Split Adam: Scion Saga Book 2

by Calix Leigh-Reign

Overview

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐AMAZON #1 BESTSELLING SERIES⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Split Adam flawlessly resumes the Scion Saga Series with Adam struggling to pick up the pieces of his youth after having lost both his biological and adoptive fathers. Unbearable nightmares, Carly's grief, the stress of being hunted by the Iksha, and various teen woes all plague him. Weighing so heavily on his mind, seemingly causing it to fracture. In an effort to save him, Carly leaves in search of answers. When she returns with the cure, it's beyond what anyone could've expected -- forcing Adam to face a part of himself that he never thought he'd live to see.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997923933
Publisher:	Sovareign Publishing
Publication date:	07/31/2017
Series:	Scion Saga , #2
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Calix Leigh-Reign is the author of the #1 Amazon Bestselling YA/Sci-Fi series, The Scion Saga. She's a certified paralegal and a member of SFWA and RWA. Her earliest literary inspirations include Alice Walker, Larry Strauss, VC Andrews, and Stephen King. Calix enjoys discovering the minds of those who rebel against social programming, listening to and creating music, a great cup of coffee, exquisite ethnic cuisine, spending time with family & friends, attending movie premieres, traveling, and the arts. She spends her free time in the gym, fantasizing about story plots, and different ways of changing the world.

Editorial Reviews

2019-12-05
Teenagers with supernatural abilities band together in the face of threats in this second installment of a series.

Sixteen-year-old Adam Rozovsky is one of the Descendants, who boast paranormal abilities. Adam can control wind while his girlfriend, Carly Wit, manipulates fire. Unfortunately, the Iksha, a group of scientists seemingly intent on "harnessing" the Descendants' traits, have been experimenting on and sometimes killing them. Adam, Carly, and other Descendants are currently hiding in the city of Piure. Sorceress Ksenyia Levkin tries to protect everyone by hexing the entire city to prevent enemies from entering. In some ways, the Descendants are quintessential teens, attending high school and eagerly anticipating the prom. But they must remain on guard, particularly after it's apparent that a traitor among them is feeding information to the Iksha and, later, that a spy has somehow made it inside Piure. But perhaps most unnerving are the changes Carly notices in Adam. He exhibits unusual behavior that he subsequently forgets, leading Carly to speculate that his personality has split. Looking for a solution to her boyfriend's condition, Carly stumbles on a shocking discovery that may mean the Descendants' shielded city is not the safe haven they believe it to be. This SF sequel picks up right after the series opener, with a thoroughly established plot and myriad characters. Readers unfamiliar with the first volume may initially be confused, but Leigh-Reign's (Opaque, 2016) crisp dialogue is simultaneously entertaining and brimming with details. Despite the Descendants' powers and a blatant comparison to Marvel's X-Men, the story offers minimal action, as the teens' abilities are primarily on display during a tournament. Nevertheless, characters' many interactions spark searing melodrama as well as suspense. There's a lingering distrust, for example, with the presence of a potential mole while an eventual betrayal threatens more than one relationship. Moreover, the author adds a twist before the halfway point and another during the final act, which unquestionably sets up Book 3.

An engrossing SF tale that aptly solidifies a dense saga.

Kirkus Reviews