Mindbender Author:Linda Welch Raithe looks like a teen but don't be deceived; as a tour guide on Touraine he's expert at meeting your requirements, especially if you're female. His father was a bounty hunter; Hero. His mother is only part Human. But Raithe, he's just a fun-loving, skirt chasing, easy-going . . . Mindbender. Ember spots Raithe in the Mary Rose tavern and sees... more » a means to escape her sadistic master. But Marquesa returns from the dead, captures Raithe and forces him to use his unique abilities for interstellar thievery. Ember and the Dahle Feyeth search for Raithe throughout the Systems. With the help of Trik, a reviled and abused telepath doomed by a primitive inquisition, they will battle Marquesa for Raithe's life, soul and sanity. The quest challenges their self-perception and personal values and they are not always correct in their beliefs and assumptions. The powerful Dahle are not what they appear to be, and neither is Raithe.« less