I have been tearing through this series of late. I really admire Singh's ability to follow a complex narrative arc, while shifting the focus of each book to different characters. Many series stick to one person or couple as the central heart of the action, but Singh manages to teach us about all the various populations that inhabit this world. We spend time with Psy, Changelings, and the Forgotten (Psy who went feral). This offering centered on the deadly former Psy councillor Kaleb Krychek and the lost-but-not-forgotten Sahara of the NightStar Psyclan.
Unless something drastic happens, war is coming to the Psy-Changeling world. Silence is no longer working for many Psy, who definitely do not want to be reconditioned and must conceal their emotion. The radical group Pure Psy are trying to blow up the PsyNet in order to start over with perfect Silence discipline. Can Kaleb contain this conflict? Does he want to? Should he lead it? While contemplating all of these options, he finds and rescues his only friend, Sahara, who disappeared as a teen. Can her sanity be restored? Will she ever trust him? Does she remember how she was spirited away?
Singh manages to tease us along, gradually revealing bits and pieces as Sahara regains her mind and her life. Will she still be loyal to Kaleb when her memories are restored? Can humans, Changelings and Psy work together to prevent disaster? I love the icy, ultra-rational Psy, especially when they have to cope with those pesky emotions. I loved that Singh managed to give me sympathy for a man who, up to this point, has been depicted as a stone-cold killer. Not easily done, but effective. A very satisfying installment.
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