This book was absolutely addictive! I read it in one sitting, breaking only to eat once. I haven't stayed up until 2 am for a very, very long time, but I just couldn't set it down.
If you have read and enjoyed Bishop's The Others series, I think you will also be impressed with this book. In some ways, I felt like The Others was a dress rehearsal for Turns of Fate. Both books have mysterious, self-contained societies of powerful non-humans. These folk have very little desire to associate with humans and they hold themselves apart. In The Others, an prophetic human, Meg, seeks safety among the shape-shifters. In this novel, a newbie detective is assigned to go talk to the Arcana on their island, the Wyrd.
Detective Beth Fahey is wary on her first meeting with Mr. Frost, the Arcana liaison. When she returns to her police department, she learns that she has been favoured with far more information than any of the other officers and has met many more of the Arcana. Mr. Frost encourages Beth's boss to send her to the island when contact is necessary. Naturally, this causes her fellow detectives to give her the side eye.
In both series, humans are offended that they are excluded from access to shape-shifter/Arcana lands. (Apparently the concept of private property only applies to humans in their worldview?) The lack of familiarity with these exotic peoples inspires xenophobic hostility in the neighbouring human populations. Bishop writes this kind of racism extremely vividly.
As I finished the book, I was hoping that it was the beginning of a series and when I checked the Goodreads record, my wish came true. I can hardly wait to spend more time in this world.
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