A Short Review of Heir of Starlight, by Nicole Kimberling

Heir of Starlight by Nicole Kimberling

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This was a page turner. I loved the details of this somewhat perverse culture where souls are bought and sold, stolen, used to power weaponry and assist in magic, and the list goes on. A person's soul is not always his or her own. They are often trapped--as punishment, as a display of power--in animals and birds. Orangutans, gorillas, and little yappy dogs--are potentially inhabitable.

Karl sublet his body, to get money for his family-7 years of contracted indenture, while he inhabited an orangutan and he is the driver for Adam, met in the Sea of Stars, Book 1 (Ghost Star Night), once lover of Drake, Grand Magician.But when the contract is up and Karl goes to get his body back, it turns it has to be stolen. Adam seeks out Drake for assistance.

Drake can't refuse him. And the investigation uncovers a plot to destroy the kingdom.

Complications ensue.

A fun read, engaging and likeable characters, recommended.



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