by M. Louisa Locke
I’ve enjoyed Locke’s Victorian San Francisco books but this
series is my favorite of hers. I haven’t read any of the other Paradisi novels
by other authors, but the world-building aspects of these stories is inspiring
for me as a science fantasy writer. In this one, Mei Lin Yu must contend with
her great grandmother’s illness, the resistance to her as heir to Hen Nain as a
member of the MynyEnergy Board and world-wide acceptance by the Ddaerans to her
as the future Promise Keeper, her mother’s continued sniping and the
machinations of other high-ranking Yus and Quinns. Along the way, she makes new
allies and new enemies. Her agreement to find out why Ddaerens don’t wish to
leave their seaside village in Vida, the territory controlled by the Quinns,
leads to her uncovering a conspiracy. Added to what she must deal with is her relationship
with Jaxon, who’s been keeping things from her. Enough loose ends promise an
additional book in the series.
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