Author: K.C. Berg

ISBN: 0741427990

The following review was contributed by: Manuela Pop

 An Ingenious work of fiction and romance!

 Nadeena disobeys her father orders to succumb to an arrange marriage and runs to the dells, a usual hideaway place for her. Her father, the commander of Sarzan planet, is known to be a tyrant to his people and wants to get rid of Nadeena because she is against his beliefs and way of ruling. In the woods, she falls into the hands of the miners, the prisoners her father Vallace hired to work for him. The prisoners lead by Rotek, bring Nadeena to the underground city, which they built in the mines in the event they’ll revolt against the commander to gain their freedom back.

The plot is an intriguing and captivating story: citizens from three planets: Scrovell, Sarzan and Grahba are involved in the operation of saving Nadeena and the miners from Vallace cruelty. In the midst of it all, romance grows strongly between Nadeena and Shance, the commander of planet Grahba, a well trained pilot who was sent by Doff to save the miners on Sarzan. Doff who was in charge of Scrovell planet, wants revenge on Vallace for killing his father and sends Rotek, another prisoner, to spy on him. Rotek also falls in love with Nadeena, but he knows he cannot win her love.

In the end, he will have a better role to perform.

K.C. Berg has the ability to entice and keep the reader interested in what will happen next. I liked the way the story was written, the fictitious plot, the descriptions and the way the characters’ roles compliment each other: Vallace is the villain and so is his wife Diona, Nadeena is a beautiful, intelligent and good spirited female, and Rotek, Shance and Doff are rescuers and brave warriors. I found the author to be inventive in the way she created the conflict among the planets and the way it has been solved. Also, K.C. Berg’s work offers plenty of details and images throughout the book.

The ending turns out to be a romantic one, a good way to complete an intense chronicle of difficult events. The novel is definitely a fascinating read and the author did a great job creating the tale. I very much suggest it to other readers.