To heal the future, one must confront the past:
After an estranged explorer returns home
to help her ailing mother, she’s confronted by powerful forces who demand a
high personal cost for any hope of a cure.
About
the Book: Alina
DeHerte thought she had escaped Alpheios, the genetically engineered city on
planet Eamine. After rescuing her son from its corrupt rulers, she built a
fresh life with a new fiancé in a remote sanctuary. But when word of her
mother’s grave illness reaches her, Alina's fragile peace shatters.
Returning to Alpheios means she must
navigate rising threats in an unpredictable city. In pursuit of dominance, the
city’s power brokers are jeopardizing their citizens’ lives. Alina must ally
with a man she has long avoided—a Guardian officer who fathered her son. Both
have a shared stake in the city’s uncertain future.
If Alina wants her mother to survive, she
must unravel the city’s secrets and grapple with her conflicted past. Deep
winter is upon them, and Alpheios is on the brink of explosive change.
Our
Review: Fans
of sci-fi adventures with a bit of the dystopian thrown in for flavor, will
glom onto book 2 in the Children of Alpheios series. Multi-layered characters
are not what they first appear and show their underlying motives as the story
progresses—keeping the pages turning. Issues familiar to past as well as current
generations are the same in author Fedorak’s future world: complicated family
relationships, inbred loyalties—healthy or not—political ambitions and
rivalries, greed and ego systems are all there. At times heart wrenching,
always complicated, this is one compelling read.
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