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Principles

Sun, Moon, and Stars, Book 2

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By: E.J. Russell
Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
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Sun, Moon, and Stars marries magic and science, featuring a road trip, deepening friendship, and a world where choice is the most sacred value.

The books feature the continuing adventures of asexual Sun mage Zal and nonbinary cyborg Torian. In this second story, Zal and Torian finally make it to the capital, but things don't go exactly as planned...

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Asexual sun mage Zal has lost his powers while saving non-binary cyborg Torian’s life. Zal’s sun stone has shattered and he’ll have some explaining to do in front of the Mage Triune. Zal still has faith in the mage council and stubbornly insists they travel to the Capital. Without Zal’s powers, this is a more dangerous trip and Torian has grave misgivings about what they’ll face on the journey and when they arrive.

This was an exciting sequel to Partnership, there’s a satisfyingly juicy conspiracy that drives the action. But this ends on a rather flat HFN, I can’t help feeling like the third and final book is missing. Is this a romance? Yes, the budding relationship between Zal and Torian is full of real emotion and tenderness, and EJ Russell is great at creating decent, heartwarming characters. Here’s hoping for a final book to tidy up the storylines. 🎧 US voice actor Greg Boudreaux is a strong audio narrator and he does his usual great job here. He gives Zal a British accent, which mostly works, but I’m not sure why the story needed one—I’ve heard Greg differentiate multiple characters in a single book many times without needing to resort to accents from other nationalities.

Great sequel but needs 1 more book to finish!

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