"The Four Faces of Rath" Rated PG
Sequel to: "Children of the Universe"
"The Four Faces of Rath" is the fourth book of the "Altered Time" series. It can be read and enjoyed as a separate story from the others, but to fully understand all the characters and how they got there, it is recommended you read the first three stories first. For those of you who choose to read this one first anyway (and those who read the first three but would like to refresh your memories), here is a brief summary to bring you up to this point quickly while hopefully not spoiling any of the secrets or excitement of the first two.
In "Altered Time-Destiny in the Stars," Max and Michael are living on Antar. Kivar destroyed the earth several years before, and Liz, Maria, Isabel, and all the others are gone. This, of course, just won't do, and Max and Michael set out in the "New Granolith" on a mission to change the past. They wind up with a lot more adventure than they expected, and Max and Michael are "seeing double" as they meet and deal with their younger selves. Some of their friends wind up living on Antar, and the CrashDown is rebuilt on Antar. A couple of new characters from Antar become regulars, marrying into the group. Oh yeah, look for Alex, too! He saves the world! Then there is the awesome jah-ee! Ah, well, read the story for that!
In the second story, "Life in the Stars," a long-held bombshell secret concerning Tess and Liz is uncovered. Then Max and group return to earth to show their kids, who range from 5 to 9 years old now and have their own unique "abilities," where they grew up. On earth, they recruit a number of helpers to help protect the kids. These helpers are people who have trace amounts of Antarian DNA inherited from Maya, Andya, and JoLeesa, three Antarian girls who visited earth 12,000 years before with their parents and got into a lot of trouble. The podsquad and their families and helpers, who come to be referred to as "Antarians Too," encounter an old enemy in a former alien task force agent, Dumas Zwolinski, who holds a very big grudge, and the children's lives are seriously endangered. There is some angst, (okay, a lot of angst! But my stories never end sadly! And there is also a lot of fun!) Diane Casey and Dan Klein become characters in "Life in the Stars." They were agents who joined the podsters and friends.
The third story, "Children of the Universe," begins 10-11 years after "Life in the Stars," and Max and friends are sad, depressed, and full of angst since a disaster of Antar-wide proportions 9 years before destroyed their lives, but don't expect things to stay that way. Remember that "the darkest hour is right before the dawn." There is lots of action, drama, adventure, humor, romance, and sci-fi here for all our friends, just as in the first two stories. And besides, have I ever let you down?
That brings us to the fourth story in the series, "The Four Faces of Rath." Read on! I think you'll like it. Feedback is always appreciated and often begged for! ( Please! Please! Please! Okay, that's enough begging. Let me know if you enjoy the story!
Melinda Metz and the creators of Roswell, the TV series, deserve the credit for the characters from the TV show and for whatever mention, if any, there might be of any event that occurred on the TV show. All other characters and storylines are mine.
Sequel to: "Children of the Universe"
"The Four Faces of Rath" is the fourth book of the "Altered Time" series. It can be read and enjoyed as a separate story from the others, but to fully understand all the characters and how they got there, it is recommended you read the first three stories first. For those of you who choose to read this one first anyway (and those who read the first three but would like to refresh your memories), here is a brief summary to bring you up to this point quickly while hopefully not spoiling any of the secrets or excitement of the first two.
In "Altered Time-Destiny in the Stars," Max and Michael are living on Antar. Kivar destroyed the earth several years before, and Liz, Maria, Isabel, and all the others are gone. This, of course, just won't do, and Max and Michael set out in the "New Granolith" on a mission to change the past. They wind up with a lot more adventure than they expected, and Max and Michael are "seeing double" as they meet and deal with their younger selves. Some of their friends wind up living on Antar, and the CrashDown is rebuilt on Antar. A couple of new characters from Antar become regulars, marrying into the group. Oh yeah, look for Alex, too! He saves the world! Then there is the awesome jah-ee! Ah, well, read the story for that!
In the second story, "Life in the Stars," a long-held bombshell secret concerning Tess and Liz is uncovered. Then Max and group return to earth to show their kids, who range from 5 to 9 years old now and have their own unique "abilities," where they grew up. On earth, they recruit a number of helpers to help protect the kids. These helpers are people who have trace amounts of Antarian DNA inherited from Maya, Andya, and JoLeesa, three Antarian girls who visited earth 12,000 years before with their parents and got into a lot of trouble. The podsquad and their families and helpers, who come to be referred to as "Antarians Too," encounter an old enemy in a former alien task force agent, Dumas Zwolinski, who holds a very big grudge, and the children's lives are seriously endangered. There is some angst, (okay, a lot of angst! But my stories never end sadly! And there is also a lot of fun!) Diane Casey and Dan Klein become characters in "Life in the Stars." They were agents who joined the podsters and friends.
The third story, "Children of the Universe," begins 10-11 years after "Life in the Stars," and Max and friends are sad, depressed, and full of angst since a disaster of Antar-wide proportions 9 years before destroyed their lives, but don't expect things to stay that way. Remember that "the darkest hour is right before the dawn." There is lots of action, drama, adventure, humor, romance, and sci-fi here for all our friends, just as in the first two stories. And besides, have I ever let you down?
That brings us to the fourth story in the series, "The Four Faces of Rath." Read on! I think you'll like it. Feedback is always appreciated and often begged for! ( Please! Please! Please! Okay, that's enough begging. Let me know if you enjoy the story!
Melinda Metz and the creators of Roswell, the TV series, deserve the credit for the characters from the TV show and for whatever mention, if any, there might be of any event that occurred on the TV show. All other characters and storylines are mine.