ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR is book 15 in the Psy-
Changeling series by the amazing Nalini Singh.
Allegiance breaks the typical Singh pattern, and does not
focus on a single couple coming to their Happily Ever
After. Instead, Allegiance showcases all of the couples
from previous books, showing us how their lives
interconnect and how their fights against their collective
foes are intersecting. Singh says in her introduction that
Allegiance is an ensemble book. SHARDS OF
HOPE (book 14),
she tells us, closed what she thinks of as the first arc or
season one of the series, while also opening season two.
Before we dive into the next arc, Singh says, she wants us
to take a look back and see how far the world and its
characters have come since SLAVE TO
SENSATION, or book 1 in
the Psy-Changeling series. I do love the
retrospective, seeing all the previous couples.
Nalini also mentions that the hardest thing was not how
to bring characters in so everyone had a chance to shine,
but where- because there is never simply one
connection. Each and every character is linked to others
through bonds of pack, of friendship, of loyalty, and of
course, of love. What a beautiful truth. The links that
Singh's characters have forged to one another shine
brightly against the backdrop of the dark and insidious
doom they are united to battle against. Most of Singh's
books can easily stand alone as an independent read, but I
think the reader would be much better served to read
ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR in order, after having read the
previous books. Believe me, if you haven't started this
series yet, you'll be kicking yourself when you start with
book 1 and discover the amazing awesomeness that you've
been missing.
This future Earth contains humans, animal shapeshifters
who live in packs, and Psy individuals with psychic
powers. The Psy Arrow squad leader has just brokered a
world-spanning and groundbreaking cooperation agreement
between shifters, humans, and the good Psy. This
cooperative has formed to fight the Consortium, a shadow
Psy group with the aim of destabilizing the world in order
to reinstall Silence and put the evil Psy back in power.
In Allegiance, we get to see all of the main
shapeshifters from the Psy-Changling world working together
with their mates for the good of their families, packs, and
indeed for all of humanity. While the stakes are mind
bogglingly high, the fight seems, at the same time, small
and personal because we see how it effects individual
couples, their families, and their friends. The many
gossamer threads that link all of my beloved characters
together across The Psy/Changling world continue to grow in
strength and breadth, and it is absolutely heartwarming.
While definitely a midpoint wrap-up sort of book,
ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR is anything but a placekeeper in the
series. I get to revisit all my favorite couples, see how
strong the connections between the many varied characters
have become, and the plot advances in the epic showdown
between the forces of good and evil. What an incredibly
satisfying read Nalini Singh's ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR is!
The Psy-Changeling world has undergone a staggering transformation and now stands at a crossroads. The Trinity Accord promises a new era of cooperation between disparate races and groups. It is a beacon of hope held together by many hands: old enemies, new allies, wary loners. But a century of distrust and suspicion can’t be so easily forgotten, and it threatens to shatter Trinity from within at any moment. As rival members vie for dominance, chaos and evil gather in the shadows and a kidnapped woman’s cry for help washes up in San Francisco, while the Consortium turns its murderous gaze toward a child who is the embodiment of change, of love, of piercing hope: a child who is both Psy…and changeling. To find the lost and protect the vulnerable—and to save Trinity—no one can stand alone. This is a time of loyalty across divisions, of bonds woven into the heart and the soul, of heroes known and unknown standing back to back and holding the line. But is an allegiance of honor even possible with traitors lurking in their midst?
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