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Forge, by T K Anthony

Teresa K Anthony, and her publisher Decadent, were kind enough to provide me a copy of her book to review. Let's get this point out of the way: I'd give this a 5 star rating on Amazon. Her work earned it. A very brief synopsis: The civilization is composed of three different intelligent races, living together in mixed communities. Advanced technology is available, but the price is high enough that muscle power is a significant contributor, and so in certain areas, slavery is economically viable. A small number of individuals also possess the ability to sense and manipulate matter and energy beyond the five senses; these people are accorded higher prestige, based on their abilities. In the past, the three races have actively cooperated with each other, but for unknown reasons, hostility has emerged, and characters of influence try to determine the reason for the change. Eventually, a fourth race is discovered, which is intent on dividing and conquering. The beauty of this work