Honor Bound by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre
Published by Katherine Tegen Books on February 19th 2019
ISBN: 0062571028
Pages: 467
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Savvy criminal turned skilled Leviathan pilot Zara Cole finds new friends and clashes with bitter enemies in the second book of this action-packed series from New York Times bestselling authors Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre that’s perfect for fans of The 100 and The Fifth Wave.

Zara Cole was a thief back on Earth, but she’s been recently upgraded to intergalactic fugitive. On the run after a bloody battle in a covert war that she never expected to be fighting, Zara, her co-pilot Beatriz, and their Leviathan ship Nadim barely escaped the carnage with their lives.

Now Zara and her crew of Honors need a safe haven, far from the creatures who want to annihilate them. But they’ll have to settle for the Sliver: a wild, dangerous warren of alien criminals. The secrets of the Sliver may have the power to turn the tide of the war they left behind—but in the wrong direction.

Soon Zara will have to make a choice: run from the ultimate evil—or stand and fight.

Science Fiction can be amazing especially when the characters take various forms.   Many fascinating aliens make appearance within this second book of the Honors series but there is not a tie that binds the first to this second title.   Readers will find the action exciting as they view the hostile behavior and wonder what preceded the urgent need to fight.  Silver is a captivating setting for a science fiction,  there appears to be a trap behind every door.   What is confusing for anyone who did not read the first novel in this new series is the ship/pilot relationship that almost approaches a sexual level.  Although relationships do become clear the first chapter could have provided more hints to newly introduced readers.

This book cannot stand alone.   Libraries who have Honor Among Thieves will want to purchase this sequel for their YA collection.   Science Fiction readers should be directed to the first title.   Followers will anxiously await for the third title in the series.

Submitted by Jan Hamilton, retired youth services librarian in Scarboroough, ME