Title: Lore
Author: Chuck Black
Series: The Starlore Legacy, book 3
Major Themes: Science Fiction, Allegories, Space Opera
Synopsis: With frequent raids decimating their faltering civilization, the Rayleans are in despair—will Ell Yon intervene and give them their promised homeland, or are they doomed to be slaves, or worse, perish altogether?
I read books one and two of The Starlore Legacy series last year, and thoroughly enjoyed them. Through them, I discovered that I love the space opera genre, so as soon as I finished those, I knew I wanted to continue the series. It took longer than I expected, though, to finally pick up book three, Lore—and I have no intentions of waiting another year before I get into book four! This was quite the journey!
Publisher’s description:
The Raylean people teeter on the edge of annihilation. Can Daeson lead the quest for their promised homeworld?
Daeson finds himself a prisoner in a tribal world where the law of survival rules. Gone is the hope of the promised homeworld given by the mighty Immortal, Ell Yon. Daeson must fight to restore a future to the Raylean people, but to succeed he must overcome the marauders of cruel worlds, the tragedy of quantum peril, and the arch-enemy of the Sovereign Ell Yon, Lord Dracus. The odds are mounting against him. The relentless loyalty of his friend, Tig, sustains him as he rediscovers the power of the Protector. Can he lead the Rayleans to freedom once more?
My thoughts:
This series isn’t necessarily advertised as allegorical, but if you know anything of Chuck Black’s other works, you’ll have an idea of what kind of books he writes. Where the Kingdom series told the story of the Bible in a medieval fantasy setting, The Starlore Legacy is now telling the story in a futuristic sci-fi world. I find it fascinating to compare the two series, and I must admit that as I read this book, I was thrilled to recognize several key events from the biblical account. That was a lot of fun!
The story itself is gripping, too. In Flight, the last book in the series, something happened to one of the main character’s best friends, and that particular thread was left hanging at the end of the book. I was glad to see that thread addressed in this story, and I was also quite intrigued by the way Black brought about some necessary time-jumping for the storyline through that experience.
I ended up staying up way later than I intended one night to finish Lore. Once I got into the story, it just wouldn’t let go, and even though I knew from the Bible what would happen, I was curious to see just how it would all happen. Plus, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to be with the different characters again—Rivet is always a favorite, but I also came to enjoy Tig as well (and hope that one day, he might get a romance of his own!). I can’t wait to pick up book four, Oath, because I expect it will be another epic journey!
WARNING: Chapter 7: Woman is hurt and dies. Chapter 8: People’s lives threatened. Chapter 9: A fight, with multiple people hurt. Chapter 10: A fight with multiple people killed. Chapter 14: Man killed, someone else punched unconscious. Chapter 15: Man hurt, lying, animal killed. Chapter 17: I swear. Chapter 18: A battle, men killed.
Age levels:
Reading Independently—Ages 12 – 15, 15 and Above
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