A Distant Tomorrow (Book Two of the World of Hetar)

Bertrice Small is my favorite author. I love all her books. This one captures the imagination. What it would be like to live in several different worlds. Similar but yet each is so different. I love the magic of it all. I can't wait to read more of Hetar. The adventure, and the finding of ones self, different loves, rejection, fear, transporting, flying so many things that would be wonderful to experiance. I especially love the fairy aspect of it.

After reading some of the other less than happy reviews of this book I felt compelled to put in my two cents worth. I have been a fan of Mrs. Small's books since her first book came out. This book does not disappoint. I love her new venture into the world of magic and science fiction and can't wait for the next book to come out. As with most of her other books, I have read the two in this series twice and found new things that I had missed in the first reading. I will be the first in line to buy the next in this series when it comes out!

The World of Hertar actually started with Mrs. Small's The Lord Dragon's Daughters. She hints at the fairy world and what the fairies look like. In book one we get a lot of back story with steammmmyyyy love scenes. A Distant Tomorrow has more story and mystery to old readers till the third book, Lara husband has died and she is once again called. She leaves to join the coastal king and they become fast friends and his son is corrupted by the mercent lord and enslaves Lara to the land beyond the water. She and the ruler fall in love and they save her dead husband people by transporting them to a new land and a new enimy is found in the land beyond, but I believe that that will come up in book three.

Lara has become stronger (magical) and wiser. She know her destiny and keeps moving forward. She tells her story to her son, now that he's gotten older and to Mangus. Unlike the last book Lara's story isn't repeated as much (maybe 2 times), but the she lets everyone know she's got a destiny to fulfill.
I love this series. It's a nice mixture of fantasy and romance. I can't wait for the next book and I hope this series keeps going on in more books.

Five years have passed since the war between Outlands and Hetar (see LARA). Outlands High Council clan leader is murdered by his brother Adon in a power grab. However the deceased's half mortal wife Lara avenges his death by calling for her sword Andraste and slicing off the treacherous sibling head before leaving to fulfill her destiny though from the darkness Adon tells her Hetar is coming and she will no longer be legend.

Leaving her children behind, Lara begins her quest to fulfill the destiny she avoided by crossing the large sea. However, Lara fails and is captured and given as a present to Terah ruler Magnus. He quickly finds his beautiful prisoner fascinating as she does not fear speaking her mind, but does so intelligently. When she lifts a curse that has ravaged his land, Magnus agrees to take her home. However, Gaius awaits Magnus' arrival with an assassination plan that will leave him as the monarch. War seems imminent with only Lara capable of preventing it, but her chances seem slim even if a prophecy is fulfilled.

The second World of Hetar romantic fantasy is a terrific tale starring a strong female (duh - this is a Bertrice Small novel) and a world in which treachery is the norm. The action filled plot is driven by Lara, a terrific heroine whose adventures make for a superb thriller. Fans of romance and fantasy alike will enjoy this spellbinding book. Though reading Lara first provides some extra knowledge, A DISTANT TOMORROW stands alone as Ms. Small provides a strong epic tale.

Harriet Klausner