Guardian

The Alfurian Chronicles #2

by Aaron Hodges

Rydian Halt has defeated one of the immortal Alfur, the alien species that has ruled over humanity for generations. With newfound power burning in his veins, for a brief moment, anything seemed possible. Freedom for himself, for his people, for all of Talamh.Until the Haze struck.Now cast into the wildlands of Talamh, Rydian struggles for survival—and his very sanity. Each time he uses his new power, the Haze threatens, tearing at his mind. But without its aid, Rydian won’t last a day against the beasts that stalk him. He needs an ally, one that can teach him about the Light that now burns within him. The Alfur have kept its secrets close, but there is one who might aid him, an Alfur who seems too loath her own people almost as much as any human.Rotin, gladiator of the Alfur.The thrilling sequel to Defiant, book one in the Alfurian Chronicles by NYTimes Bestselling Author, Aaron Hodges.

232 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2021

About the author

Aaron Hodges was born in 1989 in the small town of Whakatane, New Zealand. He studied for five years at the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor's of Science in Biology and Geography, and a Masters of Environmental Engineering. After working as an environmental consultant for two years, he now spends his time traveling the world in search of his next adventure.

Reviews

[Lana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Serena Levaanton was the Alfurian princess of Goma, the city where the Alfurians lived in their towers enjoying security, the most innovative technology and peace whilst the humans lived in the city below, in the impoverished slums breathing polluted air and drinking polluted water and fighting in the arena to their deaths as gladiators, for the pleasure of their masters. The Alfurians kept the humans in this state of inequality through the imposition of the enforcers and their light batons, and the manus readers on every humans wrist. Serena dreamt that one day humans and Alfurians would enjoy equality and live in harmony. but the rest of the council disagreed. They saw humans as inferior and closer to animals so when the rioting started in the city below they decided it was time to cull the humans. However they were not aware of Rydian Holt, the human gladiator who had fought against Rotin aka Serena, in a fight to the death, but who had spared her life and for this he had been expelled without his manus reader thus exposed to the feared haze. Everyone thought that Rydian was dead however he had bonded with a leopard, and they had discovered that they could wield the light as they were light givers, whilst the Alturians were light takers thus dependant on the humans for their very survival. So our hero returns to Goma and a revolution is set in place but Rydian and his friends were to find out that there where worse monsters out there than the Alfurians and that they had just given them the gateway to come for all of them. Is this the end of Talamh? This 2nd book in the Alfurian Chronicles is so exciting that I had to keep on reading right through the night till the very last line was read. I am a sucker for a revolutionary tale and this one is so powerful and the twist at the end is very unexpected. I am so looking forward to book 3, I really cannot wait! This is a fantasy, sci-fi with a touch of magic series with strong heroic characters and many twists and turns to the story so that one does not know who to trust in the end and what is truth and what is lies!

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rydian Halt has defeated one of the immortal Alfur, the alien species that has ruled over humanity for generations. With newfound power burning in his veins, for a brief moment, anything seemed possible. Freedom for himself, for his people, for all of Talamh.
Until the Haze struck.
Rydian won’t last a day against the beasts that stalk him. He needs an ally, one that can teach him about the Light that now burns within him.
Great characters ,hidden plots and many twists and turns .
Will Rydian survive long enough to defeat the Alfur?
How can he fight the haze will he find an ally.
Read on to find out in this exciting sequel of The Alfurian Chronicles Book 2.

[Joanne H · Rating 5 out of 5]

A riveting book that takes you into unknown with the Alfurian's in charge and think humans are nothing except to get light from them. There was a Haze that made humans go mad but people had enough and started rioting and burning down things. A ragtag of people joined Rydian to change things and help people that believed the human factor should be allowed to live like real people instead of under the Alfurian's thumb. The ins and outs of this book are mind boggling as is the exciting ending. Another good book!

[Gayreth Walden · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read sequel to Defiant! A perfect blend of SF and Fantasy! A tale that will keep you riveted from the first page to the end. A solid plot, exciting action, high tension, great characters, uneasy alliances, fast paced and gripping. With an amazing twist I did not see coming! I thoroughly enjoyed following Rydian and the others in this story. I was so immersed that I lost all track of time. This book is fantastic and I can't wait for the next one...

[Devin Fane · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mystery intensifies

I enjoyed reading this second instalment of the Alfurian Chronicles. Some questions from the previous book got answered but now things have become more entangled and complicated with knowledge of why the Alfur have enslaved the humans and who the real victim is. It is faced paced but easy to read. I am looking forward to the next book.

[Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very twisty

I devoured this in a few hours. Very action packed with lots of twists to lead into the finale. Can't wait to see how it all ends!

[Terri · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ummmmm

I wish I had enjoyed this sequel more, but I was so distracted by the spelling errors that I lost track of the story. So very many errors.....

[Laurie Stuart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guardian is Book 2 in the series The Alfurian Chronicles by Aaron Hodges, I'm now reading Book 3 Conquest the story just gets more interesting as you keep reading & the problems the characters in this series, I would love for the story to have more follow on Books to read, so If your looking for some really great reading Look up Books from Arron Hodges Laurie S