Universal brain, I need your help!

[azhure]

Two things:

1 - Alternative names for shapeshifters/weres?*

2 - Best shapeshifter novels.

Go!

* General names for all "classes", not specific names of shapeshifter types. I am exploring something. [cross-posted from my website]

Comments

[azhure.livejournal.com]

I'm not really a fan of the term "lycan" either, but I've gotten used to it somewhat.

I think I agree with you about alternative names, too. It just feels a bit too generic to be using terms like were and shifter. *ponders*

[veraxia.livejournal.com]

'Were' and 'shifter' are generic, but generic's not necessarily bad. There's something to be said for simplicity. After all, we don't worry that 'human' sounds too generic, do we? :) I know there are different possibilities (skinwalker, metamorph, etc.) but those all seem to have... established details to them, whereas something like 'shapeshifter' can safely encompass all the varying types.

I guess I've just been jaded by too many books where the authors come up with neat lingo, but then fail on the follow-through. I'd rather an author use the plain old terms and dazzle me with the characters. (Of course, if you can have neat lingo and good concepts, that's ideal *g*)