Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Release Date: January 17, 2023
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Science Fiction
A girl hellbent on finding the friend she lost. A planet on the brink of total corporate destruction. One way to find answers amidst the chaos: team up with a traitor to help stage a revolution.
Genetically engineered from birth, Remy Castell was brainwashed and
trained to be a corporate spy. But then a mission that had her
infiltrate a syndicate gang ended with Remy becoming true friends with
her mark, and everything changed. When her genopath partner, Kiran,
discovered Remy's intentions to stop their mission, he left her for dead
in the jungle wilds of Maraas and disappeared with the girl Remy failed
to save. Two years later, Remy is still chasing Kiran across worlds,
trying to find her lost friend.
After nearly catching him on
Tundar before the infamous sled race, Remy follows Kiran back to the
same jungle planet where everything started. But nothing on Maraas is
how it was two years ago. A megolamaniac corpo director now has an iron
grip on the world that other groups are trying to overthrow. It's a time
bomb that Remy wants nothing to do with. When Remy finally finds Kiran
in the midst of the chaos, instead of running again, he offers her a
deal: help with the revolution and in exchange, he'll tell her exactly
where her lost friend is. But how can Remy trust a boy that betrayed her
once before?
With the giant hellstorm that encircles the planet
growing stronger by the minute and entire planet on the edge of all-out
war, Remy will have to decide just how far she's willing to go to save
one girl before the impending storm drowns them all.
Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame, is author Meg Long's sequel to Cold Night, Fast Wolves.
Genetically engineered from animal and human parts by Nova Corp., Remy Castell looks human,
but her body can heal quickly, and she has better reflexes and strength
than others. Remy was trained to be a corporate spy. She's an expert at infiltration, sensing people's emotions, physical reactions, and body language. But then a mission that had her
infiltrate a syndicate gang ended with Remy becoming true friends with
her mark, Sena Korhosen and her vonenewolf Iska, and everything changed.
Two years ago, Remy's genopath partner, Kiran Lore, discovered Remy's intentions to stop their mission. He left her for dead in the jungles of Maraas and disappeared with the girl Remy promised to save. Two years later, Remy is still chasing Kiran across worlds, trying to find her lost friend, Alora. After nearly catching him on Tundar before the infamous sled race, Remy follows Kiran back to the same jungle planet of Maraas where everything started. Maraas is a lush, jungle planet plagued by one ginormous hellstorm which resets the landscape every two weeks and Nova and Terraco are at war with the syndicates.
Nothing on Maraas is how it was two years ago. A megolamaniac corpo director, Weiland, now has an iron grip on the world after overthrowing Dekkard. The whole city is struggling due to the syndicate-corpo unbalance. People are eager to jump into a fight against the corpos. It's a time bomb that Remy wants nothing to do with. When Remy finally finds Kiran in the midst of the chaos, instead of running again, he offers her a deal: help with the revolution and in exchange, he'll tell her exactly where her lost friend is. But how can Remy trust a boy that betrayed her once before?
Kiran seems to be working alongside Lyria, the leader of the rebellion on Maraas against Director Weiland. She has her own reasons for hating the corpos. With the giant hellstorm that encircles the planet growing stronger by the minute and entire planet on the edge of all-out war, Remy will have to decide just how far she's willing to go to save one girl before the impending storm drowns them all. There is a cleverly revealed surprise in store for readers, as well as an emotional one as well. So, be prepared for anything and everything to happen.
Sena is (obviously) back in this book as well.
Sena now has a major bounty on her head for taking down a syndicate Boss who killed her mothers. She gets some more answers about her family and gets to flex some of her
survival and fighting skills. Kiran is an interesting character. Kiran seems to be helping the rebellion and
he does seem to care about Remy as they both survived numerous attempts at being brainwashed by Nova. Their interactions and shared
experiences culminate in a shocking cliffhanger ending which is why I say to you, neither this book, or the first book, are standalone.
