It’s a role she didn’t want… High Priestess Kiobaan is Allison’s only hope. Kiobaan sees the warrior spirit in Allison, along with her potential both politically and physically and agrees to train her.
And a game she can’t afford to lose.
Meanwhile, though Allison is the human host of Eenoki, protector of life, she’s not yet ready to harness their combined energy. Their bond is unpredictable at best—volatile at worst. Time is running out for Eenoki and Allison to trust each other—all or nothing—or she’ll never gain the power she needs to defeat the Ma’tiok and save Earth. When Allison is marked for death by an unknown enemy, the High Priestess Kiobaan must step-up and fight. But in return Kiobaan extracts a pledge from Allison, one that will compromise her new status and make her a target.
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Book 2 Rival continues straight after book 1 Fate of the Stars, which must be read first in order to understand what has gone on previously, although at the start of this book we are given a memorial service for those that have died in the fighting which gives us a quick recap on what’s gone on previously, which always helps!
There’s a lot of action and a lot of tension in this one as Allison continues with her mission to help save the Earth and its people. Allison continues to grow in her character, being only 17 yrs old, is learning to develop new skills as well as learning to communicate more with symbiotic spirit of Eenoki. She has a difficult task on her hand as the Earth’s people don’t accept Allison as their Ambassador and don’t want the aliens on their planet. Her only hope is swear allegiance to the High Priestess and learn from her.
Allison has to learn to have faith in herself and her new abilities and convince both the Aliens who are helping her and her own people that she has the ability to do this, which is easier said than done. There are a lot of battles to be fought and she must be the one doing the fighting!
Its a good and enjoyable storyline, entertaining and dramatic at times, with a bit of a cliffhanger at the end, so hopefully another book will be in the making!! These are definitely worth the read!
5 CRANKY STARS
This is the second novel in the Fate of the Stars series. It is well written and the characters are believable alien races. You must read the first book, Fate of the Stars to understand these characters and events. It all takes place in southern California. Our heroine is a 17 year old high school senior with hopes and dreams for her future. She longs to be an astronomer and study the stars. The events that occur that weekend in August will change her life forever.
This book starts with a memorial service for the citizens of Avilene Beach that didn’t survive the night. It has been one week since the night of the party and the invasion the next day. The aliens known as Ma’tiok are still decimating the western coast and must be stopped. Allison has been declared a Priestess due to her symbiotic relationship with Eenoki. There are two other races of aliens, the Vongjar and the Hytan. Both species are warriors and swear allegiance to the High Priestess.
Now, Allison must convince these warriors to help her save Earth and her people. These warriors have been sworn to wipe out all worlds infested with Ma’tiok. In order to get their help, she must swear her own allegiance to the High Priestess and become her ambassador. However, Allison’s own people won’t accept aliens ruling them. Since Allison now looks more alien than human, the people won’t accept her either. The life and death battle she now faces moves from Earth to spaceship and then back to Earth. She must convince both sides that Earth and its people are not expendable.