Title: Airion: Return To
Zire
Author: J.S. Council
Series: Airion Series
Genre: Young Adult Epic Fantasy
Publisher: Self Published
Formats
Available In: Paperback, Ebook (HTML, Kindle, Epub,
PDF, RTF, LRF, Palm Doc, Plain Text (download), Plain Text (View)
My Rating: 
Aside from his outward appearance, Kobi is a normal
thirteen-year-old boy. Living with his mother, his father, and his identical
twin brother, Raili, with whom he spends most days at the cove watching
dolphins and whales feed, he is happy with his life just the way it is. But his
fourteenth birthday is coming and Kobi has no idea how much his life is about
to change.
When
Raili is pulled through a puddle in the floor of their second floor bedroom by
a monster armed with poisonous, spiked tentacles, Kobi goes in after him. What
he finds isn’t Raili, but a new world all together, buried beneath the ocean.
With a bounty on his head that has been there since he and Raili’s birth, Kobi
will have to learn to fight or die before he can be reunited with Raili again.
Everything he knew to be true was a lie.
People
he loved and trusted are not who they seem. He isn’t the normal boy he thought
himself to be. A transformation is coming. Raili is gone. Blood is shed.
Traitors lurk, waiting for their chance. War is inevitable. The fate of the
world of Airion rests in his hands. The Wiseone speaks. Failure is certain.
I like it when an author can pull me into a book and completely immerse me into a whole new world. Twins Kobi and Raili are drawn to the beach. On an outing one day, Raili comes up missing and Kobi is determined to find him. There are lots of secrets that have been kept from Kobi as we wander through the pages, those secrets are revealed.
The world building in this story is fantastic. The plot is very well thought out and the characters grow as the story continues. A great start to a new series, I’m ready for the next story.
“Although
I didn’t fully commit to making writing my life’s work until my sophomore year
of college, I have always been a writer at heart. I was the only student in
class to get excited about school papers, even asking to write a few for extra
credit on occasion. I graduated from the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington with a degree in Creative Writing – Fiction. After graduating, I
moved to Japan where I wrote most of my debut novel, Airion: Return to Zire and all of my second novel Airion: Light and Dawn – the first two
of a four book series. Japan was a peaceful place to just sit and write, but
life in Japan was also filled with adventure. However much I loved it there, I
had to return home to do what I love most. Write.”
“If the Cellians just wanted us dead, why
didn’t they just kill Raili instead of taking him?” asked Kobi.
“That is the question, isn’t it?” said
Kaiyen slowly. “If they only wanted to use his power, wouldn’t they have taken
them both?”
“Not necessarily,” said Rick, fist to his
chin. “Having both would probably be too dangerous to risk. They may have been
afraid of being destroyed from the inside if they worked together to free
themselves. Even with one son of the prophecy, they could cause considerable
damage, or so they may think.”
“But Raili would never do that though,”
Kobi protested. “Dad…I…I mean, Black Master Rick. You know Raili; you know he
wouldn’t do anything like that.”
“It may not be his choice,” said Kimi. “The
Cellians can be very persuasive.”
Kobi’s heart sank. “What would they do to
him?” he asked, not wanting to hear the answer.
“Whatever they had to,” said Kaiyen. “That
is why we must focus on a plan of rescue, before Raili Saio acquires the powers
they seek.”
“On our fourteenth birthday,” said Kobi.
“Yes,” said Kai Ventra. “Almost all Airians
change on their fourteenth birthday. Along with the natural changes they
undergo, such as growing gills, they also acquire unique individual skills,
allowing them to thrive more than most others in that ability. These abilities
can be anything from designing exceptional clothing to controlling the
elements.”
“The stronger the ability, the harder it is
to control,” said Kaiyen. “No doubt Cella is depending on this.”
“It won’t work,” said Rick.
“Agreed,” nodded Kaiyen. “But there is
another matter that must be discussed, if I may.” Questioning eyes turned to
Kaiyen. “Lady Sara,” Kaiyen continued after a swift nod from the King. He was
addressing the old woman seated beside Kimi, “have you seen anything in your
Kubec about a traitor in Zire.”
Whispers filled the room. “You go too far,
Captain,” said Bran.
“What are you saying,” said the advisor to
Bran’s left.
“Silence,” said Sai Thayne. The talking
ceased instantly. The King’s questioning eyes fell on Kaiyen then turned to
Lady Sara. “Wise One?”
“This man possesses a tainted heart,” said
the old woman, her eyes gazing into the diamond block. “His treachery dives
deep.”
“Do you know who this man is?” asked
Kaiyen.
“I see not his face nor his rank,” said
Lady Sara, her brow creased and her hands resting on the Kubec. “However, he
knows all that we know and some we do not.”
“It is as I thought,” said Kaiyen, “Zire’s
traitor has resurfaced.”
Alexia currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada–Sin City! She loves to spend every free moment writing or playing with her four rambunctious kids. Writing has always been her dream and she has been writing ever since she can remember. She loves writing paranormal fantasy and poetry and devours books daily. Alexia also enjoys watching movies, dancing, singing loudly in the car and Italian food.
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