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Set in a future where human values are more important than technology, Hybrids weaves a science-fiction world with a story of love, friendship and tolerance. Hybrids is divided into four parts: Trouble, Vengeance, Fear and Hope. Summary of Volume 1: Trouble After fleeing Gambling Nova, her home planet, Theo Maddiogga finds refuge on Eridan. She becomes a Savalwoman and befriends Ashta, another Savalwoman who falls in love with her; Washone, the spiritual leader; and Declan, the Master Face Changer. Disturbance in the form of erratic tides and nauseous seaweed reveal political tensions within Mocean, the living ocean covering the planet. Nand, the young woman who understands whales, vainly raises the alarm. As she is about to leave Eridan, Theo engages in a mental battle with Keith of Rain Forest, who is determined to become the new spiritual leader. Summoned by Washone, SpaceSS agent Jack Finch travels to Eridan to fetch Theo and take her to Earth Metropolis. In his absence, his husband Farren Megan is sent undercover on a secret mission to Gambling Nova by Spylady Donatella Simpson. Vengeance, Volume 2 of Hybrids Caught in a web of murder and vengeance, Theo must outsmart the Spylady to save her new friends. Imprisoned in a male appearance, can Nand survive deportation without losing herself? Forced to leave Eridan after her mental battle with Keith of Rain Forest, Theo travels to Earth Metropolis with SpaceSS agent Jack Finch. When Jack is arrested for murdering his husband, Farren, Theo's plans for a new future collapse. To impress Declan, Nand face-changes into her cousin's appearance on the day of the Face Changer Assembly. But her moment of triumph turns into a nightmare when Keith launches an attack against the Face Changers. Deported to Gambling Nova, the federal prison, with Ashta and a few Face Changers, will Declan be strong enough to overcome his guilt in order to help Nand keep her male appearance and safeguard Eridan's future? Convinced that Farren is still alive, Theo must outsmart the Spylady if she wants to get Jack released from the penitentiary and find Farren's whereabouts. Yet when Sheer, the Savalwomen leader, orders her to rescue the Face Changers, Theo faces a new challenge: is she ready to return to Gambling Nova? And risk her life?

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What a great first book of a refreshing sci-fi series. Jennie Dorny definitely has the talent to create intriguing new worlds. (...) I loved the creative writing style, the wonderful personalities and the exciting story. (...) Trouble is a book about fascinating worlds, difficult choices and destiny. 4 stars -Fany van Hemelen, Woordenlady I found the storyline interesting and the character development was great. The style of writing was spot on. I really enjoyed it. (...) I gave it 4 stars -Lisa, Lisa's Books Gems and Tarot Hybrids takes place in a unique sci-fi world filled with ideas and norms common to humans. Jennie Dorny writes a delightful story shimmering with the beauty of possibility. -Amanda Murello, Indies Today Trouble is the first volume of the book Hybrids, published in four volumes; a sci-fi saga, it's both ambitious in its plot as well as audacious in its world-building. -Amy's Bookshelf

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Jennie Dorny was born in 1960 in Newton, Massachusetts. She lives and works in Paris with her three cats. She is both French and American. She studied American literature and civilization, Italian and history of art at three Parisian universities. She wrote her Master's thesis about contemporary Irish poetry after spending a year in Dublin. She loves words and languages, and she can spend hours exploring a thesaurus. Over the years, she has studied Spanish, Japanese, Hindi and sign language, and recently took up Italian again. She has published in French Gambling Nova (1999), Eridan (2002) and Les Cupidons sont tombés sur la tête (Mischievous Cupids gone Crazy, 2007). Gambling Nova and Eridan are partial, earlier versions of Hybrids; science-fiction novels that in many ways deal with the question of gender.

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