Trenara never thought she would have to guide a student
she loves to become a messiah, but it is the only way this
second trial Starguider
can salvage her world. Torn between
her devotion to this child and the fate of her kind, Trenara
struggles against accusations of
murder, the onset of war, and the loss of her faith in gods who have turned their backs on her. The only people she can trust are
war-ravaged heroes; the boy’s ancient trainer and a sea captain everyone thought was a ghost. Their only weapon, a ten-year-old who
wakes one morning to find his childhood gone and his hands filled with a power he couldn't possibly understand— or control. Together
they must destroy a psychotic enemy and a religious order that has been running the Imperium for a thousand years; a system they have
all taken vows to protect.
Here is what people are saying about Starsight, including two giants of sci-fi & fantasy, Piers
Anthony and Spider Robinson:
“[Starsight] is one powerful and imaginative fantasy adventure novel with many nice touches...there
is magic galore, and challenge galore; nothing comes easy. It's the first of a series, and it should do well if readers become aware
of it.”
Piers Anthony
" After a millennia of discovery and exploration, and especially the last century or two of strip-mining,
you’d think the fantasy genre would be wrung dry by now, leaving its writers with nothing to do but rewrite, presenting old ideas
in newer clothes. Minnette Meador has begun reinventing and redefining the field by page 30 of STARSIGHT, and hasn’t stopped
by the final sentence. But there’s more than just novel ideas going on, here; Meador also knows the unfakeable secret of keeping
even newcomers turning the pages: care about your characters so much it becomes infectious. This is a Typhoid Mary of a book,
from a writer to watch."
Spider Robinson, co-author with Robert A. Heinlein of VARIABLE STAR
"This story is stirring. It
is a grand tale of unexpected heroes and psychopaths, passionate love and responsible duty, farfetched spiritual hopes and suffocating
religious despair. Minnette's writing is clear and exciting, heartfelt, and often evocative. This smart page-turner will bubble
your imagination and have you rooting for marvelous characters that will stay in your heart."
Peter Joseph Swanson, Author of
Hollywood Sinners, Hidden River
"I have never been attracted to this genre, as I’ve always been grounded in reality and never
had time for frivolity. But STARSIGHT is not frivolous… the characters are richly human, and their struggle between good and evil
ranks with the most creative in literature. I got used to idea of superpowers real quick and now have a magic wand on my wish list.
Minnette’s use of singing to invoke “the power” touched my soul and added a unique component of beautiful sound to the reading. I
never thought I’d feel comfortable living on a mystical planet in an indefinite time period, but her descriptions not only took me
there, they kept me there… like Homer’s Sirens."
Shirley Howard, Author, Tales Out of School
"Meador has crafted a world as expansive
and imaginative as any that have graced the pages of fiction before. Her characters are embodied with real sinew, souls, and motives.
They are never flat, and rise to a variety of challenges and the full spectrum of human emotions. Meador is at her best when she shows
how the characters of her powerfully prodigious cast play off of one another, and how these connections and collisions help to further
both the plot and the intrigue of Starsight. This novel is truly NOT to be missed!" Luke Reynolds, Author A New Man and Inside
Out and Outside In
