While there's a ceasefire between the military who basically took over the planet (the rebels call them trodaires) and the Fianna (the rebels/natives), it's a fragile egg shell, close to falling over a wall and not being able to be put back together again.
Welcome to Avon, a newer planet that's terraforming isn't changing, is filled with military personnel (who can be overcome by something called the Fury), and has pushed its natives to live out in the swamps. While the first book really only had two characters, the sequel expands into a whole new setting, myriad people included. This Shattered World is not like These Broken Stars. And while I am still a little bummed there's not more from Lilac and Tarver (though there is a bit of them in a novella), I am not, however, disappointed with these new characters. I, like many other people, was disappointed I wanted more from Lilac and Tarver. What I didn't know at the time was that the Starbound trilogy is composed of companion novels in other words, each book would be about different characters. This review shouldn't be spoilery, but I'll be mentioning some minor things from These Broken Stars, so be wary!Īfter reading These Broken Stars late last year, I was eager to see where the series would bring readers next. You may understand things for the most part, but you'll see spoilers for the first book, which is why I'd recommend reading it first. Note: You might be okay reading This Shattered World without reading the first book in the Starbound trilogy, These Broken Stars. This review (and others) can be seen in all its proper formatting glory on my blog Beauty and the Bookshelf. He and Lee escape the rebel base together, caught between two sides of a senseless war. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades later, Flynn is leading the rebellion.ĭesperate for any advantage in a bloody and unrelentingly war, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. Terraforming corporations make their fortune by recruiting colonists to make the inhospitable planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children. Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents. Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met. The second installment in the epic Starbound trilogy introduces a new pair of star-crossed lovers on two sides of a bloody war.
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