Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, or so Senya is discovering in this second book in The Two Moons of Rehnor series. We watched the claw-toed boy grow into a man in The Boy who Lit up the Sky, and now we see the man trying to run away from his destiny. Senya doesn’t want to be king, a position he was literally born to fill, and he has made a home for himself on far away Rozari, a planet still recovering from a nuclear war. The war occurred a thousand years ago, and the old wounds of war still haven’t healed.
Senya’s relationship with Katie Golden, the girl he visited in visualizations during her adolescence in The Boy who Lit up the Sky, has blossomed into an adult romance. Senya finds her again when she is brought to a hospital on Rozari with a head injury. Senya, now a doctor, performs an untried surgery and saves her life. While the two are wildly attracted to each other, the volatility of their relationship tests their resolve to stay together. Katie doesn’t want any part of Senya’s royal responsibilities while he is unable to extricate himself from them. Will they marry and live happily ever after?
My Enemy’s Son shows a maturing Senya, the godlike eagle-man who is just beginning to understand his power. A good continuation to a great series.