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In un futuro remoto, il viaggio nello spazio sarà gestito in un modo del tutto nuovo. Totem, l'entità che vive nello Snodo, è in grado infatti di aprire varchi su ogni punto dell'universo, permettendo ai viaggiatori cosmici di raggiungere persino i luoghi più impensabili in un battito di ciglia. Ma ci sono delle regole da seguire: i Dettami. Infrangerli significa non ottenere il passaggio, forse per sempre. Questa è la dura lezione che il generale Statam imparerà sulla sua pelle, quando tenterà di imporsi su Totem.

Kellen and his Mana Beast, Vex, have taken their first steps to greater power. Unfortunately, in Oras, there’s no rest for the weak. Across the land, the power of the great totems is failing. Fanatical cultists are on the warpath for the first time in a thousand years, spreading chaos on a crusade of vengeance. Seeking answers and a place to hone their mastery of mana, Kellen and Vex face their greatest trial yet: the Storm Totem. Danger lurks at every step inside the colossal structure.

Today isn’t just another day in Eudaiz for Madeline. She wakes to find a mark on Ciaran’s shoulder that will take his life before the day ends. An incident occurred in the past that caused this blood debt, and she’s confident she can come back to the past and fix it before it claims her husband. She time-travels with what she considers a solid plan at the time. She has access to the best technology. She’s a mind reader. She has supernatural power. She travels with a vampire friend who has wide connections across multiple worlds. What could possibly go wrong?

This is Part 2 of Totem of Aries. Part 1 is called Prophecy of Aries. The combined completed book is Totem of Aries - the 8th instalment of Circle of Fate series. Today isn’t just another day in Eudaiz for Madeline. She wakes to find a mark on Ciaran’s shoulder that will take his life before the day ends. An incident occurred in the past that caused this blood debt, and she’s confident she can go back to the past and fix it.

When Rachel arrives in Cougar Falls for a reading of her aunt’s will, she finds herself in a strange little town where the locals tell fantastic tales about a clan of people who can shift into animals. But that’s just folklore, isn’t it? Burke is taken with sexy Rachel, even more so when she shows signs of possessing Ac-taw blood. But this puts her in more danger than she knows, danger that only increases the urgency to mark her as his own. Rachel comes to realize she’s inherited much more than just property. She’s also inherited a destiny.

Nova has lived all her life in The Garden, an island that floats above Earth, undetected. Her secret friendship with the Prince changed to something more and all that stands in the way of the life she’s been dreaming of is her Totem Ceremony–an age-old rite that assigns one of four elements she'll spend her life protecting. When Nova's ceremony goes horribly wrong, she's placed in a fifth Totem located in the Underworld. Humiliated and cast out, her only hope is to convince her true love’s arrogant, moody brother that there’s been some kind of terrible mistake.

Ash was warned, and she tried to be careful, but with the Purple Sky magicians hunting her to carry out Lathia's vendetta, there were only so many options open to her. The magic awakening in her blood and breaking free of the binding spells of her enemies made her even more vulnerable to trouble. And attractive to new allies and new enemies.