In this book the story moves from The Haunt and their Citadels, past the swamps with their humans and symbionts and to the Beast men (humans) beyond. There are two warring groups in this land. In the previous generation one used chemical warfare to unleash a terrible virus that meant their enemies could only bear male children ~ female babies would miscarry. The virus was airbourne though and devastated both groups. They are now on the brink of extinction as so few females have been born to carry on the next generation and even those few nearly always bear sons. In sheer desperation, a plan is executed, kidnapping women from earth to provide women uninfected by the virus and able to bear female off spring.
Vana is one of the kidnapped. The women are cherished, protected and cared for in her new home. They can do practically anything they want BUT they MUST marry and have children. They are given a pill to ensure that they only bear female babies. Vana is scientist and not only does she rebel against her kidnapping, she is frightened by her over whelming attraction to the Tzar (leader), enraged by how little male children are cared for and un~nerved by the imbalances she witnesses in her new home. She needs to chose as to whether to continue her plan to escape back to Earth or embrace the role of Tzara and use her power to change societies rules for the better.
This book wasn't as good as the ones about The Haunt ~ it's characters weren't quite as captivating and it seemed less descriptive. However, it was still a good book that I enjoyed reading.
I understand that Autumn Dawn is a Christian author who appears to have strong beliefs, which have surfaced in much of the series, where her characters fool around but don't actually have full sex before marriage, blessings are said at meal times and other spiritual references. The references have been subtle enough to not bother non~Christians.
However, in this book she appears to tackle her beliefs about homosexuality and the group that practices it, is left to die out (no females to carry the lines on) and become extinct, by the end of the book. I am a Bible~based Christian and have my own beliefs but they are not pertinent to my review here. However, I do recognise that there are some readers that would find the author's apparent feelings about homosexuality disturbing and as such I felt that I should mention this in case they would prefer not to read the book.
