The thrilling sequel to In the Orbit of Sirens

THE WORLD OF KAMARIA WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
In the aftermath of the brutal slaying of a sacred auk’nai deity, Cade and Nella Castus are taken from their home and brought deep into the wilderness. They must make their way back to civilization, traversing dangerous landscapes as they are pursued relentlessly by their captor—a winged abomination.

As Denton and Eliana search for their missing children, they uncover something that will change all life on Kamaria forever.

Title: On the Winds of Quasars

Author: T.A. Bruno

Genre: Sci-Fi

Hardcover: 356 pages

Publication Date: 09/20/2021

Publisher: Independently published

Language: English

ISBN10: 173464706X

ISBN-13: 978-1734647068

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My Review

Diving into The Winds of Quasars is like visiting an old friend. If you have loved In the Orbit of Sirens, then this sequel will welcome you with open arms to another exciting adventure on Kamaria you don’t want to miss out on.

It’s been two decades since the Apusticus auk’nai and the human Odysseus Colony have battled the Nhymn and the obliteration it caused. While Denton Castus’s parents are getting older, he and Eliana have been married and raised two children, Cade and Nella. The Castus machine shop is still in the family and a lot of exciting AI technology is being developed while the brothers still take their parts in it.

There is excitement in the air as Cade, who has been stationed in space for a few years is due to return home…with a promotion! Everyone is preparing and looking forward to spending time with him when things happen at once. News of the murder of the great Daunoren, the mythical bird that is honored in rituals and lends powers to the auk’nai, is taking everyone for a detour in their day. The scouts, Eliana and Denton meet to create a plan and an investigation, but things turn even worse when Cade and Nella are being kidnapped shortly after by a monster.

Through the expedition of both parties, the investigative team, and the path that Cade and Nella take, an imaginative and highly varied world opens to the reader, wonderfully immersive and interesting with plenty of wild flora and fauna. As the plot spikes excitingly at different moments and little cliffhangers engage to keep on turning those pages, there are plenty of moments to learn more of the lore and history in retrospect and some unresolved moments from In the Orbit of Sirens. Many of the old characters find their way back into the novel as well as some new ones too.

What I really enjoyed about this story is something that stood out to me already in the first book. Bruno’s voice is warm and inviting as he brings characters to life and focuses strongly on family bonds. It is always nice to meet down-to-earth characters as well as those with physical disabilities and in this book we have them both. Bruno’s way of writing exciting passages of action is not to be dismissed either, they read as if watching a movie. If there is someone’s storytelling I want to fall into with popcorn, it would be his among some other favorites.

I also want to mention something because it completes the entirety of the story-telling and plot, that the art pieces throughout, in small and whole page formats, chapter headings, and the map are amazing! Again, this whole endeavor is nothing short of excellent.

There are some OUTSTANDING reviews posted for this novel and I didn’t want to spoil too much of this book for other readers by going into great detail, but this series is fantastic and deserves to be read. If you are curious about book one, check out my review here. I also had the opportunity to interview T.A. Bruno, you can find it here. If you would like to have a glimpse of the art in the book, check it out here.

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I received a copy of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review.