The second book of the void series is out the Desolation of Erimos, starts where stowaway in the captain left off. And it's a great thriller and an epic beginning to the quest to find the key to end the threat of the void. We also get the opportunity to see Alliyanna take her rightful place within the imperial, hierarchy. Alliyanna Kar’Jan has survived being hunted, betrayed, and forced into a political arrangement she never wanted. Now the Empire wants her back.
An Imperial Notice has been broadcast across every major civilian and government channel, ordering Alliyanna to surrender for questioning before the Senate. Her claim to the powerful Birsha succession is disputed, her movements are being tracked, and every decision she makes threatens to become evidence against her.
But Alliyanna has something more important to pursue.
An ancient book speaks of the Void, a force capable of changing the fate of the Empire, and of a mysterious Key divided into three fragments. The first lies somewhere beneath the burning sands of Erimos, a nearly lifeless desert world where daytime heat can kill, nighttime cold can freeze, and enormous predators move through the dunes.
With Talak and Kahlan beside her, Alliyanna chooses the dangerous path forward.