The Outlawed Bond

Though they have mind powers, the Khutani in their underground havens do not all think as one, nor do the races of this planet nor human newcomers. Dunnagh and his symbiote Tani are doing as they think best, but not everyone agrees with them. Tani is only a child, with ancestral memories vital to their survival as their surroundings and the seasons are changing. To support their band of human and alien refugees, Tessa takes on a spiritual bond she never expected as a scientist. Humans and aliens struggle to survive on a planet surface foreign to them both, which still suffers the aftermath of a past disaster. Dunnagh is responsible for his people, wanting to bring his soldiers and civilians to safety. The Khutani work to preserve not only their own people, but the races of this planet Timorna where they dwell. It takes all the Khutani mind powers, and those of Dunnagh, to bring them together for symbiosis. is the third book in the series Tales of the Kashallans, by celebrated author Celu Amberstone. Drawing on her Indigenous and Celtic heritage, Amberstone writes powerful fiction subtly different from the usual science fiction or fantasy adventures. For fans of the 'Hundred Worlds' approach used in Star Trek and in Golden Age magazines, there are diverse settings and cultures along the journey taken by these human and alien characters. -R. Graeme Cameron for . - author Paula Johanson