous to live.
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Adrian P
5.0 out of 5 stars So that's how it happened
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2020
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So there are big changes in the Athanate community and if you have read Bite Back, this will answer a lot of questions. If not, welcome to the Athanate world
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