Review: Highly recommended!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2012
"High Treason" - Book #2 in the series, The Kolian Chronicles, hits the ground running as the elite of the Empire gather to celebrate the Emperor's only son's coming of age.  18-year-old Tylan is bored with the stodgy reception announcing him as heir to the throne, until nave 16-year-old Cassia Mehran sets out to seduce him.  A shocking plot twist propels the rest of the novel forward at a breakneck pace.Queen Mysior returns to her home planet and is swept up in the shocking crime.  Now she must help clear the Mehran family name and save Hammer's innocent cousin from a death sentence.Meanwhile, Hammer is dealing out some justice of his own off-planet by confronting Mysior's miserable excuse of a husband.  Many plot twists follow as the mystery unfolds, and the characters remain very human in their motives, some greedy and vengeful, others honorable and noble.Alex la Soum expertly blends sci-fi, mystery, suspense and romance together in this beautifully written series, jam-packed with palace intrigue, murder, seduction, lost innocence and betrayal.  A highly entertaining follow-up to "Space Turbulence."