Review: Fabulous!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 6, 2013
When Tyris read the letter from the government which he had received one morning, wife Milandra was scathing in her response to the orders it contained. Realizing he had hidden something from her all this time caused her to react quickly and without thought. Tyris was devastated – the love he had for his wife was about to be put to the extreme test. What was he to do?The Colonies were made up of various surviving planets, and Tyris lived on Urslat. It was the only life he had known, but as an extremely good pilot he was used to flying out and about in the solar system, searching for the uninhabited planets which might hold the fuel they needed for survival. So he decided to head off on his own, to find one such planet and therefore return to the good graces of his government, and especially his wife.Marlee lived on the planet Zerris; this was a planet covered in a gas which caused infertility among the young people – theirs was a dying race, with only approximately 100 living left. The Council made the rules of their small village, hoping to be able to work out a way to repopulate, therefore keeping their people going. When Marlee was forced to separate from her partner and choose another, she realized she had had enough.When Tyris’ spaceship crashed on Zerris, Marlee was the first to reach his ship. He was unconscious and bleeding, but with the help of other villagers they managed to take him back to the community hall where the nurse tended to him. Recovering, but realizing a winter harsher than any he had encountered before would keep him from leaving, Tyris began to participate in the lives of the villagers, and especially Marlee. Living in Marlee’s house, he learned of the Council’s rules, the ways of Zerris and the horrors of their lives.Forced together, Marlee and Tyris began to feel a deep attraction to each other. But this couldn’t work, it wouldn’t work – would it? Nothing was as it should be; what would they do? Were they prepared to go against the Council, the rules which they said were for the good of everyone? Would Tyris ever see his family again?What a fantastic story! Reaching the end, I realized there is another book following this one….I will be picking it up as soon as I can! The author, Aussie Rinelle Grey, has a wonderful imagination, with the plot flowing beautifully, the intrigue keeping me turning the pages. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this novel.