Paul Tassi's final novel in the Earthborn trilogy tells the story of Lucas and Asha's sons, Noah and Erik, 16 years after the events of the second book, The Exiled Earthborn. The couple had rescued Noah as an infant from a cannibal war camp on Earth in The Last Exodus, the first book, before Xalan forces destroyed the planet's environment; they later created Erik in a birthing capsule from his parent's genetic material. Both young men are living in the Earthborn enclave on Sora, a compound built on the humans' adoptive world to keep this next generation safe--as well as out of local politics.
Noah is larger and stronger than his brother, while Erik is bitter and much more willing to break the rules. When Noah discovers a plot to kill his childhood friend Kyra (a Soran with plenty of secrets), the brothers must put aside their rivalry to keep her safe, save their adopted planet from Xalan forces, and somehow become leaders in their own right as they ultimately face the Archon, an impossibly powerful creature who has had a hand in the Soran-Xalan conflict from the very beginning.
Tassi raises the stakes for his characters and their planets with this satisfying and action-packed conclusion, while leaving open the possibility for more connected stories in the future. The Sons of Sora is a thrilling finale to an exciting series that is sure to please its fans. --Rob LeFebvre, freelance writer and editor