Those who live in lush comfort on the bright side of the small planet Corista have plundered the water resources of Shadowside for centuries, ignoring the existence of Shadowside's inhabitants, who are nothing more than animals. Or so the Brightsiders have been taught. It will take a special young woman to expose the truth---and to help avert the war that is sure to follow. A course they can't choose, a warning no one will believe... Oriannon and her friends Margus and Wist hurtle through space on a dangerous mission, guided by the pilot stone. Their enemy, Sola, is on board as well, and Oriannon soon begins to regret rescuing the blind woman from battle. As the odd crew flies from way station to way station, Oriannon delivers the warning she received from Jesmet---a race called the Troikans is coming to destroy Corista. At each location, Oriannon is met with the same disbelief: no one has seen a Troikan in years. Soon, even Oriannon begins to wonder if the threat is real. Are her visits from Jesmet only a hallucination? Oriannon must find the faith to race toward a destination only she can see.
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Those who live in lush comfort on the bright side of the small planet Corista have plundered the water resources of Shadowside for centuries, ignoring the existence of Shadowside's inhabitants, who are nothing more than animals. Or so the Brightsiders have been taught. It will take a special young woman to expose the truth---and to help avert the war that is sure to follow. A course they can't choose, a warning no one will believe... Oriannon and her friends Margus and Wist hurtle through space on a dangerous mission, guided by the pilot stone. Their enemy, Sola, is on board as well, and Oriannon soon begins to regret rescuing the blind woman from battle. As the odd crew flies from way station to way station, Oriannon delivers the warning she received from Jesmet---a race called the Troikans is coming to destroy Corista. At each location, Oriannon is met with the same disbelief: no one has seen a Troikan in years. Soon, even Oriannon begins to wonder if the threat is real. Are her visits from Jesmet only a hallucination? Oriannon must find the faith to race toward a destination only she can see.
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Robert Elmer is the author of more than fifty novels, most of which are for young readers. He and his wife Ronda live in the Pacific Northwest. Visit Robert's website at www.RobertElmerBooks.com. SPANISH BIO: Es autor de mas de cuarenta novelas para los jovenes lectores, incluyendo series tales como Adventures Down Under, The Young Underground, y The Promise of Zion. el es un escritor a tiempo completo que vive en Idaho con su esposa Ronda y es padre de tres adultos jovenes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A fascinating space world of way stations and different races,
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This review is from: Beyond Corista (Shadowside Trilogy, The) (Paperback)
Oriannon and her friends barely managed to escape the danger on Corista and are now headed to a way station. Oriannon's mentor, Jesmet, has given her a mission: warn the different way stations that the Troikans are coming. Her friends aren't as supportive as she'd like, and soon Oriannon wonders if the threat is real.
This story stands alone fine apart from the trilogy. In fact, it might be better if you haven't read the first two. Elmer creates a fascinating space world of way stations and different races. This book didn't take place on Corista at all, though. The story seemed to end too soon. As the third book in a trilogy, I wanted a bit more closure, especially as to what was happening on Corista. Margus is my favorite character and I wanted to see more of him. Oriannon struggles to do the right thing and learns some good lessons about forgiveness and obedience in the face of opposition. This was a fun trilogy that I recommend to teens who love science fiction.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dashing Space Opera!,
This review is from: Beyond Corista (Shadowside Trilogy, The) (Paperback)
Beyond Corista is the third book in The Shadowside Trilogy; I think Elmer did a pretty good job of making it quite possible to read book three without having read the first two. However, I'm sure it would make a lot more sense if I had read the first two!
The novel is about a girl named Oriannon on a planet called Corista. In the preceding novels there has been a kind of civil war that has killed off most of the planet's ruling party, with the exception of Oriannon's father. Oriannon and her two friends, Margus and Wist, are aboard a spaceship along with her badly injured dad and their enemy, the woman who spearheaded the uprising. Oriannon's mission is to pass news of the uprising on to the Way Stations that orbit the planet. She is to warn them of the alien race that is behind Corista's problems and whose goal is to wipe out the Way Stations as well. But one Way Station completely disappears before they get to it, they barely escape with their lives from the second, and the third is so into peace and unity that they ignore the message. With the alien race on their heels, Oriannon and her friends (along with the enemy in her own spaceship) have difficulty getting anyone to listen. I'd recommend this novel to teens, with the caveat that they should start with the first book!
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Guiding Song,
This review is from: Beyond Corista (Shadowside Trilogy, The) (Paperback)
Oriannon Hightower is thrown into a situation of full leadership as her dying father and several supporters are leaving their beloved Corista to reach out to warn other worlds of impending dome. Sola, a blind enemy happens to be on their ship as well.
Oriannon learns quickly of forgiveness, betrayal and decision making as they travel as a little rag tag group. The pilot stone guides them with it's songs of praise to Jesmet who was killed in the uprising and is her mentor. She tries to convince others that he still lives and will bring them successfully home. I found this a little hard to follow and repetitive at times, but was fascinated with what Mr. Elmer did with the character Jesmet. I believe young readers may enjoy this trilogy. I haven't read the other two books and that may have been what the problem was in staying with it. Otherwise, it was enjoyable and the author did a good job in his creation of other worlds.
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