The Guardian of Paradise
Tamia Dawn OsburnFantasy romance
Available from Wings ePress
ISBN: 1-59088-260-1
January 2004
| In the year 5670, Earth is no longer filled with rolling oceans, many of the world's habitats are uninhabitable, and getting pregnant without permission is an executable crime. Due to the overpopulation, Earth had to find other planets to populate and sent out scout ships to do just that. During these travels an Ice Age descended upon Earth and all communication was lost to the colonist ships and they were forgotten and ultimately believed to be a myth. The world had to rebuild after the second Ice Age so the nations of earth banded together to form the New Nation. With each day, Shana Moon is becoming more and more is distressed over the New Nation president's lies and manipulations, but when the president summons her to go on a journey to assassinate Kai Morgan- a supposed smuggler and criminal, Shana readies her ship and sets out for "the unknown space" to a planet named Paradise.
Kai Morgan is the Guardian of Paradise and has been trying to track down and stop the smuggling that has started to occur on his planet. When his Earth ancestors settled on Paradise they wanted to prevent what had happened on Earth and preserve the natural beauty. Much of Kai's duty to protect Paradise it at all costs, but he is unmated and his planet may be passed onto another relative to preserve and protect. When a ship crashes into the planet with only a one lone female aboard, his world is disturbed and his life is changed forever. This woman is the one fated to be his wife - the only one he can love forever - and she cannot even remember her name, or how she came to be on Paradise. Shana cannot remember the man who claims to be her husband. She does not recognize her surroundings but she knows that this place should be her home. Things are not always what they seem. Kai and Shana's lives are in danger, as people want them dead and out of the way and yet neither of them knows why. Ms. Osburn creates an earth so unlike ours but very plausible for the future that at once it is both scary and moving. Her characters live and breathe. Every aspect of the story is compelling and engaging. This was a fun roller-coaster romp through the galaxy. Recommended Highly!
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Reviewer: Sara Sawyer |
