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“Beyond the Hidden
Sky (Star Trails
Tetralogy Book 1)”
by Marcha Fox

reviewed by Cristoph
Fischer
“Beyond the Hidden Sky (Star Trails
Tetralogy Book 1)” by Marcha Fox is
an excellent science fiction novel.
Adults will enjoy the scientific and
concise description of technology, while
younger readers will love the young
characters, robots and many other
entertaining ingredients.
The book has great charm and is easy to
read in most parts, but very thoughtthrough and complex in others.
Knowing
the
author
as
the
accomplished writer of concise
astrology books, the competence and
easy use of technology and science in
this book comes as no surprise.
Suspense, dramatic curve and fun parts
are well balanced to make for a
promising and highly-recomended start
in this 4-parter. This first volume of the
Star Trails Tetralogy, a science fiction
series for teens and young adults, begins
with a familiar scene, a heated conflict
between two siblings. Creena Brightstar
is 14, her brother, Dirck, 17 and neither
has any clue how their latest altercation
will change not only their lives but
those of their entire family forever.
The story begins with the Brightstar
family uncomfortably crammed into a
small cabin on a starship immigrating to

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Cyraria where their father has a
prestigious assignment as the planet’s
chief terralogist. However, in a
desperate attempt for some alone time
following their latest argument Creena
accidentally sets in motion a chain of
events that will not only separate her
farther from Dirck but scatter her entire
family throughout the galaxy, each to
face harrowing situations the likes of
which they’ve never seen. Or was it an
accident?
With their father’s abilities in high
demand,
certain
power-hungry
individuals will stop at nothing to
achieve
domination,
including
exploiting the situation in devious and
potentially deadly ways. Creena and
Dirck soon discover that their
comfortable homeworld has left them
woefully unprepared for the intrigue,
danger, chaos and adventure they
encounter, not only in this volume but
in the three that follow.
Choices, even
seemingly
small,
insignificant ones, can have tremendous
consequences as each character
discovers in this fast-moving space
adventure.
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Review: Day Zero by
Summer Lane
REviewed by Ruth Silver

I received this book for free from the
author in exchange for an honest
review. This does not affect my opinion
of the book or the content of my
review.
Elle is a survivor. Since the collapse of
modern society, she's been living in the
remains of downtown Hollywood,
California, foraging for food and
fighting for her life.
And then everything changes. After she
is forced out of her home, she heads
north. What she finds is a group of
bunk